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Write to Your OfficialsIt is crucial that our local, state, and federal lawmakers learn not only about the flaws associated with the No Child Left Behind law, but also the changes that must be made to fix it. You can help deliver this message by sending them a letter or email. We encourage you to write to any official involved with improving education. This includes your local school board members, state representatives, Education Secretary Spellings and President Bush, to name a few. We've prepared the following sample letter. Clearly, the most effective letters are original ones. However, if you don't have time to write your own letter, please feel free to customize and send the sample letter below. Sample LetterDear _________, I am writing to tell you about my concerns with the No Child Left Behind Law. I understand and agree with the law's lofty goals of providing a quality education for every child and with closing the achievement gap. However, after being in action for over two years it is painfully obvious that NCLB is flawed both in the way it is funded and the way it is implemented. It is foolish to believe that anybody could solve all of the problems with American public education on the first try. Before this law is re-authorized in 2007 we need to have a serious discussion about what things to change so we can make a better law. Insert custom body if desired In short, despite its good intentions, this law overburdens our schools with meaningless failure labels, bureaucratic red tape, an unrealistic reliance on high stakes testing as the only measure of accountability, and a massive price tag that is being unfairly dumped on local tax payers. We can and must do better. I urge you to support legislation to fix and fund the No Child Left Behind Law before its reauthorization, so that all of our children can achieve and succeed. Sincerely, [your name here] Contact Information for federal lawmakers and officialsPresident George W. Bush — comments@whitehouse.gov Education Secretary Margaret Spellings — US Congress — http://www.house.gov/writerep/. US Senate — http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm.
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