Accomplished California Teachers Take to Capitol Hill
The U.S. Capitol Building (photo by the author)
On Tuesday, July 26, 2011, a contingent of National Board Certified Teachers from California, including some members of Accomplished California Teachers (and hopefully, some future members) visited the offices of our state’s Senators and Representatives. Speaking in support of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, we sought to preserve what minimal federal spending goes towards education and supports NBPTS in particular. We noted that the research support for NBPTS is strong, especially considering the largest study of NBCTs, conducted by the National Research Council, which found unequivocally that students of National