Seven Ways to Work for NCLB Reform

["Monty Neill" <monty@fairtest.org>]

We at FairTest have been asked over time for a short list of things that folks can do. Here is a possible list. 
It is not at all an exhaustive list of things to do - the recent actions of students in opposition to the proposed immigration laws show us again that a wide range of activity can be used in powerful ways - but it could be used to get people thinking, especially people not used to taking action. We will fill this out with more details and post it to our website in the near future. Comments are welcome. Monty 


Seven Ways to Work for NCLB Reform

 

1)      Hold a public forum in your community to discuss NCLB.

 

2)      Persuade your organizations to pass resolutions calling for reform of NCLB:

                  - Endorse the Joint Organizational Statement on NCLB 

                              (at http://www.fairtest.org/nattest/bushtest.html, see 'alternatives')

- Collect signatures on the Petition to Reform NCLB; http://www.fairtest.org/petition/ 

- Publicize your results in the local media and send copies of resolutions and petitions to your local and federal elected officials.

 

3)      Write letters-to-the-editor and op-ed pieces for your local and regional newspapers.

 

4)      Get your local school board to pass a resolution or hold a community forum about NCLB.

 

5)      Contact your U.S. senators and representatives about changing NCLB: Call them, write or email them (send clips and information), and set up meetings with them in your district (bring a group).

 

6)      Contact your state legislators to enlist them in the effort to reform NCLB; get state legislatures to pass resolutions 

 

      7)   Parents: Join the NCLB-mandated Parents Advisory Board at your child's school.  





Monty Neill, Ed.D.
Executive Director
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