Another testimonial in support of a strong connection to Arkansas history

If you missed my previous take on the Arkansas history curriculum debate, click here. Here is some video footage from this morning's speech in Boston by Pulitzer Prize winner David McCullough on the need to intensify a connection to our local and national history in today's curriculum. If recent coverage hasn't sparked your interest in the debate, take a look at this:


On winning the Pulitzer


Importance of history


Value of teachers in society


General sessionHow about some videos? Since we don't have enough on this page already, I'm adding a few more from this morning's general session over to the right before attending a discussion on the expansion of health care coverage.

A word about the convention itself since I haven't blogged it much -- we're here with over 9,000 state legislators and legislative staff members in Boston at the annual meeting of the National Conference of State Legislatures. The purpose is to study legislative trends and to exchange ideas with legislators from other states, all of whom face the same challenges we face in Arkansas.