Throughout the course of this project we identified models, charter schools, research and other reform support organizations (RSOs) working to reform the nation’s high schools. We decided to share these resources with you.

• Our database of reform support organizations is not exhaustive. There are many other organizations working to improve the education of students in grades 9-12.
  
    
• We organized the organizations by the states in which they are currently working. Some organizations are classified in a separate category: these organizations are nationally-based or do not specify where they work. We used the organization’s websites to gather this information (last updated January 26, 2009). If the website was outdated, incorrect, or missing this information, so is our database. If you work for an organization and see an error, please e-mail highschooltoolkit@aed.org.
   
• It is important to note that many organizations are looking to expand and will work in any state, district, or school interested in contracting their organization. If an organization is not listed under your state, don’t preclude it from your search: Contact the organization directly to see if it’s willing to work with you.
   
• Inclusion of a RSO in this database is NOT an endorsement of its products, services, or reform model or methods. We encourage you to research each organization thoroughly before contacting it for goods or services.
   
• Organizations are classified in one of three categories: 1) funders and general support, 2) research and evaluation, 3) models, technical assistance and other. Some organizations fall into more than one category. In this case, we chose the category that best describes the organization – what it is most known for, has the most experience in, and so forth. In cases where we could not make this determination, the organization was placed in the “other” category. 
    

Achieve/American Diploma Project

Alliance for Excellent Education

Annenberg Institute for School Reform

Black Alliance for Educational Options (BAEO)

Carnegie Corporation

Charter School Growth Fund

GEAR Up

Jobs for the Future

National Council of La Raza (NCLR)

National High School Alliance

New Schools Venture Fund

Project GRAD

Center for Collaborative Education

Center for Effective Learning, The

City University of New York (CUNY)

College Board

Co-nect

Education Development Center, Inc.

Gateway to College

High Schools That Work

International Center for Leadership in Education

Journey to Excellence

Mass Insight Education & Research Institute

Middle College National Consortium

More Effective Schools (Association for Effective Schools, Inc.)

National Academy Foundation

National Association of Secondary School Principals

National Center for Restructuring Education, Schools, and Teaching

National Institute for Urban School Improvement

National League of Cities (Institute for Youth, Education, and Families)

National Mentoring Center (NWREL)

National Network of Partnership Schools

National Service Learning Partnership

Onward to Excellence II (NWREL)

Pacific Regional Educational Laboratory (PREL)

Partnership for 21st Century Skills

Quantum Learning

Quest Education

Small Schools Project

Teachers21

West Ed

Yale University (School Development Program)

YouthBuild

Oregon
ATLAS Learning Communities