Advocate for Your Students, Your Colleagues, and Your Profession (From NACAC - National Association of College Admissions Professionals) Take one minute to advocate for your students, your colleagues, and your profession by urging your federal legislators to support the Pathways to College Act. http://capwiz.com/nacac/issues/alert/?alertid=13459491 Pathways to College Act, a bill that would provide America’s neediest school districts with grant funds to hire, train and equip school counselors to establish a college-going culture. The NACAC Government Relations Committee is inviting you to join in this impressive advocacy effort by asking your members of Congress to cosponsor the Pathways to College Act and support the inclusion of the bill into the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Here’s how: Take one minute to visit the Pathways to College Act Action Alert and enter your zip code and contact information to send a message to your Senators and Representative. Even if you have taken action on this bill before, go ahead and send the message again. With the 111th Congress nearing an end and the start of a new Congressional session around the corner, this is a particularly important time to ask your elected officials to support school counseling and college access. By simply entering your name and contact information, you are contributing to the improvement of college counseling for America’s neediest students. NACAC * 1050 N Highland Street * Suite 400 * Arlington, VA 22201 * Phone: 703/836-2222 or 800/822-6285 * Fax: 703/243-9375 * [log in to unmask] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= To view the SMC archives or Join/Leave the list: http://listserv.utk.edu/archives/smc.html -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=