FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
	Date: June 10, 2004
	Contact: Sherry Freeland Walker
	e-Mail: swalker@ecs.org
	FAX: 303.296.8332
	ECS Web Site: www.ecs.org

		National Forum on Education Policy HOTEL REGISTRATION DEADLINE Coming Up Soon If you want to attend The 2004 National Forum on Education Policy, sponsored by the Education Commission of the States, finalize your plans now! Deadline to sign up for a reduced-rate room at the conference hotel in Orlando is JUNE 18. The Forum runs from Tuesday, July 13, through Friday morning, July 16. To reserve a room at the ECS group rate, please call the Peabody Hotel Reservations Department at 407.352.4000 or 1.800.PEABODY. Ask for our special room block. Rooms are limited, so book as early as possible. The National Forum on Education Policy is the ONLY major education conference that draws policy leaders from every role within the state governance structure and focuses solely on STATE education policy issues. Around 600 state policymakers, including governors, state legislators, chief state school officers, higher education officials and state board members, as well as many local and federal education representatives and business leaders, will attend. Be sure you're one of them! Check out what's on the agenda at http://www.ecs.org/NationalForum2004. Visit the National Forum Newsroom to register online now at http://www.ecs.org/html/meetingsEvents/NF2004/NF2004_MediaRegForm.asp. The National Forum on Education Policy is THE place this summer to learn about and share your views on the key education issues facing state policymakers. Sessions will focus on: * Accountability * Equity and excellence * No Child Left Behind * Teaching quality * Early learning * Postsecondary education * Arts in education * Finance * Citizenship education * Governance * Leadership * Urban education * And more! For more information contact Sherry Freeland Walker at 303.299.3626 or swalker@ecs.org. Hope to see you there! ### The Education Commission of the States (ECS) is a national, nonprofit organization that helps governors, legislators, state education officials and others identify, develop and implement public policies to improve student learning at all levels. A nonpartisan organization, ECS was formed in 1965 and is located in Denver, Colorado.
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