Brookings: Brown Center on Education Policy
The Brown Center on Education Policy at Brookings examines the problems of the American education system and to help delineate practical solutions.

Center on Education Policy
The Center on Education Policy is a national, independent advocate for public education and for more effective public schools.

Diane Ravitch
Website for Diane Ravitch, Research Professor of Education at New York University and a historian of education.

Excellent Schools Detroit
Citywide education plan and 2010 school report card by coalition of Detroit’s political, education, business, civic, and foundation leaders.

Good Schools
The Good Schools program is designed to identify, support and create high-quality schools, where the majority of students graduate, attend college, and lead prosperous lives.

Great Schools
GreatSchools is a leading source of information on school performance, with listings of 200,000 public and private schools and more than 800,000 parent ratings and reviews.

Michigan Department of Education (MDE)
State government site with information on student testing, state-level educational reform and MDE initiaives.

Pew Center on the States: K-12 Education
The Pew Center on the States (PCS) works to advance policies that serve the public interest, and advances nonpartisan, pragmatic solutions for pressing problems affecting Americans.

US Department of Education
The mission of the Department of Education is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access