Who We Are
The Learning First Alliance is a partnership of leading education organizations representing more than 10 million members dedicated to improving student learning in America's public schools. We share examples of success, encourage collaboration at every level, and work toward the continual and long-term improvement of public education based on solid research.
Our mission:
The Learning First Alliance, a partnership of leading education associations representing more than 10 million members, supports improved student learning in America's public schools by engaging individual and organizational expertise, leadership and advocacy efforts.
We believe:
- Strong and effective public education is essential to America's future and economic success.
- The more we work and learn from each other and others involved in education, the better we serve students.
- Members of LFA organizations are employing innovative and successful solutions to education challenges in schools across the country.
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
AASA: The School Superintendents Association
American Federation of Teachers
American School Counselor Association
Consortium for School Networking
National Association of Elementary School Principals
National Association of Secondary School Principals
National Education Association
In 2000 LFA launched an initiative to form state-level alliances similar to the national effort. Partnerships between LFA and state-level alliances seek to provide new models of how associations and organizations within a state can work together to boost student achievement. LFA currently supports a pilot network of nine state-level Alliances:
Learning First Alliance of Alabama
The Education Coalition of Arizona
Kansas Learning First Alliance
The Education Alliance of Michigan
Alliance for Student Achievement (Minnesota)
New York State Educational Conference Board
Rhode Island Learning First Alliance
Midwest Alliance for Professional Learning and Leadership (South Dakota)
Learn more about our staff and leadership.
Read our position statements.