Border Governors Conference

Education

The Education Worktable is committed to supporting collaboration among states to resolve problems related to the education of youth along the U.S.-Mexico border region through education programs that promote bilingual education, cultural exchange and bilateral educational experiences. The Education Worktable currently is taking action to:

identify and promote best practices in mathematics, science and technology instruction
support continuity of funds from the Mexican federal government for growth of English as a Second Language in elementary schools
promote the use of the Migrant Student Transfer document
identify, share and promote best practices for engaging businesses in support of education in the ten Border States
support ongoing development and maintenance of the Education Commission's page on the Border Governors Conference website

Meeting Summary - January 17 -18, 2008 (pdf)

CO-CHAIRS
California Dr. David Long Secretary Of Education	Nuevo Leon Dr. Reyes Tamez Guerra Secretario De Educación

Alternate Janet Lopez Policy Analyst Office of the Secretary of Education Sacramento, California Telephone (916) 323-0611	Alternate Daniel Gonzalez Spencer Dir. De Relaciones Internacionales Nuevo León Telephone (81) 8342.7527