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January 23, 2007
NSBA's grassroots are coming to town
Watch out Washington, D.C. School board members from across the country will be convening in the nation's capital, January 28-30, at NSBA's Federal Relations Network (FRN)Conference to give Members of Congress some advice and direction on key education issues.
With the dramatic shift in politics this year, the conference is seeing a renewed energy among the nearly 1,000 school board members from every congressional district in the country who come to Washington every year to voice their concerns. There also seems to be a renewed interest in the school board perspective as U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings will address attendees, and Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.), chair of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee will share the democratic education agenda for the 110th Congress.
Attendees will also hear from House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.), Rep. Mike Castle (R-Del.), ranking member of the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education and Rep. Dale Kildee (D-Mich.), chair of the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education. In addition, Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) and Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) will be honored for their support and sponsorship of a bill that contained improvements for the No Child Left Behind law.
School board members will be poised to talk to their Congressional members about supporting improvements to the No Child Left Behind law, following through on promised funding for the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act, supporting universal pre-kindergarten programs, getting high-quality teachers in every classroom, and making sure students have critical math, science, and technology skills. And, the push will continue to get Congressional members to sign NSBA's Pledge to America's Schoolchildren. Have your representative and senator signed yet?
Posted January 23, 2007 8:50 PM |
Advocacy & Legislation
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