The New Jersey Student Advocate
A publication of A Parents’ Initiative
for Every Child’s Education (APIECE)
Fall 2005, “The First Issue” Volume 1, Issue Number 1
“Standing up for the rights
of all students including those facing adversity due to disability, racial
disparity and economic inequity”
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Where are the Candidates?
The NJ IDEIA 2004 Organizing
Committee has made many attempts to contact both major gubernatorial candidates
about the petition drive and our concerns about the harmful changes that are
pending. One of our volunteers ran into Doug Forrester at a picnic and held a
conversation with him on the topic. We have made many attempts to encourage both
major campaigns and candidates to communicate their positions on this important
issue - not only to the public - but to the Department of Education and the
Acting Governor Codey Administration.
We have contacted many Assembly candidates and office holders as well as
Senators.
The good news is that we actually have two gubernatorial candidates who have
signed the petition While they have no chance of winning the Gubernatorial seat,
we welcome their support for our children. They are Tino Rozzi of the Socialist
Party and Matt Thieke of the Green Party.
Apparently the major party candidates are calculating that they do not need to
participate in this process on behalf of our children - that this issue that
effects 225,000 special education students and hundreds of thousands voting
parents and guardians is not important. We urge you to contact Senator Corzine
and Doug Forrester as well as all other candidates, including Assembly
candidates and minor party candidates to urge them to take a stand on this
matter. Urge them to sign the petition at
http://StudentAdvocate-NJ.org
, to get letters out to the NJ DOE and the Acting Governor and to otherwise
publicize a position in support of our children. The contact information for
them is as follows:
U.S. Senator Corzine, 1 Gateway Center, 11th Fl., Newark, NJ 07102,
973-645-3030, Fax: (973) 645-0502 ; Web Link:
http://www.congress.org/congressorg/dbq/officials/?lvl=L
Doug Forrester, c/o BeneCard Services, Inc., 168 Franklin Corner Road, Building
2, Suite 201, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648; Phone: 609-219-0400 Fax: 609-219-1788,
talktous@benecard.com
Ask the Advocate
NJ Complaint Form (MS Word)
(PDF)
On Line Public Hearing on IDEIA 2004
Survey on NJ OSEP Complaint
Process
Past Activities
IEP Wkshp
Rec. Programs for
those w/ Disabilities
An Evening of Educational Advocacy
September 8, 2005 Edison, NJ
What The Student Advocate Has Done for Our Children
Lately . . .
NJ IDEIA 2004 Organizing Committee
Minutes of IDEIA 2004 meeting on Thu., May
26
Student Rights Radio
Discussion, October 31
Effort to
Reach Gubernatorial Hopefuls and Acting Governor / Candidates
IDEA: An Update
Dec. 5, 2005
Middletown
January 18,
2006: Hold a Candle Light for Our Children's Rights
50 Strong For Our
Children
No. Jersey Radio Interview Aired, 1/22
Petitioning for Rights Children: Legal in Princeton
Interview on NJ IDEIA Rights
- Racial Disparities in Sp-Ed
Call
is Heard in Montgomery Twp: Inclusive Recreation
NJSAU Minutes 2/18/2006
Playing and Singing for
Our Rights, 4/1/6
Better IDEA Laws for Special Education
Students?
Better IEPs? Anything is Possible!
April
1 Report: Student Advocacy Union - Fundraising Concert
Mobilization for Rights
of Our Children, May 17, 2006, Trenton
Nationwide Internet Radio Rally for Sp-Ed Parent Rights
9pm EST, Sat. May 20
Parents’ Rally @ Statehouse in Trenton Thursday, June 8, 2006
Piscataway Parents Mtg, June 19, 2006