The status of No Children Left Behind (NCLB) met with vigorous discussion at one of the AACTE "Day on the Hill" activities in June 2008. MACTE members Michael A. Miller and Maureen C. Prenn, John Clementson, Elaine Ackerman and George Guidera were in Washington D.C. to lobby senators and representatives about teacher education funding for Teacher Quality Grants and education policy. "We met with staff from Senator Klobuchar's office, Senator Colman's office, Representative Walz's office and Representative McCollum's office, " MACTE President Prenn said. "Most staff members were quite knowledgeable about education policy and the issues surrounding NCLB." Michael Miller is chair of AACTE's Government Relations Committee.