» Achieve, Inc.

A Case For Action – Advocacy Tools, etc
This web site offers campaign and outreach tools to build public awareness for reform efforts including raising standards and expectations, improving high schools, and increasing college readiness and access.

» Institute for Research and Reform in Education

First Things First: Creating the Conditions and Capacity for Community Wide Reform in an Urban School District
This report from Gambone and Associates documents the strategies and activities of the Kansas City, Kansas First Things First partners from the preparatory phase of the initiative through the first year of implementation. The report also assesses the extent to which these activities were successful in achieving the early outcomes: creating the conditions and building the capacity of the system’s key stakeholders (political leaders, administrative staff and building staff) to plan and begin reform.

» National League of Cities

Improving Public Schools Action Kit
This action kit includes information and opportunities for municipal leadership to make public schools a community-wide priority.

High School Reform Resources for Mayors
This website includes links to resources to help municipal leaders play active roles in reforming the high schools in their communities.

» At the Table: Youth Voices in Decision Making

An Untapped Resource: Exploring Youth Representation on Your Board or Committee
This booklet was created by Alaskan youth for any board to help school and community boards include youth. It lists some basic criteria for creating an effective board that includes youth representation. The ideas and experiences contained in this booklet have been collected from youth that serve on boards throughout Alaska.

» National League of Cities

Reengaging Disconnected Youth Action Kit
This action kit includes information and opportunities for municipal leadership to make children, youth, and family issues a community-wide priority.

» National Youth Employment Coalition

NYEC Policy Framework
This framework includes actions for government at all levels to support the healthy development of our nation’s youth. In the document, NYEC calls for new policies at the local, state, and federal levels that facilitate quality programs. The framework can be used as a blueprint for influencing policy development at all levels of government.

NYEC Testimony on Funding for Youth Employment/Development Programs Senate Appropriations Committee
This testimony from May, 2006 outlines NYEC’s position on federal funding for youth employment and youth development programs.

» Our Education

A Million Voices, One Right
Our Education is an organization designed to give students a voice school reform conversation. Our Education aims to create a large base of youth across the nation who are passionate about improving our K-12 education system, and then activating that base to effect change on important local, statewide, and national education issues.

» SoundOut

Student Voice Toolkit
This toolkit includes examples, organizations, publications, and other resources about student voice in schools.