NSBA Grassroots Lobbying Guide 2012

Welcome to NSBA’s Grassroots Lobbying Guide for Local School Board Members.  Please use this guide to assist you as you lobby your federal legislators while they are home during the August Congressional recess, beginning Monday, August 6 and ending on September 10. 

View this video to hear why it learn why it is a critical time to be involved in grassroots advocacy. Listen to this webinar to learn more about the issues facing your local school district. Act Now and write to your members of Congress.

School board members cannot sit silently as Congress chooses not to address issues that are so important to public education which include – reauthorizing (replacing) the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) a.k.a. No Child Left Behind – and providing adequate federal funding support to mandated programs such as Title I and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).  The following guide provides talking points, background information and an opportunity for you to illustrate to your members of Congress the need for Congress to Act Now.  Thank you for your advocacy outreach and efforts.