Extractions: "My child may be deaf, but she is not a burden!" cries Milwaukee parent Susan Endress. Endress made the comment after the City of Milwaukee announced that its charter schools do not bear the "burden" of providing special education services to students with disabilities. The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) has threatened to withhold funding for charter schools that do not provide such services, setting the stage for a showdown with the city. Several miles away in her north side apartment, Viola Beacham ponders her decision to return her son to the Milwaukee Public Schools. The private school for which she had received a state-funded voucher wasn't providing the services he needed for his speech/language and learning disabilities. Pat Patterson, meanwhile, makes unanswered calls to some of Milwaukee's private voucher schools seeking, so far in vain, for them to take her two severely disabled sons. "This is a public program," says this long-time mentor and advocate for African-American parents of students with disabilities. "Why shouldn't they have to take my children and provide the help they need?" Pat's question is key. When states offer vouchers and charters as educational options for parents who hope to improve the quality of their children's education, shouldn't those programs fully include students with disabilities?
New Battlegrounds - Vol 13 No 1 - Rethinking Schools Online The wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) has The school accepted her mildlydisabled son, but rather than placed because of special education needs http://www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/13_01/speced.shtml
Extractions: Search Rethinking Schools Help Home Archive Volume 13, No. 1 - Fall 1998 New Battlegrounds As charters and voucher schools decry the "burdens" of special education, advocates for students with disabilities prepare to defend hard-won rights By Christine Stoneman "My child may be deaf, but she is not a burden!" cries Milwaukee parent Susan Endress. Endress made the comment after the City of Milwaukee announced that its charter schools do not bear the "burden" of providing special education services to students with disabilities. The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) has threatened to withhold funding for charter schools that do not provide such services, setting the stage for a showdown with the city. Several miles away in her north side apartment, Viola Beacham ponders her decision to return her son to the Milwaukee Public Schools. The private school for which she had received a state-funded voucher wasn't providing the services he needed for his speech/language and learning disabilities. Pat Patterson, meanwhile, makes unanswered calls to some of Milwaukee's private voucher schools seeking, so far in vain, for them to take her two severely disabled sons. "This is a public program," says this long-time mentor and advocate for African-American parents of students with disabilities. "Why shouldn't they have to take my children and provide the help they need?"
Wisconsin School News federal and the evolving interpretation, the wisconsin Department of of students aslearning disabled and over a system in which special needs are incorporated http://www.wasb.org/bookstore/luebke june 02.html
Extractions: ince the early 1970s, school districts across Wisconsin and across the United States have spent countless hours struggling with the requirements of state and federal law in providing special education and related services to children with disabilities. Though the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and Wisconsin law have both undergone numerous revisions, the fundamental requirement that districts figure out how to best provide a free appropriate public education (FAPE) for children with disabilities remains. The Wauwatosa School District embarked on the journey of improving our programs for children with disabilities to fully realize the intent of the law 10 years ago. We have learned some lessons along the way. Like other school districts in the state, Wauwatosa developed an intricate system for special education during the 1970s and 80s in response to requirements of the law. Though Wauwatosa had a long history of providing special education services to children with mental retardation as early as the 1950s and 60s, the procedural requirements of the law were new. Over the next 20 years, Wauwatosa, along with school districts across the state, developed parallel, separate systems of general and special education.
Special Education Characteristics of Learning disabled Students Learning for people with special needs,and explains how wisconsin Assistive Technology Initiative (WATI) The http://www.cepan.ca/rrnew/sp/special_programs/se.htm
Extractions: Behavioral Characteristics of Learning Disabled Students: Learning Disabilities Association of Canada (1997) Here you will find a checklist of characteristics to aid in the early identification of children with learning disabilities. The checklist subcategories include definition, auditory disabilities, visual disabilities, oral language disabilities, motor coordination, orientation and various attentional disabilities. Tactics for Teaching Dyslexic Students: Julie A. Dinsmore and Douglas K. Isaacson Learning Disabilities Association of Canada (1997) This article provides a definition for the two types of dyslexia, a list of strategies for reaching students with dyslexia and a checklist of characteristics of dyslexic students. Defining Learning Disabilities: Learning Disabilities Association of Canada (1996) This is a brief but useful definition of learning disabilities. Searching For The Right Key: Unlocking the Doors to Motivation: Learning Disabilities Association of Canada (1991) This article lists ten different strategies for motivating students, particularly students with learning disabilities. Suggested strategies include encouraging choices, advocating ownership, striving for relevance and giving positive and negative feedback.
