Idaho educators will join their colleagues from across the country for a dialogue on issues facing their schools, their students and their profession during the National Education Association’s 147th annual Representative Assembly, July 3-6 in San Diego.
Nearly 10,000 teachers and education support professionals will convene for the RA, the highest decision-making body within the over 3.2 million-member NEA.
Idaho Education Association President Sherri Wood says the agenda will be full for Idaho’s 50 delegates headed to the assembly.
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Another topic up for discussion will be dropout prevention. A study released in April 2008 showed that at least three out of 10 U.S. students do not graduate on time through the regular school system. In Idaho, the average graduation rate was 80.5 percent.
The Representative Assembly meets every Independence Day holiday, and next year’s gathering will be in New Orleans.
