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Educational Law & Policy Committee

Goals for the Biennium:
  • Inform members of legislative actions regarding education
  • Ask members to prioritize the top seven educational issues to present to legislators
  • Develop a strategy to do research on legislative issues which impact teachers
  • Set up a means of quickly communicating legislative news to chapter members to allow members to communicate immediately with representatives
  • Encourage members to engage local and state elected officeholders at chapter meetings and in their local offices
Members of the Educational Law & Policy Committee, 2019-2021:
Patricia Fecher, chair
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Stephanie McSwain
Lynn Ragsdale
Mandy Taylor
Malinda Pennington
​Teresa Price
Kennan Eaddy, US Forum Representative


​Ex officio
Dr. Teresa H. Cowan, NC DKG President

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Link to register for "Amending the Gap"
Information from the Educational Law & Policy Committee:

Chapter Presidents, The Educational Law & Policy Committee needs a designated representative from your chapter to receive high-importance information about Legislative issues which needs to be shared quickly with your members.  Please forward the name of your ELP Chapter Contact to Pat Fecher at pfecher74@gmail.com  The name of your chapter, the personal (not school) phone number of your contact person , and the personal (not school) email of that person should be included.  Thank you.

  • Click here for the 2019 White Paper of Legislative issues (posted 1/21/19)
  • Click here for the DKG Neutrality Statement written February 2017
  • Click here for research on Salary and Benefits in Southeastern US (2016 State Convention Presentation)
  • Click here to view the Department of Education's fact sheet on Testing Action Plan
  • Click here for recommended protocol for contacting elected officials
  • ​Click here for links to contact North Carolina Legislatures​
  • Click here for the slide from Fall 2019  Executive Board meeting






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​updated: April 12, 2021

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  • Home
  • About
    • History
    • Headquarters
    • Mission & Purposes
    • Rules & Bylaws
    • NC DKG Strategic Plan
  • News
    • Awards & Recognitions
    • Calendar
    • Insights from International
    • President's Page >
      • Mentor Project
      • See How We GROW Initiative
    • Publications
    • 2021 Convention
    • Meeting Documents
    • Virtual Resources
    • International Conference 2021
  • Leadership
    • Officers
    • Regional Directors
    • DKG/UN Relationship/World Fellowship
    • NC Liaison to the International Arts & Humanities Jury
    • Music Representative for N.C.
    • U. S. Forum Connection
    • Full Directory
  • Committees
    • Awards Committee
    • Beginning Teacher Support Committee
    • Communications & Marketing Committee
    • Educational Excellence Committee
    • Educational Law & Policy Committee
    • Finance Committee
    • Headquarters Committee
    • Leadership Development Committee
    • Membership/Expansion Committee
    • Nominations Committee
    • Personnel Committee
    • Planning Committee
    • Rules Committee
    • Scholarships Committee
  • Forms
  • Links
    • Chapter Websites
    • NC Facebook page
    • NC DKG Strategic Action Plan
    • DKG International Website
    • NC Educational Foundation
    • NC Educational Foundation Facebook page