NC Public Education Network
Welcome to NC Public Education Network (NC PEN), a resource to help connect all those who are passionate about our public schools – students, parents, educators and the general public all across NC. We want to showcase and champion the work of these local organizations, share their knowledge and ideas, and build partnerships with them to better share information they need to advocate in their local communities. Click on the county to view and follow the links provided. Do you know a group supporting or working with the public school system in a particular county that we should include? Please contact us at [email protected]. This page is still in development. Please check back soon for new links! Contact Elected Officials and encourage them to support public schools. Find out more about your school district using our County Profile Data. We also have information on important education topics (Fact Sheets and Research and Resources). See below for a list of State and National organizations. Last Updated: June 20, 2025
NC Statewide Organizations
- ABC of NC
- Action4Equity
- American Association of University Women (AAUW) Tar Heel (Statewide Virtual)
- BH Rowland Foundation
- Book Harvest
- Center for Child and Family
- Center for Racial Equality in Education (CREED)
- Children’s Law Clinic at Duke University
- Community Conversations
- Communities in Schools NC
- Critical Reflections on Racial Equity Inc.
- Dudley Flood Center for Educational Equity and Opportunity
- Down Home NC
- NC Dept. of Public Instruction: Education Directory – 2023-24
- Education Justice Alliance
- El Centro Hispano
- Every Child NC
- Every Child’s Chance
- Family Life Coaching Association
- Heal Together NC
- LatinXEd
- Lotus Village United
- Moms Rising Together NC
- My Future NC
- NC Alliance for Health
- NC Budget and Tax Center
- NC Child
- NC Department of Public Instruction
- NC Families for School Testing Reform
- NC Foundation for Public School Children
- North Carolina Association of Educators
- North Carolina Association of School Administrators
- North Carolina Council of Churches
- NC Delta Kappa Gamma
- North Carolina Early Childhood Foundation
- North Carolina Early Education Coalition
- North Carolina Education Corps
- North Carolina General Assembly
- North Carolina Justice Center
- North Carolina PTA- Parent Teacher Association
- North Carolina Retired School Personnel
- North Carolina School Boards Association
- Open Way Learning
- Pastors for NC Children
- Public School Forum of North Carolina
- Save Our Schools NC
- Smart Start NC
National/Other State Organizaitons
- American Educational Research Association
- Americans United for Separation of Church and State
- Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
- Annie E. Casey Foundation
- Be SMART for Kids
- Bolder Advocacy
- Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
- Center for Budget and Policy Priorities
- Center for Public Education
- Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO)
- Center for Strengthening the Teaching Profession
- Center for Teaching Quality
- Center on Education and the Workforce
- Class Size Matters
- Coalition for Teaching Quality
- Common Core Standards
- Dignity in Schools
- Education Commission of the States
- FairTest (National Center for Fair and Open Testing)
- Heal Together
- Models for Change: Systems Reform in Juvenile Justice
- Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America
- Moms Rising
- National Association of State Leaders in Early Education (NASLEE)
- National Center for Education Statistics
- National Center for the Study of Privatization in Education
- National Charter School Resource Center
- National Conference of State Legislatures – Education
- National Council on Teacher Quality
- National Education Association (NEA)
- National Education Policy Center
- National Institute for Early Education Research
- National Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
- Network for Public Education
- Parents Across America
- Profound Gentlemen
- Southern Education Foundation
- U.S. Department of Education
Other State Agencies
- Other State Agencies
- Advancing New Hampshire Public Education
- Education Voters of Pennsylvania
- EmpowerED Georgia
- Game on for Kansas Schools
- Northeast Indiana Friends of Public Education
- Pastors for Texas Children
- Raise Your Hand Texas
- Standing Together 4 Strong Community Schools (Tennessee)
- Great Lakes Center for Education Research and Practice