The following national organizations in the U.S. call specifically for media literacy education as a way to prepare children and adults for life in the 21st Century.

Achieve Inc.

American Academy of Pediatrics

Aspen Institute/Communications and Society

Cable in the Classroom

Center on Media and Child Health

Educators for Social Responsibility

FairVote 

Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI)

Kaiser Family Foundation

National Association for Media Literacy Education

National Council for the Social Studies

National Council of Teachers of English 

The National Telemedia Council
Telemedium: Journal of Media Literacy

Partnership for 21st Century Skills