Educating and Engaging the Public on Education Issues
George Scarola is the League of Education Voters Legislative Policy Director. A former teacher, George has been a citizen activist for the past 15 years on school funding measures, locally and statewide. Professionally, George has led a number of campaigns for ballot measures and candidates and worked as a senior aide to Speaker of Washington's House of Representatives. Contact George at: george@educationvoters.org
School districts across the United States are tightening their belts in anticipation of a meager fiscal diet that could carry into 2011.
As state and local revenue declines, officials are looking for the trims least likely to harm the quality of education. Although some districts have rainy-day funds to tap, concern is growing that students, particularly those who are struggling to learn or who are homeless, are going to feel the pinch.
Click here to read moreThis toolkit by Achieve highlights the connection between higher-lever math courses and student readiness for college, work and life. Resources include fact sheets, presentations, policy papers and brochures.