Legislative Grassroots Advocacy: 2008 Top Legislative Education Issues
Download the 2008 top legislative education isses handout (PDF) distributed at our recent Legislative Grassroots Advocacy regional meetings. Here's what's inside:

Education Funding Issues and Recommendations

School Building Needs Issues and Recommendations

Voucher/Tuition Tax Credit Programs Claims vs. Truths

Education Accountability System and Testing Issues and Recommendations

The Power of Advocacy

Election 2006

Gubernatorial and State Superintendent of Education Candidates Q & A (Word)

Constitutional Ballot Question of Reassessment (Word)

Property Tax Relief Law Changes

Issues and Recommendations (Word)

News articles:

Legislators take offense at grab: Press release issued by Rep. Larry Martin, Sen. Ken Bingham and Don Weaver (PDF)

Remarks made by State Chamber Executive Director Howard Hunter (Word)

Property Tax SC Association of Taxpayers: Remarks made during the press conference by SC Association of Taxpayers (SCAT) by Executive Director Don Weaver (Word)

Opinion Pieces:

Anderson District Four Superintendent Dr. Gary Burgess (Word)

Lexington Three Superintendent Dr. William Gummerson: new law's budgetary impact (Word)

SCSBA Executive Director Dr. Paul Krohne: consequences of property tax relief law to schools

Voucher/Tuition Tax Credit Programs

Claims vs Truths (Word)

News Articles

Opinion Pieces

Erosion of Local Control

Sample Opinion Column SC Must Preserve Community Schools (Word)

Examples of Getting Out the Good News Tip Sheet (Word)

SC Educational Successes

Advocacy Networks

Three simple steps for setting up a network (Word)

Sample network organization meeting invite letter (Word)

Sample sign up card (SCSBA program) (Word)

Sample sign up card (board-administration program) (Word)

Reaction to Property Tax Rollback Press:SCSBA statement to the media reacting to the August 1 press conference (Word)

Lexington School District One Reaction Press Release (Word)