Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Save Our Schools Arizona is a website describing the policies affecting Arizona’s public schools. Their Facebook page is current https://www.facebook.com/SaveOurSchoolsArizona/

Arkansas

Save Our Schools Arkansas has a Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/littlerockschools/

California

Delaware

The Exceptional Delaware website and blog are especially pertinent if you live in Delaware and have a child with special needs but helpful reads for everyone.

Florida

Accountabaloney watches the shenanigans of the Florida legislature and blogs about the problems facing teachers and parents in that state.

Florida Stop Common Core Coalition they used to fight against Common Core. Archival information.

Online Sunshine keeps up with what’s happening in the Florida legislature. Link to daily live broadcasts of the Florida House and Senate.

The Opt Out Florida Network helps parents oppose the harmful effects of high-stakes testing and false accountability. It contains important information for anyone concerned about the overuse and poor use of testing.

Opt Out Orlando assists parents in Florida to opt their children out of harmful high-stakes tests. The blog is not current, but you might still find the necessary information. They advocate assessment involving multiple measures. Archival.

Georgia

Georgians to Stop Common Core still has a Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/505453512861887/

Hawaii

Parents for Public Schools Hawaii coalition of parents, community members, and educators, ambassadors committed to ensuring all children in Hawai`i have access to quality public education. They work to bring families and the community together and work with policymakers to increase educational opportunities for students.

Idaho

Illinois

Blocks Together (BT) has a Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/blockstogetherchi/

The Caucus of Rank and File Educators (CORE) dedicated school professionals, parents, community members, and other champions fighting for equitable public education. They work to keep the Chicago Teacher’s Union focused on behalf of its members and Chicago’s students.

Kenwood Oakland Community Organization (KOCO) Chicago area community organizing group concerned with low-income and working families. They work with education, housing, youth, seniors, and religious organizations. They try to keep public schools from closing. I’m not sure how current they are with their website.

Illinois Parents government site with links to information on a variety of school issues for parents.

Parents United for Responsible Education (PURE) site seems no longer current, but PURE empowered parents and co-founded Parents Across America. Might find informative information here.

Substance is a long-running news source covering Chicago’s public schools. I still have clips from years ago that show how school reform evolved. Also remembering Co-founder George Schmidt.

Troy LaRaviere’s Blog post is no longer current but still important. It’s about the loss of special education services in Chicago Public Schools and other posts about CPS. Here he wrote “Like Thieves in the Night: Deceptive CPS Student Service Cuts Spark Principal Uprising” about the loss of real jobs and how it affects students with disabilities.

Indiana

Hoosiers Against Common Core Pushback of the Common Core State Standards in Indiana. Focused on Common Core, PARCC test, local control, reducing high-stakes testing, quality standards, and teachers. Archival information.

IN Source Indiana Resource Center for Families with Special Needs parent volunteers serve families of infants, toddlers, children, youth and adults with disabilities Volunteers are mostly parents of students with disabilities helping with educational programs and services.

Northeast Indiana Friends of Public Education (NEIFPE) founded in 2011 after the Washington D.C. Save Our Schools March. The late Phyllis Bush was one of the co-founders. They provide an outline of the steps they took to push back bad school reform.

School Matters blog covering k-12 education in Indiana.

Kentucky

Save Our Schools Kentucky supports equitable access to public schools for every child. Those schools should include a developmentally appropriate curriculum and authentic assessments. They encourage legislators to restore public school funding. Charter schools should not be permitted to take funds from struggling public schools. Vouchers should not be allowed to shift resources to private and parochial schools. They seek diverse representation and perspectives in various subjects and healthy, nurturing school environments for all students.

Save Our Schools Kentucky is a pro-public school Facebook page that keeps families and citizens informed about what’s happening in Kentucky schools.

SOSKY: Kentucky Parents, Teachers, and Students United to Save Our Schools is a private Facebook group that supports democratic public schools and seeks to protect them from attacks from privatizers and outside interests. They advocate fully funding public education, eliminating high-stakes testing, and preventing charters from taking over public schools. They address ALEC. #StopChartersInKY.

Lousiana

Step Up Louisiana ensures that the children get an equitable and accountable education. Parents want good public schools with qualified teachers. They work with the national organization Journey For Justice Alliance.

Maine

Massachusetts

Boston Public Schools helps students set up savings accounts for college.

Boston Teachers Union covers public school news and activism to save public education in the Boston area.

Massachusetts Education Justice Alliance addresses the following issues: charter schools, debt-free college, high-stakes testing, school to prison pipeline, attack on public higher education, workers’ rights, and economic justice.

Save Our Public Schools Campaign Massachusetts Teachers Association video made in 2016 still relevant today.

Michigan

Eclectablog keeps up with politics in Michigan. Writers report on topics critical to that State, including education. The posts are essential to the rest of the country. Archival.

