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Does anyone know if ASCD or any other educational organization publishes a list of the best (and worst) states in which to teach?

Hello Robin, welcome to ASCD EDge and thanks for your comment in the Young Professional Leaders group. We'd love to hear your point of view on these issues; if you're interested in writing a blog post about any of your topics of interest, just let me know when it's up and I can ask the Professional Leaders group to comment and join the discussion. You can also join the conversation on Twitter using the #L2L hashtag and follow me (@msimps01). Thanks and let me know if you need anything!

Hello my name is Robin Ruiz and I am interested in the Young Professional Leaders group. I am not a young leader but a middle aged professional leader. For the most part, the young professional leader is incredibly active in leadership roles that include school government, technological groups, and Networking. I am interested in learning what your perspective is on many issues.

Arne Duncan to Hold Live Radio Town Hall Meeting with Nation’s Teachers
On Thursday, July 29, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will take part in a live town hall meeting with the nation’s teachers on Sirius/XMs Satellite Radio’s POTUS public affairs channel. The program will air from 11:00 AM EDT-12:00 PM EDT and will feature a studio audience of teachers from a cross-section of public schools, drawing from a variety of districts, grade levels, and disciplines. Tim Farley, host of POTUS’s “The Morning Briefing,” will moderate the event
The purpose of this town hall is for teachers to voice their ideas and concerns directly to the Secretary and to discuss the critical issues in education with the educators who work daily in America’s classrooms. In addition to the studio audience, those listening to the program online or via radio will be able to call in free of charge with questions and comments.
The town hall will be broadcast on channel 110 on Sirius Radio and channel 130 on XM. Nonsubscribers may access the program free of charge through these live online feeds by going to www.xmradio.com and clicking on “Free Online Trial.”