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Florida House Sergeant at Arms Earnie Sumner will Retire

Longtime Florida House Sergeant at Arms and NCSL Officer, Earnest "Earnie" Sumner will be retiring next month after 42 years of legislative service. More

Courteous & Effective Communication:  Social Media & Email 

Formal letters and phone calls were once the norm but times have changed.  Today, email is our primary form of communication, and social media provides an easy outreach tool.  More

State Budget Update:  Spring 2013

As the four-year anniversary of the official end of the Great Recession approaches, no strong indication exists that states are entering a robust recovery phase. More

 
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Legislative Education Staff Network (LESN)

 

2013 LESN Recognition Award

It's that time again--to recognize a fellow colleague for the 2013 LESN Recognition Award.  This award is given each year to a legislative education staffer who exhibits a high degree of professionalism, competence and integrity in service to the legislature and the public, is an expert in education policy; and contributes to the work of the Legislative Education Staff Network (LESN). All legislative staff that work on education policy and have participated in the LESN are eligible to receive the award.  The selection criteria are listed in the award guidelines.  Please submit the nomination form by Friday, May 31.  More

 

Courteous and Effective Communication: Social Media and Email

                                 Formal letters and phone calls were once the norm but times have changed.  Today, email is our primary form of communication, and social media provides an easy, effective and inexpensive outreach tool. Join Anna Post, from the Emily Post Institute, as she discusses techniques and best practices to help us become effective communicators in the fast-paced and politically sensitive legislative environments in which we work.  This webinar is on Thursday, June 13, and sponsored by the Legislative Staff Coordinating Committee.  Check out the time at More


 

Interview with Paul Headlee: Idaho Budget Analyst and LESN Co-Chair

Paul HeaPicture of Paul Headleedlee is principal budget and policy analyst for the Idaho Legislative Services Office. He also serves as co-chair of the Legislative Education Staff Network. In this breif video, Paul spells out priorities for the NCSL Education Standing Committee, highlights the value of NCSL staff as policy experts and emphazies the value of participating in the Legislative Education Staff Network.  More

Education Publications

Sign of NewsHeads Up is a listing of publications on education issues from ECS, NCSL and major research organizations. More

LESN Marketing Brochure

Picture of graduates throwing hatsCome one, come all! The network has created a marketing brochure to reach out to new members. See what the LESN can do for you! More

 2013 Hot Education Issue Resources

Teacher with studentsWe have compiled NCSL and ECS resources on some of the hottest education topics expected to dominate the 2013 legislative sessions. We hope this information proves useful as you work through these issues.   More

   

    

 

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