|
December 2007 |
| |
House & Senate scheduled to be adjourned
(Ideal time for members of Congress to visit schools in
their districts) |
| January 2008 |
| January 3 |
Iowa Presidential Caucuses |
| January 5 |
Wyoming Republican County Conventions |
| January 8 |
New Hampshire Presidential Primary |
| January 8 |
Anniversary of No Child Left Behind |
| January 15 |
110th Congress 2nd Session Begins (House
only)
Michigan Primary |
| January 19 |
South Carolina Republican Presidential
Primary
Nevada Presidential Caucuses |
| January 22 |
110th Congress (Senate) reconvenes |
| January 25-February 7 |
Hawaii Republican Caucuses |
| January 28 |
President's State of the Union Address |
| January 29 |
South Carolina Democratic Presidential
Primary
Florida Primary |
| February 2008 |
| February 1-February 3 |
Maine Republican Caucuses |
| February 4 (tentative) |
President's budget proposal for FY 2009
released |
| February 3-4 |
National African American Read-in. Sponsored by the
Black Caucus of national Council of Teachers of English (NCTE). |
| February 5 |
Super Tuesday primaries in many states for the Presidential
nomination
Alabama Primary
Alaska Caucuses
Arizona Primary
Arkansas Primary
California Primary
Colorado Caucuses
Connecticut Primary
Delaware Primary
Georgia Primary
Idaho Democratic Caucuses
Illinois Primary
Kansas Democratic Caucuses
Massachusetts Primary
Minnesota Caucuses
Missouri Primary
Montana Republican Caucuses
New Jersey Primary
New Mexico Democratic Primary
New York Primary
North Dakota Primary
Oklahoma Primary
Tennessee Primary
Utah Primary
West Virginia Republican State Convention |
| February 9 |
Kansas Republican Caucuses
Louisiana Democratic Primary; Republican Caucus
Nebraska Democratic Caucuses
Washington Caucuses |
| February 10 |
Maine Democratic Caucuses |
| February 9-12 |
2008
National Reading Recovery and K-6 Classroom Literacy
Conference |
| February 12 |
Maryland Primary
Virginia Primary |
| February 19 |
Hawaii Democratic Caucuses
Wisconsin Primary |
| February 15-22 |
Presidents' Day District Work Period (Ideal
time for members of Congress to visit schools in their
districts) |
| February 28 |
Deadline to submit advocacy articles for
spring issues of the Journal of Reading Recovery. |
| March 2008 |
| March 3 |
National Education Association's Read Across America. |
| March 4 |
Ohio Primary
Rhode Island Primary
Texas Primary
Vermont Primary |
| March 6 |
World
Book Day 2008. |
| March 8 |
Wyoming Democratic County Caucuses |
| March 11 |
Mississippi Primary |
| March 14-31 |
Congressional Easter Recess (Ideal time for members of
Congress to visit schools in their districts) |
| April 2008 |
| April 2 |
International
Board on Books for Young People's International Children's
Book Day. |
| TBA |
Spring District Work Period (Ideal time for
members of Congress to visit schools in their districts) |
| April 13-19 |
National Library Week. |
| April 22 |
Pennsylvania Primary |
| May 2008 |
| |
Reading Recovery Teacher graduations -
Perfect opportunity to invite VIP's to attend ceremonies and
showcase the professional development that makes Reading
Recovery so effective. |
| |
National
Better Hearing and Speech Month. |
| May 6 |
Indiana Primary
North Carolina Primary |
| May 13 |
Nebraska Republican Advisory-Only Primary
West Virginia Democratic Primary |
| May 12-18 |
Reading is
Fundamental's Reading is Fun Week. |
| May 20 |
Kentucky Primary
Oregon Primary |
| May 23-June 3 |
Memorial Day District Work Period (Ideal
time for members of Congress to visit schools in their
districts) |
| May 27 |
Idaho Republican Primary |
| June 2008 |
| |
Reading Recovery Teacher graduations -
Perfect opportunity to invite VIP's to attend ceremonies and
showcase the professional development that makes Reading
Recovery so effective. |
| June 3 |
Montana Democratic Primary
New Mexico Republican Primary
South Dakota Primary |
| June 11-14 |
Teacher Leader Institute, Jacksonville, FL (information
and updates). |
| June 28 |
Nebraska Republican State Convention |
| June 27-July 8 |
Congressional Independence Day Recess |
| July 2008 |
| July 4 |
Independence Day |
| August 2008 |
| August 8-September 8 |
Summer recess |
| August 25-28 |
Democratic National Convention, Denver, CO |
| September 2008 |
| September 1-4 |
Republican National Convention,
Minneapolis-St. Paul |
| September 26 |
Target House Adjournment
Presidential debate at University of Mississippi (domestic
policy focus) |
|
October 2008 |
| October 2 |
Vice Presidential Debate at Washington
University, St. Louis, MO (domestic and foreign policy
focus) |
| October 7 |
Presidential debate at Belmont University,
Nashville, TN (town hall format) |
|
November 2008 |
| November 4 |
Election Day |
