A 2006 national survey by the Center on Education Policy, an independent advocacy organization in Washington, DC, found that in the five years after enactment of NCLB, 44 percent of districts had increased instruction time in elementary school English language arts and math while decreasing time spent on other subjects. (edutopia.org)
After 1985, the policy and practice of the AAMA has been: (a) to interpret state statutes and regulations, and to advocate for enactment of legislation and rules, that protect any medical assistant's (regardless of education or credentialing) right to be delegated a reasonable scope of procedures; and (b) to attempt to inform and persuade physicians and other hiring decision makers about the advantages of hiring CMAs as opposed to other medical assistants. (aama-ntl.org)