Our mission is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access.
ED is dedicated to:
• Establishing policies on federal financial aid for education, and distributing as well as monitoring those funds.
• Collecting data on America's schools and disseminating research.
• Focusing national attention on key educational issues.
• Prohibiting discrimination and ensuring equal access to education.
The Arc is the largest national community-based organization advocating for and serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families. With approximately 140,000 members affiliated through over 600 state and local chapters across the nation, we are on the front lines to ensure that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families have the support and services they need to be fully engaged in their communities.
The Arc promotes and protects the human rights of people with I/DD and actively supports their full inclusion and participation in the community throughout their lifetimes.
If you are interested in a career with The Arc, visit our job board: http://www.thearc.org/what-we-do/resources/job-board.
Understood is a nonprofit focused on shaping the world for difference. We provide a range of resources to help people who learn and think differently thrive.