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The Javits Act is back! We need your help to keep it active!

4/3/2014

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113th Congress

Update:  The Jacob Javits Gifted & Talented Students Education Act received $5 million for fiscal year 2014. Thanks in large part to Senate Appropriations Committee chair Barbara Mikulski (MD), this is the first time since fiscal year 2011 that the Javits program has received any funding. The Javits Act funds the National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented as well as applied research on identifying and serving underrepresented gifted students. 

The next step will be for the U.S. Department of Education to develop guidelines for the grants made with these new funds, likely in late spring or early summer.

It's It is always important to introduce, or re-introduce ourselves to our Members of Congress and their staff , letting them know about the gifted students in their districts and states, and raising awareness of how federal legislation and funding can make a difference for them and for the nation.  Visit www.house.gov and www.senate.gov for email addresses and other contact information for your Members of Congress.  We have also posted a printable version of the Congressional Directory.  Consider making in-person visits to their district offices in the home state. 

Legislation expires at the end of each Congress if it is not enacted.  Therefore, NAGC's legislative initiatives must be renewed in the 113th Congress.  The House and Senate committees on education handle the majority of legislation most relevant to gifted education advocates.  Although it's important to reach out to all Members of Congress, we need to do even more with the men and women serving on these committees. Check the committee rosters to determine if your Members of Congress serve on them and if so, you know that it's especially important to begin early to develop a relationship with that office, and the staff person handling education issues. 


Contact: Megan Peters (megan.peters@tag-tenn.org)
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