ASBA (Alberta School Boards Association): “ASBA wants more people engaged in public education.” From the report Putting the Public into Public Education: “It shouldn’t be difficult to find out basic information or how to get involved. Many noted school board information tools including web sites are not user friendly.”

ASBALE (Alberta School Boards Association for Languages Education): “A.S.B.A.L.E. is dedicated to the promotion and successful delivery of second language learning for students in Alberta.”

ATA (Alberta Teachers Association): “The Alberta Teachers' Association, as the professional organization of teachers, promotes and advances public education, safeguards standards of professional practice and serves as the advocate for its members.”

ARTES (Association for Responsive Trusteeship in Edmonton Schools): “ARTES (ar-tes) represents people committed to the welfare of children and public education in Edmonton. It seeks to encourage high quality candidates for school boards. Mission: To encourage and support school trustee candidates who are independent, transparent in their views and values, accountable, forward-looking, and responsive to the community.”

AISCA (Association of Independent Schools and Colleges in Alberta): “This association creates a positive social, fiscal and political environment in which independent schools are free to maintain their identity as they serve the public interest.”

CEA (Canadian Education Association): “Initiates and sustains dialogue throughout the country influencing public policy issues in education for the ongoing development of a robust, democratic society and a prosperous and sustainable economy.”

CSBA (Canadian School Board Association): “CSBA's members are provincial school boards associations. They represent just over 250 school boards serving more than three million elementary and secondary school students. The CSBA advocates excellence in public education and promotes the value of locally elected school boards through collaboration, research and information sharing. ”

CMEC (Council of Ministers of Education, Canada): “The Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC) is an intergovernmental body founded in 1967 by ministers of education to serve as: a forum to discuss policy issues; a mechanism through which to undertake activities, projects, and initiatives in areas of mutual interest; a means by which to consult and cooperate with national education organizations and the federal government. *an instrument to represent the education interests of the provinces and territories internationally”

EPSB (Edmonton Public School Board): “The mission of Edmonton Public Schools, as an advocate of choice, is to ensure that all students achieve success in their individual programs of study.”

GoA Education (Government of Alberta, Education): “Alberta Education supports the needs of students, parents, teachers and administrators from Early Childhood Services (ECS) through Grade 12. The Ministry has the following responsibilities: Develops curriculum and sets standards; Evaluates curriculum and assesses outcomes; Teacher development and certification; Supports special needs students; Funds and supports school boards; Aboriginal and francophone education; Management of the Alberta Initiative for School Improvement (AISI); Oversees basic education policy and regulations.”

PSBAA (Public School Boards’s Association of Alberta): “We believe public schools are the first choice of our communities, where all our children learn and live the values of democracy together, reflecting our hope and shaping the future of our communities.”

TAAPCS (The Alberta Association of Public Charter Schools): “Promote and facilitate public charter school education in Alberta; To speak with one voice on behalf of public charter schools in Alberta; To promote a forum for public charter schools to meet in support of common goals; To advocate for continued innovation and choice within public education