National Coalition of Alternative Community Schools
The National Coalition of Alternative Community Schools, or NCACS, is an international organization based in the U.S. city of Ann Arbor, Michigan, dedicated to promoting alternative education. The organization was founded in 1978. It is known for its annual conferences, which bring together the community of community schools and homeschoolers and are held in a different location around the country each year. It also holds regional conferences. The NCACS also produces a directory of alternative community schools which it sells, as well as a quarterly newsletter.The NCACS defines its membership as consisting of:
A partial listing of NCACS member schools:
- Clonlara School
- Stonesoup School
- Cobblestone School
- The Forum
- Upattinas School and Resource Center
- Upland Hills School