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Links Our Children Left Behind Local Parent / Student Support Organizations by County Articles: Racial Gap in NJ Sp Ed Separate And Unequal on Segregation in NJ Sp Ed Jail for Crime of Being Young, Poor, Mentally Ill Road to Nowhere Support Danielle's Law and Matthew's Law Support Immigrant Students - Support Dream Act! Autism Concepts Site: Info for All w/ Focus on Under Served Communities Articles Post Schaffer "Great Debate": Abramoff & Student Rights From Advocacy to Protest Race, Sp-Ed & Rights Erosion Organizing Families 225,000 Students Therapist Boldly Stands Alleged Incidents in HBoro News Clips NJ ABLE News / Letter Jan 18 Letters Published HBeacon, 5/5/2005 PPacket, 5/13/2005 Courier News 5/17/2005
Our Children are our treasure.
We are the Village that will protect this magnificent treasure. We will be their Voice for equal opportunity in New Jersey Education. -- Patricia Ewell, May 13, 2005 patewell@netzero.net
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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