Anniversary of IDEA 1975 | Advocating for Full Funding of IDEA
On November 29, 1975, President Gerald Ford signed IDEA 1975 into law. Before IDEA 1975 took effect, only 20% of children with disabilities were in…
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On November 29, 1975, President Gerald Ford signed IDEA 1975 into law. Before IDEA 1975 took effect, only 20% of children with disabilities were in…
You don’t find failing public schools and charter schools in wealthy neighborhoods.
FAPE This trend is really bothersome to me. I have recently had conversations with several different parents who are unfamiliar with the term FAPE or…
PA Lt. Governor John Fetterman for US Senate Today PA Lt. Governor began officially ‘exploring’ the idea of running for Senate in 2022. He ran…
Citizen and Parent Advocacy I think we’re in this for the long haul. I wrote this right after the 2016 election, in hopes of inspiring…
Special Education Funding I honestly cannot believe that this blog is almost 10 years old, and it just occurred to me this week to write…
Lobbying for Special and Public Education If you follow this blog, you know that my main passion is lobbying for changes to the very broken…
Disability and Poverty This post is at the request of my readers, in particular those in my Facebook group. Many have repeatedly said that they…
Hey, Special Needs Moms-You complain too much! Really, you do. I mean, c’mon already. Aren’t you tired of all the complaining? I am. No, really,…
I have discovered that my real passion is systems advocacy. That is, trying to make the laws, programs, systems and funding better for our kids….
Today I testified before our state’s Special Education Funding Commission. This group of individuals has been charged with the responsibility of evaluating the special ed…
It’s hard to believe, but over two months have passed since I went with my boys and Kevin’s TSS over to Bucks County for the…
Yesterday was such an exciting day for me and Kevin. We were invited to join the Education Law Center and Arc of PA in Harrisburg…
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