Welcome to the Issues and Advocacy Section!

Hot Topic: RRCNA Education Elections At-A-Glance. Expect widespread ripple effects as the Obama Administration ramps up and U.S. Senators and Representatives, Governors and senior Hill staff transition to the White House, cabinet departments, K Street lobbying firms and think tanks. This is in addition to the impact of five chief state school officer races, 11 governors, 35 U.S. Senators, the entire U.S. House of Representatives, more than 7300 state legislators and thousands of state and local school board elections. We welcome your thoughts about the impact of the election on your state or region.

You can see a few observations about immediate changes in the 1) Executive Branch, 2) U.S. House, 3) U.S. Senate, 4) State Results – Governors and Chief state school officers, 5) state legislatures, followed by 6) RRCNA resources for cultivating elected officials and other policy makers.

Hot Topic:  Reading Recovery: A Guide for Decision Makers enhances communications and advocacy with State and federal lawmakers, superintendents, board members, administrators, and others who play a role in setting spending and policy priorities for education.

Hot Topic: Reading Recovery: A Guide for Governors enhances communications and advocacy with governors, chief state school officers, and other state education policy makers.
 

Hot Topic: Committee for Education Funding (CEF) features Descubriendo la Lectura.


Proposed Education Budget for FY 2009 released February 4, 2008. Below is a Summary of potential funding options for Reading Recovery and literacy education. RRCNA will closely monitor the budget and appropriations process this year. FY 2009 Proposed Budgets for Selected Line Items


In This Section: Learn more about RRCNA’s positions on important legislative issues: the No Child Left Behind Act, the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, and the facts regarding Reading Recovery and current Reading First practices.

You can also learn what government funding is available for programs such as Reading Recovery.

Interested in Taking Action? Learn how to be an advocate and how to contact your congressional representatives. See Make it Great in 2008.

Our regular Advocacy Updates are at your fingertips in the Federal 411 section.

For a historical perspective on RRCNA’s advocacy efforts, visit the Archives, arranged by date.