The Committee for Education Funding (CEF) provides a strong and unified voice in support of increasing the federal investment in education. The coalition is voluntary, nonprofit and nonpartisan. CEF’s more than 100 member organizations represent the continuum of education — early childhood education, elementary and secondary education, higher education, adult and career education, and educational enhancements such as libraries and museums — including students, teachers and faculty, parents, administrators, counselors and other school employees, and school board members.
The Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) is the largest coalition of national organizations working together to advocate for federal public policy that ensures the self-determination, independence, empowerment, integration and inclusion of children and adults with disabilities in all aspects of society.
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights is a coalition charged by its diverse membership of more than 200 national organizations to promote and protect the civil and human rights of all persons in the United States. Through advocacy and outreach to targeted constituencies, The Leadership Conference works toward the goal of a more open and just society – an America as good as its ideals.
The Title IV-A Coalition is an alliance comprised of dozens of national organizations working together to advocate for maximum funding of the Student Support and Academic Enrichment (SSAE) grants under Title IV-A of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). This flexible block grant is designed to ensure that high needs districts have access to programs that foster safe and healthy students, provide students with a well-rounded education, and increase the effective use of technology in our nation’s schools.
Founded in 1978, the National Coalition for Public Education (NCPE) supports public schools and opposes the funneling of public money to private and religious schools through vouchers, tuition tax credits, education savings accounts, and portability.