Education Committee
In most states, education is the single largest expenditure and often the top priority for lawmakers and their constituents. The Education Committee focuses on educational systems at all levels and investigates ways in which states are ensuring that Southern students receive the best possible education. Other issues in which the Committee has long-standing interest include the No Child Left Behind Act; early childhood education; reinventing high schools; school accountability; school financing; creating a P-16 education system; educational assessment; recruiting, training and retaining teachers; and school safety. The Committee also has addressed ways that states can slow the increase in administrative spending for education programs without sacrificing quality, and the international implications for building a world-class education system in the United States to assure the nation’s competitiveness with a quality, well-equipped workforce for the future.
Chairman's Report from the 2009 Annual Meeting
Photos from Committee Sessions at the 63rd Annual Meeting of the Southern Legislative Conference
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Safety in schools and reducing school violence are principal concerns of the SLC Education Committee. In the interests of sharing resources from across the region, the final report of the Alabama Joint Interim Legislative Committee on School Violence is available through the following link:
Alabama Report on School Violence
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| Chair: Representative Tommy Benton, Georgia |
Vice Chair: Senator Harry Blevins, Virginia |
Immediate Past Chair: Senator Jimmy Jeffress, Arkansas |
SLC Contact: Jonathan Watts Hull
