Non-Educational Interest Groups
Finding non-educational interest groups involved in education policy is more challenging than finding educational interest groups doing the same, but it can still be done through GuideStar.org and thorough internet searches. Below are some major non-educational interest groups that influence education policy in Pennsylvania:
Commonwealth Foundation for Public Policy Alternatives http://www.commonwealthfoundation.org/
Pew Charitable Trusts http://www.pewtrusts.org/en
Philadelphia Youth Network Inc. https://www.pyninc.org/
Public Citizens for Children and Youth http://www.pccy.org/
Citizens for the Arts in Pennsylvania http://www.citizensfortheartsinpa.org/
GLSEN, Inc http://www.glsen.org/
Additionally, the three biggest non-educational interest groups that influence national education policy are the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation, and the Walton Family Foundation.
http://news.heartland.org/newspaper-article/2013/02/11/education-policies-led-gates-not-states
Commonwealth Foundation for Public Policy Alternatives http://www.commonwealthfoundation.org/
Pew Charitable Trusts http://www.pewtrusts.org/en
Philadelphia Youth Network Inc. https://www.pyninc.org/
Public Citizens for Children and Youth http://www.pccy.org/
Citizens for the Arts in Pennsylvania http://www.citizensfortheartsinpa.org/
GLSEN, Inc http://www.glsen.org/
Additionally, the three biggest non-educational interest groups that influence national education policy are the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation, and the Walton Family Foundation.
http://news.heartland.org/newspaper-article/2013/02/11/education-policies-led-gates-not-states