Federal and State Policy

• US Department of Education
  The US Federal Agency for Education
• National Governors Association
  A guide to policy on the state level with information on education and other state issues.
• Education Commission of the States
  Provides links to individual states’ departments of education and helps state leaders “shape education policy”
  

Statistics

• National Center for Education Statistics
  The primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education in the US and other countries.
  
  - the annually updated Condition of Education provides a snapshot of trends in US education.
  
  - State Education Reforms draws primarily on data collected by external organizations. The data focuses on standards, assesments and accountability; resources for learning; state support for school choice options; and school finance reforms. Based on an Overview and Inventory of State Education Reforms: 1990 to 2000, the site is updated periodically.
  

Education Associations

• American Association of Community Colleges
  The primary advocacy organization for community colleges at the national level
• American Association of State Colleges and Universities
  Represents more than 430 public colleges, universities and systems of higher education in the US
• American Council on Education
  A membership organization and a major coordinating body for US higher education institutions
• National Association of State Boards of Education
  A non-profit independent organization working to strengthen state leadership in education
• National School Boards Association
  A non-profit federation of state associations of school boards
  

Research and Policy Analysis

• American Youth Policy Forum
  AYPF provides learning opportunities for national, state and local policymakers and practitioners working on youth and education issues.
• Center on Education Policy
  An independent advocate for public education and effective public schools.
• Education Trust
  A non-profit organization promoting achievement for all students from primary level to college
• Jobs for the Future
  A research, consulting and advocacy organization focusing on promoting skills.
• Institute for Higher Education Policy
  Public policy research on post-secondary education
• Mathematica Policy Research, Inc
  A private firm specializing in studies of health care, welfare, education, employment, nutrition, and early childhood policies
• RAND Education
  A non-profit institute specializing in education research and analysis
• The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education
  Seeks to improve higher education through effective public policy.
  

Teachers

• National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers : the nation’s two largest teachers' unions.

Accreditation

• Council for Higher Education Accreditation
  A private, non-profit organization that coordinates accreditation in the US
  

Study Abroad in the US

• US Department of Education
  Background on the structure and organization of US education, with information on studying abroad at a US university
• US-UK Fulbright Commission
  The UK's central source for information on US education system for overseas students
  

Top Picks in the US Education Press

• Education Week
  
• Chronicle of Higher Education
  
• The New York Times Education section
  
• The Washington Post Education section