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 g95BjsX16122; Sat, 5 Oct 2002 07:45:54 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sat, 5 Oct 2002 07:45:54 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <3F50E1A9.23C154DF.0006CB3C@netscape.net> 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: tjjhjr@netscape.net To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-POVRACELIT:934] RE: Articles/Links from This Week's Public Education Network News X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 X-Mailer: Atlas Mailer 2.0 Status: O Content-Length: 3004 Lines: 56 that's right invite Nancy Grasmick to speak......maybe someone will ask her IN PUBLIC about OCR and the law in Md.....be ready for that Ms. G.......the one person who could have acted in Maryland to help ESL kidds but who condoned Frederick County Maryland's violation of state and federal laws concerning ESL students by her silence....Ms. Grasmick is not in her position for the children or she would have replied to the concerns raised by OCR having Frederick monitored for 3 years....she must be there for other reasons like so many others "Mary Ann Corley" <macorley1@earthlink.net> wrote: >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 > > __________________________________________________________________ The NEW Netscape 7.0 browser is now available. Upgrade now! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/browsers/download.jsp Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/
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