EDUCATION COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES
What We Have Studied
• End of Grade (EOG) Testing
• Federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
• Reassignment Issues
• Diversity in the Schools
• New Grading System (4 to 1 instead of A to D)
• Leandro Case
• Closing the achievement gap
• Appointment versus election of the State Superintendent
• Recap of articles from the NCLB listserv
What We Plan to Do
• Conduct a public forum for school board candidates
• Measuring Equity Between Schools
• Block Scheduling
• Obesity Problems (diet and physical exercise)
• NAEP (Nation’s Report Card)
• NC “Closing the Gap” Initiative
• State ABC Testing (Teacher Bonuses)
• Charter Schools
• Selection of textbooks
You Can Participate
• Take minutes of committee meetings
• Clip articles out of the N&O and other sources
• Monitor the NCLB listserv
• Attend Committee of the Whole and School Board Meetings
Held on first and third Tuesdays at 2:00 and
4:00 respectively
• Attend Reassignment Hearings
• Help with Kids Voting
• Participate in the Wake Education Summit
THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ® 