As a proud member of the Build America’s School Infrastructure Coalition (BASIC), EDmarket supports a strong and consistent federal role in improving the condition of the nation’s public-school facilities. BASIC advocates for investment in safe, healthy, sustainable, and modern learning environments for all students.
"Our students deserve inspiring, safe, healthy, sustainable and modern public schools buildings and grounds and BASIC believes the Department of Education has an essential role to play in making this a reality," said Ally Talcott, Executive Director of BASIC.
"In recent years, the Department has piloted essential programs to support state capacity on school infrastructure," continues Talcott. "However, President Trump’s Executive Order threatens this critical work. Already, too many of our kids go to school every day in woefully inadequate schools, as state and local education agencies struggle to scrape together funding to keep the doors open. This Executive Order takes us in the wrong direction. BASIC urges this Administration to reconsider this directive and not further undermine the invaluable services the Department of Education provides to states and districts." (Source: BASIC)
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EDmarket participates in this dynamic coalition that helps the Federal Government understand and fund educational faculty needs for a healthy, safe, and educationally appropriate school facilities for all children.
The [Re]Build America's School Infrastructure Coalition (BASIC) is a non-partisan coalition of civic, public sector, labor, and industry associations who support federal funding to help under-served public school districts modernize and build K-12 public school facilities.
About BASIC
The Build America’s School Infrastructure Coalition (BASIC) is a diverse national coalition united in advocacy for a robust and reliable federal role in modernizing the nation’s public school buildings and grounds. It is made up of public and private organizations and companies, including education,health, environmental, climate, civic, industry, and labor organizations, representing a wide range of onstituencies across the country. Our vision is that all communities have inspiring, safe, healthy, sustainable, and modern public school buildings and grounds.
EDmarket is a member of the National Association of Wholesaler's (NAW) Association Executives Council for the sharing of ideas, programs, and skills among the organization's member national associations. Our continual participation in this business coalition, keeps eyes on potential legislation and helping to guide the industry'sresponse for our members.
The National Association of Wholesaler's mission is to advocate its members' interests on national public policy issues that affect the entire wholesale distribution industry. NAW assists merchant wholesaler-distributors to be the most efficient channel for bringing goods to market through benchmarking, strategic management information, networking, and high-level conferences.
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