Education Research Guide

The ACEI is a "global community of educators and advocates who unite knowledge, experience, and perspectives in order to exchange information, explore innovation and advocate for children." It provides the standards that are used for National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) accreditations.

The International Literacy Association (ILA) is a global advocacy and membership organization of more than 300,000 literacy educators, researchers, and experts across 86 countries.

THE Journal informs and educates K-12 senior-level district and school administrators, technologists, and tech-savvy educators within districts, schools, and classrooms to improve and advance the learning process through the use of technology. Launched in 1972, THE Journal was the first magazine to cover education technology.

the National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE) has been a non-profit membership organization that works to advocate for educational equity and excellence for bilingual/multilingual students in a global society.

NAME is a non-profit organization that advances and advocates for equity and social justice through multicultural education. The Founders of NAME envisioned an organization that would bring together individuals and groups with an interest in multicultural education from all levels of education, different academic disciplines and from diverse educational institutions and occupations.

Founded in 1926, NAEYC is the world's largest organization working on behalf of young children. It is dedicated to improving the well-being of young children, with particular focus on the quality of educational and developmental services for all children from birth through age 8.

The National Association of Special Education Teachers (NASET) is a national membership organization dedicated to rendering all possible support and assistance to those preparing for or teaching in the field of special education. NASET was founded to promote the profession of special education teachers and to provide a national forum for their ideas.

the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) is the world's largest mathematics education organization, with 60,000 members and more than 230 Affiliates throughout the United States and Canada.

National Council for the Social Studies is the largest professional association in the country devoted solely to social studies education. NCSS engages and supports educators in strengthening and advocating social studies. With members in all the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and 69 foreign countries, NCSS serves as an umbrella organization for elementary, secondary, and college teachers of history, civics, geography, economics, political science, sociology, psychology, anthropology, and law-related education.

The National Council of Teachers of English is devoted to improving the teaching and learning of English and the language arts at all levels of education. This mission statement was adopted in 1990.

The National Education Association (NEA), the nation's largest professional employee organization, is committed to advancing the cause of public education. NEA's 3 million members work at every level of education—from pre-school to university graduate programs. NEA has affiliate organizations in every state and in more than 14,000 communities across the United States.

PTA's mission is to make every child’s potential a reality by engaging and empowering families and communities to advocate for all children. This group focuses on collaboration, commitment, diversity, respect, and accountability.

The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), founded in 1944 and headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, is the largest organization in the world committed to promoting excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning for all. NSTA's current membership of 50,000 includes science teachers, science supervisors, administrators, scientists, business and industry representatives, and others involved in and committed to science education.

MAE is an association of members composed of Mississippi elementary and secondary teachers, higher education faculty and staff, educational support professionals, retired educators and college students preparing to become teachers. Their fundamental objective is to work for improved salaries, benefits, and working conditions for all education professionals, as well as for the betterment of the Mississippi state education.

The Mississippi Council for the Social Studies is a state affiliate of the National Council for the Social Studies. The purpose of this organization is to promote social studies as the key subject in developing good citizenship, to provide a link among educators interested in social studies, and to aid the development of social studies educators professionally.

the MCTM's mission is to encourage an active interest in mathematics, to afford a medium of interchange of views regarding the teaching of mathematics, and to further the cooperative study of problems relating to the teaching of mathematics at all five levels of instruction – elementary, middle school, high school, community college, and senior college.

The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) provides resources and technical support to Mississippi’s public school system. The department also functions as a resource for federal education requirements and funding.

The Mississippi Diversity Council works to enhance the appreciation for and understanding of the value of diversity and inclusion in today’s global society. They promote diversity and inclusion in the workplace and community; develop leaders who are educated in and aware of all aspects of diversity and inclusion; and support the development of leaders from diverse communities within all industries.

the Mississippi Literacy Association's mission is to empower, encourage, and inspire the people of Mississippi with resources, services, and outreach to advocate for accessible literacy for all.

Founded in 1979, Mississippi Professional Educators is a statewide professional organization whose members come from all aspects of the educational systems in our state and is an alternative to union participation. Our top priority is the education and achievement of students, as the organization is guided by our eight principles of belief which were established when MPE was founded and these are still the foundation of the organization today.

The MSTA promotes quality science education, professional development in content areas, implementation of science inquiry, and networking science educators on local, state, and national levels.