Series 2558: Constituent Correspondence, 2000-2003
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From: "Education Commission of the States" <ecs@ecs.org>
To: Governor Musgrove
Created: 7/16/2001 12:43 PM
Subject: Governor Guinn To Be Named ECS Chairman
Message:
For Immediate Release
July 16, 2001
GOVERNOR GUINN TO BE NAMED CHAIRMAN
OF NATIONAL EDUCATION COMMISSION
DENVER - Nevada Governor Kenny Guinn will be
named chairman of the Education Commission
of the States (ECS) for 2001-02 during ECS'
national conference in Philadelphia on Saturday,
July 21. ECS is a national organization
dedicated to helping state governments
improve education.
"To a great extent, the success of any state
can be strongly linked to the quality of its
education system, so I'm very proud to accept
the chairmanship of the Education Commission
of the States," Governor Guinn said. "I plan
to work hard to assist state legislatures
throughout the country on education issues."
Guinn will take over the chairmanship from
New Hampshire Governor Jeanne Shaheen. Under
ECS guidelines, governors serve one-year
terms as chairman. Ted Sanders, ECS president,
said Guinn was chosen for his leadership on
education issues as Nevada's governor and
for his background in education prior to
being elected.
"With his experience in the field of education,
his commitment to education through programs
like the Millennium Scholarship, and his
proposal to have every Nevada child able to
read by the end of 3rd grade, Governor Guinn
will make an extremely effective chairman,"
said Sanders.
Guinn will officially accept the chairmanship
during The National Forum on Education Policy,
ECS' annual conference, which attracts more
than 600 governors, legislators and state
education policymakers.
Registration for The National Forum on
Education Policy is on-site only. Please
visit the ECS Web site at
http://www.ecs.org/ecs/NationalForum2001
for additional information.
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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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