Stamford Mayor Dannel P. Malloy, Acting Education Committee Chair
July 14, 2003

The following eduction resolutions were adopted at the 71st Annual Conference of Mayors held in Denver June 5-10.

Full Funding of the NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT urges the federal government to further increase its investment in elementary and secondary education, and calls for the full funding of programs authorized by the Act.

Expanding the National Investment in After-School and Out-Of-School Programs urges the federal government, along with state and local governments, to increase the investment in community-based after-school and out-of-school programs; calls to restore funding for the 21st Century Community Learning Centers to at least its FY 2003 funding level; and encourages Mayors across the country to participate and work with community organizations to prepare events for Lights on Afterschool! this fall.

Urgent Need for Changes in America's Middle and High Schools urges a national partnership of federal, state and local governments to transform middle schools and high schools into centers of learning; calls for Congress to pass and fund an adolescent reading program focused on middle and high school students to ensure they have skills to complete high school and attend college; and encourages the partnership to address the academic and social needs of the six million children at risk of dropping out of school.

Support for and Expansion of GEAR UP and Other Community-Based College Access Programs encourages mayors across the country to create and support such programs that provide information, resources and opportunities for low-income and minority students and their families, and calls on the Congress to continue support for GEAR UP and similar programs such as TRIO that facilitate access to college for low-income and minority students.

Promoting Equal Educational Opportunity for All Students urges the Congress to pass, and the President sign into law, H.R. 236, which ensures each state provide to students equal access to quality teachers and principals, rigorous curricula, small classes, up-to-date textbooks and materials, safe school buildings and well'stock libraries, computers in classrooms and an adequate number of guidance counselors so that all schools and students have an equal opportunity to meet the requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.