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Education, Early Childhood and Workforce Committee
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Committee Letters:
January 28, 2010
January 28, 2010 letter (from Governor Ritter and Governor Rell) to Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Chairman Blanche Lincoln and Ranking Member Saxby Chambliss, and House Committee on Education and Labor Chairman George Miller and Ranking Member John Kline requesting that Congress significantly increase funding for school nutrition programs contained in child nutrition legislation in order to reduce child hunger and improve the health and nutrition of children across the nation.
December 9, 2009
December 9, 2009 letter (from Governor Ritter and Governor Rell) to House and Senate leadership urging support for an extension of unemployment compensation, full federal funding for extended benefits, federal assistance for states to serve jobless workers and an extension of existing law to provide interest free borrowing for state unemployment insurance trust funds.
December 2, 2009
December 2, 2009 letter (from Raymond C Sheppach, Executive Director, National Governors Association and Gene Wilhoit, Executive Director, Council of Chief State School Officers) to the Honorable Thelma Melendez, Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education, U.S. Department of Education filing joint preliminary comments on the design of a common assessment system.
August 28, 2009
August 28, 2009 Letter (from Governor Ritter and Governor Rell) to U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan submitting comments in response to the July 29, 2009 notice of proposed priorities, requirements, definitions, and selection criteria for the Race to the Top Fund.
February 11, 2009
February 11 2009 letter (from Governor Heineman and Governor Kaine) to House and Senate leadership requesting assistance to make a few critical changes to the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to maximize the effectiveness of the recovery package and ensure that governors can operationalize the programs as intended by Congress.

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Education, Early Childhood and Workforce Committee
Joan Wodiska
Education/Early Childhood & Workforce Committee
Multimedia:
ECW Committee Session at the 2009 NGA Annual Meeting

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The Education, Early Childhood and Workforce Committee (ECW) has jurisdiction over issues in the area of education (including early childhood, elementary and secondary education, and higher education) as well as in the areas of workforce development and labor.

Governor Bill Ritter, Colorado—Chair
Governor M. Jodi Rell, Connecticut—Vice Chair

Governor Bob Riley, Alabama
Governor Mike Beebe, Arkansas
Governor Martin O’Malley, Maryland
Governor Deval Patrick, Massachusetts
Governor Jennifer M. Granholm, Michigan
Governor Tim Pawlenty, Minnesota
Governor Dave Heineman, Nebraska
Governor Brad Henry, Oklahoma
Governor Donald L. Carcieri, Rhode Island
Governor Rick Perry, Texas
Governor John deJongh, Jr., Virgin Islands

 

Education, Early Childhood and Workforce Committee Chair Testifies
NGA Education, Early childhood and Workforce Committee Chair Gov. Ritter testified during the Improving Our Competitiveness: Common Core Education Standards hearing before the United States House Education and Labor Committee.
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