ACT is an independent, not-for-profit organization that provides more than a hundred assessment, research, information, and program management services in the broad areas of education and workforce development.
Each year, ACT serves millions of people in elementary and secondary schools, colleges, professional associations, businesses, and government agencies, nationally and internationally. ACT has offices across the United States.
Though designed to meet a wide array of needs, all ACT programs and services have one guiding purpose: to help people achieve education and career goals by providing information for life's transitions.
Warburg Pincus has built on more than 30 years of experience to become a global leader among the top private equity and venture capital firms in existence today. Working in partnership with management teams, the firm adopts an active role in developing business. With an unparalleled expertise, the firm has invested more than $14 billion in 466 companies in 29 countries.
The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) is a national voluntary association of higher education institutions and other organizations and is dedicated to ensuring the highest quality preparation and continuing professional development for teachers and school leaders in order to enhance PK-12 student learning. The almost 800 institutions holding AACTE membership include private, state, and municipal colleges and universities large and small located in every state, the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and Guam. In addition, AACTE has a growing number of affiliate members, including state departments of education, community colleges, educational laboratories and centers, and foreign institutions and organizations. Collectively, the AACTE membership prepares more than two-thirds of the new teachers entering schools each year in the United States.
AASPA is the only organization that specifically targets and represents school personnel professionals. If you are a personnel / human resource administrator, personnel support staff, superintendent, principal, or graduate student interested in this field, you will benefit from AASPA membership. The association provides research, reports, professional development activities and networking opportunities to help you do your job efficiently, legally, and effectively.
The American Association of School Administrators (AASA), founded in 1865, is the professional organization for more than 13,000 educational leaders across America and in many other countries. These school system leaders are responsible for improving the quality of districts' educational systems and often represent high quality public education in general for the community. As leaders, together we can help shape the future of America through our commitment to democracy as a way of life. Our students form the fabric of America, its values, products, services and growth.
AAEE serves the staffing needs of education professionals at colleges, universities, and school districts whose members are school personnel/HR administrators and college and university career center administrators. AAEE was founded in 1934 as the National Institutional Teacher Placement Association. From 1962 to 1996, we were known as the Association for School, College and University Staffing (ASCUS). Today, as AAEE, we help ease the day-to-day challenges of matching educational institutions and staff.
The mission of the Education Commission of the States is to help state leaders identify, develop and implement public policy for education that addresses current and future needs of a learning society.
The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), founded in 1944 and headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, is the largest organization in the world committed to promoting excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning for all. NSTA's current membership of more than 55,000 includes science teachers, science supervisors, administrators, scientists, business and industry representatives, and others involved in and committed to science education.
NCTM is a public voice of mathematics education, providing vision, leadership, and professional development to support teachers in ensuring mathematics learning of the highest quality for all students. Founded in 1920, NCTM is the world’s largest mathematics education organization, with 100,000 members and 250 Affiliates throughout the United States and Canada.