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February 1, 2002 Education Partners to Hold News Conference On "Consensus Agenda" on Monday, February 4, At 1:00 p.m., in Capitol Rotunda (Santa Fe, NM)-The New Mexico Education Partners, a diverse group of statewide organizations working on behalf of public education, will hold a news conference on Monday, February 4, 2002, at 1:00 p.m., in the Capitol rotunda in Santa Fe, to present its 2002 "Consensus Agenda." The agenda includes the Partners goals for the 2002 legislative session. For the 2002 session, the Partners is seeking support in five areas: 1) resources, 2) accountability, 3) reading, literacy and multilingual proficiency, 4) teachers and 5) governance. The Partners will urge the Legislature to continue on course toward excellence in education. "While our strategies for implementation may differ, we are in general agreement that the investment in education in 2002 must be ample to meets the needs of continued progress in education," said Renatta Witte, president of the New Mexico PTA and a spokesperson for the Partners. Formed in 1998, the Education Partners membership includes:
Coalition for Excellence in Science and Math Education Council of University Presidents Developmental Disabilities Planning Council Educational Retirement Board League of Women Voters of New Mexico Mid-Rio Grande Collaborative for Education Excellence National Education Association-New Mexico New Mexico Alliance for Arts Education New Mexico Association of Community Colleges New Mexico Association of Educational Retirees New Mexico Coalition of School Administrators New Mexico Commission on Higher Education New Mexico Federation of Catholic School Families New Mexico Federation of Educational Employees New Mexico PTA New Mexico Research and Study Council New Mexico School Boards Association New Mexico State Board of Education New Mexico State Department of Education Teacher Education and Accountability Council |