The Council of Chief State School Officers is a nonpartisan, nationwide, nonprofit organization of public officials who head departments of elementary and secondary education in the states, the District of Columbia, the Department of Defense Education Activity, and five U.S. extra-state jurisdictions. CCSSO provides leadership, advocacy, and technical assistance on major educational issues.
CCSSO leads and facilitates collective state action to transform our public education system in the four strategic areas of Educator Workforce; Information Systems and Research; Next Generation Learners; and Standards, Assessment, and Accountability.
Resources:
http://ccsso.org/Resources.html
CCSSO produces a number of resources intended to increase the capacity of state education agencies.
Learning Lovers.org 