Here at the California State Capitol, we have not seen a decrease in numbers, but in preparedness of students. We tie our tours to California curriculuum in legislative process and history. Sadly, many school groups that now come in have not yet had ANYTHING about that in class before hand. The process of how a bill becomes a law is unknown to them much of the time. In talking to teachers, they say they have to spend so much time on NCLB standards test prep that they cannot get to it! Sad, really. (Strangely, having a "celebrity Governor" means that most children coming in do know the Governor's name. :-) That is a first!) Teri Pope Teri Pope Guide I (PI) California State Capitol Museum Sacramento, California ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).