In addition, he sponsored or co-sponsored several major pieces
of educational legislation which included Smart Start, More at Four (a Pre-kindergarten program), the Excellent Schools Act for school reform, and the Safe Schools Act.
Opening Plenary The American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC, is known for drafting conservative model
educational legislation in states.
Other sessions included presentations from the Department of Workforce Development discussing plans for CTE in the future and a panel of legislators discussing current and
future educational legislation.
Meet with local, state, and federal agencies regularly to stay current
on educational legislation and to discuss potential improvements to individual programs
NSBA Executive Director and CEO Thomas Gentzel will host a one - on - one chat with Inez Feltscher Stepman, Director of the Education and Workforce Development Taskforce for the American Legislative Exchange Council, where participants will get a unique opportunity to hear the thinking behind the ALEC approach to
educational legislation in targeted states.
First, let's take a brief historical overview of
the educational legislation, to understand the situation at the moment.