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Advocacy & Legislative Updates Welcome to the SkillsUSA Champions Advocacy page, a new feature on our Web site. As a service to our members and partners, SkillsUSA is introducing this dynamic communications tool for contacting federal policymakers in Congress and the administration. The site can also be used for contacting the local news media. Access the Advocacy site.

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Letter to the Editor about Local
Champions and Career and Technical Education
The draft letter to the editor can be used by advisors and parents, too. The letter delivers a message on the value of career and technical education. Remember that in major daily papers, letters are often edited down to two or three paragraphs, at most, so there's more here than you'll need. Get started.

Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Improvement Act of 2006 Signed Into Law

After years of anticipation, we are celebrating the reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006, which was passed almost unanimously by Congress in late July, and was officially signed into law Saturday, August 12 by President Bush. SkillsUSA is pleased to have been a part of the effort that led to the passage of the Act and we thank all of our members who wrote their senators and congressmen to encourage support of this important legislation. Read the Association for Career and Technical Education’s summary.

Governor Schwarzenegger Speaking on CTE
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger recently met with SkillsUSA and other CTSO leaders at Salinas High School to discuss the importance of CTE funding. Watch this video for the full story. Note: click in the upper right hand corner on the "Play Video" icon.

Association for Skilled and Technical Sciences
The Association for Skilled and Technical Sciences (ASTS) is an organization for all instructors, administrators, teacher educators, industry representatives and others interested in the skilled trades.