This morning's news tells of more meetings by Congressman Walz. The high school social studies teacher be reporting to the principal...and the superindents at the American Association of School Administrators annual Legislative Advocacy Conference:
The AASA Legislative Advocacy Conference is the major federal legislative event of the year for school system leaders. Superintendents and other school leaders from around the country will meet with legislators on Capitol Hill to call for a new agenda for public education.
When: April 16-18, 2008
Where: Hamilton Crowne Plaza, 1001 14th Street, NW, Washington, D.C.
Conference Information: www.aasa.org/advocacy
Highlights: As Congress continues to work on the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (the law currently known as No Child Left Behind), AASA members will visit their legislators on Capitol Hill to advocate for AASA’s 2008 Legislative Agenda. Attendees will hear the “inside scoop” on the ESEA reauthorization, assess how federal education funding affects their local budgets, learn the status of the proposed elimination of school-based Medicaid claiming, and learn the latest information about legal changes facing schools in the coming year.
Conference sessions will include:
- “Public Education Under Attack – The Need for a National Political Response,” presented by Jonathan Kozol, author and educator.
- “A View on the Reauthorization of ESEA from the Freshman Democrats,” presented by Rep. Tim Walz (D-Minn.), president of the Democratic freshman class in the 110th Congress.
- “Case Study on U.S. Supreme Court Cases,” presented by Maree Sneed, partner, Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.
- “Reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA): Views from Other National Organizations,” presented by Tor Cowan, director, Department of Legislation, American Federation of Teachers; Sally N. McConnell, associate executive director for government relations, National Association of Elementary School Principals; and Diane Shust, director of government relations, National Education Association.
- “Reauthorizing ESEA: All Children Will Learn,” presented by Bruce Hunter, associate executive director for public policy, AASA.
- “Federal Funding for Education and Other Critical Federal Education Issues,” presented by Mary Kusler, assistant director, government relations, AASA.
- “Reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act: Views from Capitol Hill,” presented by Roberto Rodriguez, senior counsel for education, Senate HELP Committee; Lindsey Hunsicker, senior education policy advisor, Senate HELP Committee; Alice Cain, professional staff member, House Committee on Education and Labor; and James Bergeron, counsel, House Committee on Education and Labor.
- “Maintaining Effective Media Relationships,” presented by Jack Dale, superintendent, Fairfax County, Va., Public Schools.; Thelma Melendez de Santa Ana, superintendent, Pomona, Calif., Unified School District; Greg Toppo, reporter, USA Today; and Jerry Weast, superintendent, Montgomery County, Md., Public Schools.
Going back to chronological order, the Worthington Globe reports on the Veterans town hall meeting tomorrow in Nobles County.
Rep. Tim Walz will host a veterans’ forum at 2 p.m. Saturday at the American Legion in Worthington.
Walz will review veterans legislation passed by Congress in 2007 and will discuss initiatives he plans to push for in 2008.
Additionally, Walz is scheduled to appear at 5 p.m. Saturday at the Fulda American Legion with Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie and Matt Entenza. That event is being sponsored by Senate District 22 in conjunction with its endorsement convention.
The University of Minnesota News Bureau has issued a press release about Monday's transportation forum:
The University of Minnesota's Center for Transportation Studies' Oberstar Forum on Transportation Policy and Technology will closely examine federal transportation policy and discuss ways to better meet U.S. transportation needs. It will be held at 12:30 p.m. Monday, April 7, in the main ballroom at the Radisson University Hotel, 615 Washington Ave. S.E., Minneapolis.
U.S. Rep. James Oberstar, chair of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, will be joined by U.S. Rep. Tim Walz to examine how the transition from SAFETEA-LU (Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users) in 2009 will potentially bring dramatic changes in some federal transportation programs.
Transportation experts from a variety of fields will be on hand to discuss the latest national challenges. In addition, representatives from the National Surface Transportation and Revenue Study Commission will discuss their latest report, which recommends dramatic institutional reform and revamping of federal transportation programs and policy.
The Oberstar Forum is free, but space is limited. Attendees are encouraged to register.
Register online here.
To register by mail, download the registration material and mail to: Information Center, University of Minnesota, 20 Coffey Hall, 1420 Eckles Ave., St. Paul, MN 55105-6069. Participants can also send their registration by fax to (612) 624-5359.
More information, including a detailed program schedule, can be found here.
Next Friday, Walz will have lunch with the Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce, according to a note in the Post Bulletin:
FRIDAY, APRIL 11
• There will be a Luncheon with Congressman Tim Walz, hosted by the Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce, from noon to 1 p.m. at the Rochester Golf and Country Club, located at 3100 Country Club Road S.W. in Rochester. The cost is $20 for members and $30 for non-members, register at www.rochestermnchamber.com. Topics covered will be the U.S. economy, the Minnesota business climate, healthcare reform and other issues.
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