Just in the third general session with Russlynn Ali, Assistant Secretary in charge of the Office of Civil Rights. As she opened it up for questions, a lawyer with a very large and important (and fun to hang out with) education law firm asked a question about OCR enforcement policies, as several districts that he is working with are concerned about OCR's new stance on bullying (as am I). Next question was from a professor about a district in his area that has an NAACP investigation ongoing. The NAACP lawyer then took the mike and pushed OCR on the other side for greater enforcement.
Get what is going on here? ELA is a backchannel for the nation's education system. It is in rooms like the one that I am in right now where the nation's future education policy is determined and litigated.
That's why I love ELA ... and if that interests you ... then consider joining us next year in Chicago.