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    Educators have the clout to carry our message to Congress.

    By Melinda George
    Categories: Resources, System leadership
    October 2017
    Vol. 38 No 5
    In March 2017, the education community woke to a daunting professional learning crisis: The Trump Administration’s 2018 budget proposed elimination of the Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants Program (Title II, Part A of the Every Student Succeeds Act). As educators face increasingly higher demands for student outcomes in a more diverse population, it’s astonishing that the administration would even consider eliminating the only dedicated source of federal funding for professional learning and educator support. For several months, Learning Forward has been asking each of you to help us contact every member of the U.S. Congress to let them know how critical Title IIA funds are to your work, your students, and your communities. If this is the first time you’ve been directly asked to advocate

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    Melinda George (melinda.george@learningforward.org) is Learning Forward’s director of policy and partnerships.


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    Melinda George is Learning Forward’s chief policy officer, serving on the Learning Forward leadership team and overseeing Learning Forward’s policy and advocacy work. Melinda has been integral to developing strategy and facilitating networks as well as leading the Learning Forward fundraising team.


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