Return-Path: <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id g9462aX24289; Fri, 4 Oct 2002 02:02:37 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2002 02:02:37 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <013901c26b69$af5f6d40$2c0877d8@oemcomputer> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Mary Ann Corley" <macorley1@earthlink.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-POVRACELIT:933] Articles/Links from This Week's Public Education Network News X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 2087 Lines: 40 CONNECTING SCHOOL REFORM & SOCIAL JUSTICE Taylor Branch, a national authority on the civil rights movement, will deliver the closing keynote address at Public Education Network's 2002 annual conference, "Standards-Based Reform: A Civic Imperative." Featured speakers include Harvard professor and author Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot speaking on "Building Respect & Reverence for Public Education"; Boston schools chief Tom Payzant; and Maryland state school superintendent, Nancy Grasmick. For detailed session and registration information, visit: http://www.publiceducation.org/events/conference/index.htm INEQUALITY AT THE STARTING GATE Children from low-income families start kindergarten at a tremendous disadvantage, trailing behind other children in the basic skills that are the foundation for learning math, reading, and other subjects according to a new report published by the Economic Policy Institute. The report urges a new commitment to refocus and redouble efforts to focus resources on early-childhood education and other efforts to help close the achievement gap before children start school. http://www.epinet.org/books/starting_gate.html#exec FREE HANDBOOK FOR PARENTS OF LEARNING-DISABLED CHILDREN A free handbook for parents of children with learning disabilities is now available, "One Child at a Time...A Parent Handbook and Resource Directory for African-American Families With Children Who Learn Differently." The handbook provides a guide for parents to assist their children in reaching their fullest potential by exercising their legal rights and accessing public services. It also aims to empower African-American parents to become advocates for their children and to improve the quality of education for all children by raising the level of awareness about learning differences. For a free copy of the book, call National Association for the Education of African-American Children at (614) 237-6021 or e-mail info@aacld.org. http://www.charityadvantage.com/aacld/ArticlesandPublications.asp * * * * * * * * -Mary Ann Corley NIFL-Povracelit List Moderator
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