Marcie Lipsitt/Education Advocate Marcie is an activist for students with disabilities. She covers the state of special education and students with disabilities. She manages the Facebook page Michigan Alliance for Special Education.

Michigan BATs private Facebook group that fights for democratic public education.

Michigan Parents for Schools has a website and a more active Facebook page, but the past entries are good, and the Facebook page brings parents and those concerned with education reform together. Find them on Facebook if you can.

Save Michigan’s Public Schools Facebook page to fight against harmful school reform.

Minnesota

Mississippi

Mississippi BATs have an active Facebook page addressing public education.

Missouri

Nebraska

New Jersey

Bob Braun’s Ledger covers Education, taxes, housing immigration, politics, and other issues that affect the people of New Jersey. Braun wrote for the Star-Ledger and was their education editor. Archival.

Education Lessons From A Sparkly District by Julie B. from New Jersey, a special education advocate. Her blog is not current, but her posts cover issues about special education. Archival.

Save Our Schools New Jersey grassroots, all-volunteer organization of parents and community supporters who believe in accessibility for every child to a democratic New Jersey high-quality public education. They work on public policy related to school issues and share information.

New York

NYC Public School Parents focuses on New York City public school issues but relates to public schools nationwide.

StopCommonCoreNYS posts many anti-Common Core articles. I don’t think they’re current, but interesting suggestions.

With A Brooklyn Accent Mark Naison is Professor of African-American Studies and History at Fordham University and Director of Fordham’s Urban Studies Program. His blog contains views on public education and school reform and is a proponent of authentic community schools. He is a known public school supporter.

North Carolina

Opt Out of Tests: New Hanover County Schools, North Carolina helpful resources for those living in NC, and parents can also obtain a sample letter if they wish to opt-out their student out of high-stakes tests. The site is not current.

Public Schools First NC is an important statewide nonpartisan group focused on creating good public schools in North Carolina. Red4EdNC is a part of this group that collaborates with teachers, parents, business, and civic leaders. They discuss the budgetary process too. The website also contains good research studies.

Save Our Schools! NC Parents for Public Schooling maintains a private Facebook page to support public education.

North Dakota

North Dakota Study Group progressive group concerned about the “narrowness” in public schools and the achievement gap. The group was started through The Center for Teaching and Learning at the University of North Dakota, and it still addresses serious issues facing our democratic public schools.

Family Voices of North Dakota parents supporting families who have children/youth and young adults with chronic health, physical, developmental, and mental health challenges.

Ohio

Ohio BATs Facebook page addresses the ongoing difficulties facing public schools and teachers.

Ohio Education Association advocates for saving Ohio’s public education system.

Public Education Partners is a volunteer advocacy group. It is a statewide coalition of parents, grassroots citizen groups, school board members, educators, and school administrators that advocates for high-quality public education.

Oklahoma

Oregon

Oregon Save Our Schools was a blog that produced years of articles about public education and teaching in Oregon. It ended its run in 2019. Archival.

Pennsylvania

Keystone State Ed. Coalition grassroots, non-partisan public education advocacy group of locally elected volunteer school board members and administrators from school districts throughout Pennsylvania. They evaluate public education issues. They provide links to other education sites. Archival.

Parents United for Public Education Philadelphia is a group of Philadelphia parents working for quality schools and keeping the public in public education. They provide a Know Your Rights Toolkit! Can’t get your child’s concerns addressed? Help document and report any consequences of underfunded schools. Archival?

Document Curriculum Deficiencies in PA’s Public Schools: Parents are provided information about their legal rights, how to file complaints, and how to work with others to oppose harmful school reform. Archival.

Tennessee

Gary Rubenstein’s Blog Gary is a Tennessee blogger and authority on Teach for America. A math teacher, he has authored several books. He wrote a children’s book–The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes.

Tennessee Holler: Always Tell the Truth is a blog that does what it says.

Tennessee Education Report by Andy Spears, covers education issues in the State of Tennessee.

Texas

Raise Your Hand Texas advocates for public schools and informs Texans about public education issues.

Virginia

4 Public Education provides enlightening information about school policy in Virginia. They have state meetings occasionally, and experts from around the state write the blog.

Washington

Seattle Schools Community Forum is an active group helping to inform others about what’s happening in Seattle.

Seattle Education reports about Seattle’s public school system and provides excellent information about education reform for the country.

Southwest Washington Education (K-12) education blog topics on various issues.

Wisconsin

Save Tosa Schools is a parent-driven group from the City of Wauwatosa seeking to hold elected officials accountable for decently funded, quality public schools.

Wisconsin Public School Network project of the Wisconsin Alliance for Excellent Schools (WAES) provides advocacy toolkits, handouts, and action guides to support public schools.

Wyoming

Wyoming Education Association members promote quality public education while providing professional services for students, schools, and the public to effectively run Wyoming’s schools.