ATE will join in sponsoring a Town Hall Meeting on No Child Left Behind with the National Academy of Education (NAE), the National Society for the Study of Education (NSSE), and Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education (open to the public). This Town Hall Meeting will be held Saturday, February 18, 2005 from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta, site of ATE's 2006 Annual Meeting. The Town Hall will be the day before the Annual Meeting officially starts.

The Town Hall Meeting will be an opportunity for a wide range of participants, including Atlanta residents of all types, to learn about the No Child Left Behind law and its implications for schools, teachers, parents and children. This session will be open to all.

This Town Hall Meeting is one of a series of such meetings that are intended to provide public information forums on the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) in communities across the U.S.  These events strive to demystify this major education initiative by offering a clear overview of what the law says, by outlining contradictions in the law and problems faced by schools in early implementation, and by suggesting strategies for becoming involved in supporting improvement efforts and the teachers and administrators charged with achieving new standards.