More than 8,000 delegates from across the country are in Orlando, Florida this week for the annual delegate assembly of the National Education Association. The body will discuss issues that affect teachers and schools nationwide. Mary McCorkle, president of the South Dakota Education Association, says there will be a lot of talk about new education standards…

McCorkle say educators will also hear about No Child Left Behind, and the process underway to renew the programs associated with it…

McCorkle says a large assembly like this brings broad and diverse interests together in support of education…

South Dakota has a 26 member delegation at the national assembly.