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NET
Directors to visit Capitol
Chair
Miller's NCLB list
Bilingual
committee NCLB proposal
NET
membership statistics
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Hello,
NET Members!
Come join Jim Crawford and me in
Washington D.C. on July 10-12 to discuss the No Child Left Behind
Act with members of Congress and their staffs. Jim, who is president
of the Institute for Language and Education Policy, is organizing this
undertaking, and we will be joined by several members of the
Institute. See the story link at left.
A week ago most of you received a list of changes that Education Chair
George Miller is
proposing for NCLB. You can view this list from the link at the
left. It is satisfying to read, considering where things were six months
ago. Add the fact that Speaker Pelosi recently told NET secretary
Jacqueline Kenneally that NCLB is being "overhauled in
significant ways," and we have reason for optimism. However,
the fact
that Chair Miller's list is a plea for support from freshman members
of Congress reminds us that its passage is not yet assured.
Also, each month until the new incarnation of NCLB is made into law, NETwork
will run an exemplary NCLB proposal from one of our committees. This month features
the proposal of the Bilingual and Second Language Education Committee,
which is ably chaired by Úrsula
Casanova. No word yet on the new incarnation's name. The NET
submitted a number of suggestions. What an honor if we end up naming
the law.
And speaking of satisfying, I compiled some descriptive statistics on our
membership that reveal the NET to be a rapidly growing, diverse
organization.
Warm regards,
Dennis
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