National Education Issues

What is happening in Congress in terms of education?
How will legislation affect children's learning?
How will legislation affect the principalship?
What is the role of MESPA members in effecting the best possible legislative outcome for education?

Congressional Contacts
Click on the link above to determine who represents you in the U.S. Congress, and to locate complete contact information: phone, e-mail, address.

School Principal Recruitment and Training Act: March 2013

Sequestration Impact on 12 Largest Education Formula Programs: March 2013

New Advocacy Agenda Revealed at National Leader’s Conference: Feb. 2013

MN Rep. John Kline and Education Vouchers: Feb. 2013

Recommendations for Federal Policy: Feb. 2013

ESEA Flexibility Process (ESEA Waivers): Jan. 2013

StudentsFirst, State Policy Report Card: Jan. 2013

ECS Alert, improve school safety: Jan. 2013

Sen. Franken Supports Early Childhood Funding: April 2012

MESPA Federal Relations Report: Feb. 2012

ESEA Reauthorization Act of 2011: Oct. 2011

NAESP Applauds Flexibility in NCLB: September 28, 2011
NAESP’s hard-fought and long-held position to protect principals from automatic dismissal is incorporated into the Obama administration’s package to ease some stifling sanctions of No Child Left Behind.

NAESP Legislative Action Center: advocacy guidance and resources from the National Association of Elementary School Principals.

Who represents you?

And how do you contact them? Visit the District Finder (link below). Type in your address, city, state, zip code — and the names of your state senator and representative, U.S. Senators, and Congressional representative will appear, with active links to each legislator’s Web page and contact information.
http://www.gis.leg.mn/OpenLayers/districts/

How to write your legislator a letter.

For legislator contact information along with correct forms of address, and a brief list of dos and don’ts when writing letters, visit the MN State Legislature Web at the following link. http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/leg/faqtoc.asp?subject=20

Mission: The Minnesota Elementary School Principals' Association is dedicated to promoting and improving education for children and youth, strengthening the role as educational leader for elementary and middle level principals, and collaborating with partners in education to assist in achieving these goals.

Leading schools toward excellence through the MESPA vision to be the premiere resource for preparing today's principals for tomorrow and a strong leading voice for public education.

Minnesota Elementary School Principals' Association

1667 North Snelling Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108

651.999.7310 MN toll free 800.642.6807

Fax: 651.999.7311 E-mail: mespa@mespa.net