Over 160 state educators are in Washington this weekend to press for Georgia’s needs at the National Education Association convention. Edgar Treiguts reports.
The topic of the No Child Left Behind law will get heavy discussion at the national gathering.
Jeff Hubbard is president of the Georgia Association of Educators, a teacher advocacy group. He says pressing for changes to NCLB will be a main focus of the Georgia delegation.
"The political campaign for 2008 very crucial for the next 4 years and regards to talking about the re-authorization of NCLB. Health care has been a very dramatic issue-or the lack thereof-, for our children and education employees. These are 2 things we’re going to very carefully be looking at".
Hubbard says he’s thrilled with this week’s announcement that Georgia and some other states will get more flexibility in the implementation of NCLB.
However, concerning recent state CRCT scores, Hubbard says teachers need more training on the new math curriculum.
The topic of the No Child Left Behind law will get heavy discussion at the national gathering.
Jeff Hubbard is president of the Georgia Association of Educators, a teacher advocacy group. He says pressing for changes to NCLB will be a main focus of the Georgia delegation.
"The political campaign for 2008 very crucial for the next 4 years and regards to talking about the re-authorization of NCLB. Health care has been a very dramatic issue-or the lack thereof-, for our children and education employees. These are 2 things we’re going to very carefully be looking at".
Hubbard says he’s thrilled with this week’s announcement that Georgia and some other states will get more flexibility in the implementation of NCLB.
However, concerning recent state CRCT scores, Hubbard says teachers need more training on the new math curriculum.
