Columbia Association

The National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium, located in Washington, D.C., is a professional society of the state and territory agency heads responsible for career technical education. Founded in 1920, NASDCTEc has a membership of more than 200 senior state staff and individuals that work to ensure quality career technical education at the secondary, postsecondary and adult levels. The association is governed by a board of directors comprising 16 members that include one associate member representative and four officers. NASDCTEc hosts two national meetings every year that provide information on legislation, research, and emerging issues important to career technical education. It maintains an active listing service system for state directors, and publishes a monthly electronic newsletter.

Arab American Institute ( AAI ) is a nonprofit organization committed to the civic and political empowerment of Americans of Arab descent. AAI represents the policy and community interests of Arab Americans throughout the U.S. through two primary focus areas: campaigns and elections, and policy formulation and research. Arab American Institute Foundation ( AAIF ) was founded by Arab American Institute in 1995. AAIF supports programs that promote greater awareness of Arab Americans in the U.S., demographic research and international outreach. AAIF serves as the primary national resource on Arab American experience for the media, academia, government agencies and the private sector. After a century in which tragedy has been heaped upon tragedy across the Middle East, it is distressing to see how many dangerous illusions still shape the behavior of so many of the region's principal players. On Thursday's edition of Viewpoint with James Zogby: Josh Kraushaar, Executive Editor at the National Journal ; Michelle Richardson, Legislative Consultant at the ACLU ; Andrew Serwer, Writing fellow at The American Prospect.How to Watch The story of Arab Americans coming of age, as an organized community, is a classic American tale a story of immigrants seeking opportunity, benefiting from America's freedoms, but also experiencing, at times, the dark side of exclusion and discrimination that has, for so many, haunted our nation's history. Read More