Last week, I represented AESA at the first annual
Reagan Institute Summit for Education (RISE)
.
RISE was a day-long bipartisan summit assessing the American education landscape in commemoration of the 35
th
anniversary of
A Nation at Risk
report.
In my message, I recount my experience to share with all AESA members what I learned that day.
It strikes me that many of the speakers throughout the day talked about the lack of education leadership at the federal level. There is no consistent voice talking about the common purpose and civil right of having a top quality public education system that meets the needs of all learners regardless of their zip code.
I felt inspired because I know AESA is in the right place and this is the right time for us to take up that call.