BoardBlog:
Your Turn to Shout Out!

Dahme to Receive NJSBA Lifetime Achievement Award

High Court Split on Special Education Case

Multi-Sensory Approach Holds Key to Literacy—NJSBA Study

NSBA Call to Action

Federal Funding Update

NJSBA Facility Gets Planning Board Approval

Welcome to Workshop Reception

Workshop to Feature Legislative and State Board Sessions

NJSBA/ NJASA/ NJASBO 2007 Workshop Shuttle Schedule

Workshop Ethics Reminder

Delegate Assembly Handbooks to be Mailed

Conference to Focus on Graduation

State Board Update

Meeting Notice:
Audit Committee

Meeting Cancellation

Position Announcement: Mailroom/Maintenance Operator

NJSBA Backpack Awards

NJSBA Service Awards

Calendar

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The National School Boards Association is urging local board members to contact their senators to urge them to vote in favor of the Fiscal 2008 Labor-Health & Human Services-Education spending bill (S. 1710).    

The Senate is scheduled to begin floor debate on Oct. 17 on S. 1710.  Senate leaders are trying to pass the bill this week and conference it with the House-passed spending bill for education (H.R. 3043) to reconcile the difference.     

Although the President has voiced his intention to veto the legislation, there is support from a broad coalition of more than 1,000 groups representing the education and healthcare communities to urge the Senate’s passage of the measure, as well as the enactment of a final spending bill that includes the funding increases critical to education and related programs. 

Your Advocacy Tools  Board members are urged to send an e-mail or fax to their senator. NJSBA is offering an online prewritten letter as a template.   

Board members can also call their senators at (202) 224-3121, the U.S. Capitol Switchboard.   

Additional talking points are available for board members to use when they communicate with their senators.  Read more details about the proposed funding levels for Title I and IDEA in H.R. 3043 .