NCSL's No Child Left Behind Task Force to Meet; Special Assistant to the President for Education David Dunn to Speak

4/29/2004

From: Gene Rose, 303-364-7700, or Bill Wyatt, 202-624-8667, both of the National Conference of State Legislatures

News Advisory:

A bipartisan group of state legislators from across the country will meet on Friday with federal officials and researchers to discuss the No Child Left Behind Act at the National Conference of State Legislatures' Spring Forum. NCSL's Task Force on No Child Left Behind is charged with examining the act and recommending ways to turn its current challenges into opportunities to improve education.

David Dunn, special assistant to the president for education, will speak from 9:30 to 10 a.m.

WHO: State legislators as well as officials and researchers from the U.S. Department of Education

WHAT: A meeting of NCSL's Task Force on No Child Left Behind

WHERE: The Yellowstone/Everglades Room on the second floor of the Hyatt Regency Hotel, 400 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C.

WHEN: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Friday, April 30 (David Dunn, special assistant to the president for education, speaks from 9:30 to 10 a.m.

Journalists who wish to attend must show credentials at the Spring Forum registration desk to obtain a badge.

NCSL is the bipartisan organization that serves the legislators and staffs of the states, commonwealths and territories. It provides research, technical assistance and opportunities for policymakers to exchange ideas on the most pressing state issues and is an effective and respected advocate for the interests of the states in the American federal system.