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 g96JwMX12737; Sun, 6 Oct 2002 15:58:23 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sun, 6 Oct 2002 15:58:23 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <20021006195613.48332.qmail@web13905.mail.yahoo.com> 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: cristie praeger <cpraeger@yahoo.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-POVRACELIT:936] RE: Articles/Links from This Week's Public Education Network News X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Status: O Content-Length: 3457 Lines: 111 Ms. Corley, Could you please remove my name from this list? Thank you, Cristie Praeger --- tjjhjr@netscape.net wrote: > 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/ __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More http://faith.yahoo.com
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