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December 27, 2006

EdWatch in Action 2006

As 2006 comes to a close and we move into 2007, we ask our friends to remember to support EdWatch in your giving. EdWatch does the most with the resources at our disposal. Help EdWatch continue its work.

Below is a condensed picture of some of our work.

2006 Conferences with EdWatch making presentations:

St. Louis, MO
Santa Rosa, CA,
Tulsa, OK
Alabama
Minnesota Home School Conference (MACHE)
Cleveland, OH
Kentucky
Bloomfield, MI
Edmond, OK
Bethesda, MD

Events with EdWatch

Minnesota Lobbying & Advocacy Workshop
Oklahoma City, OK churches
Minnesota EdWatch Dinner, 'Mental Health Screening'
Multiple legislative testimonies: early childhood issues, mental health screening issues, International Baccalaureate, parental rights issues
Multiple National Coalition on Mental Health issues meetings
Okalahoma Republican Legislative Caucus
Briefings with legislators and staff
Meetings with state Department of Education staff
Advised and provided materials for Tennessee, Indiana, Florida, Texas, Michigan, Georgia, Nevada, and California on policy and legislation
Liberty Coalition, Washington DC
Parents Speak Out, North Minneapolis on Mental Health Research Center
Center-Right Coalition, Lansing MI
Congressional candidate briefings
11 Congressional staff meetings
University of Minnesota lecture to graduate class on early childhood policy

EdWatch Media News Interviews (8)
EdWatch Radio Talk Show Interviews (16)
EdWatch Website: 3000 Daily Average hits per day in 2006
EdWatch Shopping cart: Sale of books, DVDs, CDs, audio tapes and VHS tapes

EdWatch Published:

Campus Report On-Line, 2/3/2006
Changing Worldviews website with Sharon Hughes
Coalition letter to President Bush on federal mental health screening policies
Dangers of Universal Mental Health Screening DVD
Education Reporter
Environmental Conservation Organization website, with Henry Lamb
Minnesota Governor candidate comparison on early childhood issues
'Know Your Rights' cards for parents on mental health screening
Santa Cruz Freedom 21
Weekly national and state e-mail updates
WOMANTalk blog, on 'Changing Worldviews' website, weekly
Written testimony to US House Education Committee on home visiting programs

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From Board President Renee Doyle, Vice President Julie Quist, and Board Members Michael Chapman, Dr. Karen Effrem, David Jones, Sue Peterson, Larry Pratt, John Scribante, and Dave Thompson

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