It has provided over a century of dedicated support to its members. National Center for Educational Alliances - Publications, website hosting, Listserv and WebBoard discussion groups, workshops and annual conferences. Partnerships established in 16 cities throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. An independent federal organization leading the national effort toward a fully literate America in the 21st century. National Middle School Association - Serves professionals, parents, and others interested in the educational and developmental needs of young adolescents.
Members represent colleges, universities, school districts, and literacy programs.
Our goals are accomplished through the development of programs of intervention including parent education, social action, assessment, referral, mass media awareness projects, and the sale of products and services to better equip parents, schools, agencies, and individuals to act in the best interests of young people. The Paideia Group - Promoting Mortimer Adler's Paideia Proposal, an education methodology. Works with k-12 schools and higher education to design and introduce didactic instruction for facts, coaching for basic skill development and Socratic teaching for understanding primary works related to the curriculum. Parent Academy - Established in order to effect greater cohesion between parents and their children's schools to the point where the educational staff no longer has to bear the total responsibility for planning, organizing and maintaining an effective volunteer system. Order a free speed reading course from this site.