AASA Organizes 2016 National Rural Education Advocacy Summit
On
March 14th and 15th, rural education leaders will
assemble in Washington, D.C. for a series of meetings with leading federal
policymakers to discuss issues of great interest and concern to rural schools
and communities. The Rural Education Policy Summit is convened by the National
Rural Education Advocacy Coalition (NREAC) to outline the policy and funding
priorities for rural education leaders in Congress. During the day and
half long gathering, attendees will meet with leaders on Capitol Hill to
discuss areas of policy and funding importance for rural schools. In addition,
the group will meet with officials from the U.S. Department of Education to
discuss regulations for the Every Student Succeeds Act, the Rural Education
Achievement Program and the impact of recent policy changes issued by the
Department on rural schools. The group will also meet with nationally
recognized policy experts to discuss recent research on improving rural teacher
recruitment, graduation rates and efficiency of state and local resources.
After these meetings, the group will gather to develop the 2016 Legislative
Agenda and discuss how to best support their policy goals over the next year.
There
is no cost to participate in the Washington D.C. convening for rural education
leaders. Registration will close on February 5, 2016. For the complete schedule and
accommodations details, please email, me, Sasha Pudelski (spudelski@aasa.org)
or call (703)-875-0733.