They provide teacher representation in Washington D.C. through consultants. They distrubute information on professional issues and provide programs of training and professional development. Keep members informed about national issues and trends in each of their prospective fields. Teachers are provided with informative journals. Teachers attend conventions in different parts of the nation with teachers of varied years of experience and different backgrounds.
Students learn more because they are spending less time on repition and rountine activites.
Their intrest level is higher due to the exciting programs and lesson plans that teachers bring back from conferneces. More students will graduate because school will become more enjoyable. Resources Crowson, Robert L. School -Communitiy Relations, Under Reform. McCutchan Publishing, Berkeley CA, 1992.