ECS Resource Allocation Piece By Allan Odden The University of wisconsin (UW)CPRE web site (www.wcer.wisc.edu produced increasedfunding for and attention to the special needs of disabled, low income http://www.casbo.org/oddendec99.htm
Extractions: T of students achieve at or above proficiency and Californias testing shows even lower levels of student performance. Accomplishing the goal of teaching a higher percentage of students to or above proficiency requires doubling or even tripling current results. However, education dollars in California will not increase by that rate. Thus, the only way California, as well as other states, can accomplish the current goal of teaching students to high standards is to improve the productivity of the education system to use education dollars more effectively to boost results. Since education is a service and labor-intensive activity, improving productivity by the levels needed to accomplish the student achievement goals poses a bold challenge to the education system. Four recent Consortium for Policy Research in Education (CPRE) publications identify several strategies for improving education productivity: In "Rethinking the Allocation of Teaching Resources: Some Thoughts From High Performing Schools,"
Extractions: The Blind Readers' Page Main Menu American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults : Kenneth Jernigan Library for Blind Children: a lending library of braille and print-braille books of interest to children from preschool to high school; distributes print/braille books free of charge; free "Goosebumps" and "Animorphs" books. Apply to American Action Fund: Phone: 818-343-2022. Association for the Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired The Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD) is an international, multicultural organization of professionals committed to full participation in higher education for persons with disabilities." It includes links to court decisions and findings of the Office for Civil Rights dealing with higher education and disabled students; also links to individual college offices of disabled student services. The Blind Kid List is sponsored by the National Organization of Parents of Blind Children. To subscribe send a message to: listserv@nfbnet.org; leave the subject line blank and in the body of the message write: subscribe blindkid or if you want the digest form: subscribe kids-d.
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Many Labeled Learning-disabled our kids are considered special needs, said Joni coordinator for the Madison (wisconsin)School District. students, she said, are labeled learning disabled. http://members.home.nl/aeissing/00632.html
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Education, General And Special SDSU disabled Student Services San Diego State University; Dr that serves the statesof Ohio and wisconsin. education of Children with special Educational needs http://www.kansas.net/~cbaslock/educat.html
Extractions: AE , a non-profit organization, was founded in 1978 to address the environmental issues that confront people with disabilities and elderly people. Adaptive Environments promotes accessibility as well as universal design through education programs, technical assistance publications and design advocacy.
Center On Education And Work (CEW) - Overview support, and training for schools, postsecondary institutions Other outstanding productsfrom wisconsin Careers are Career Planning for special needs, Schoolto http://www.cew.wisc.edu/cew/aboutUs/overview/overview.asp
Extractions: Wisconsin Careers Publications Unit FUNDED PROJECTS AODA Peer Project Contact: Jim Frasier CEW is conducting a field study for DPI to determine program characteristics of state-funded, K-12, peer programs designed to prevent health-related risk behaviors. The programs involve same or near-age students in a variety of activities that are intended to help educate their peers about desired health behaviors. Health issues addressed by these programs include: tobacco, nutrition, truancy HIV/STD, violence, alcohol and other drug abuse, unintentional injury, etc. The study will identify the extent to which program characteristics are implemented within and across six types of peer programs: Peer Education, Peer Mediation, Peer Tutoring, Peer Leadership, Peer Helpers/Support, and Peer Mentoring. Funded by Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. Charter High Schools and Real-World Practices From Applied Research to Technical Assistance Contact: Jacob Blasczyk Creating and Implementing a Summer College Preparation Experience for Students with Disabilities Contact: John Gugerty This project teaches professionals to organize, deliver, and evaluate a summer preparation program for students with disabilities who have enrolled in college, but have not yet begun their postsecondary experience. Staff instructs participants over the web, using WebCT. Each course is fifteen sessions in length. Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
Special Needs Family Friendly Fun - Community Involvement nonprofit organization in Madison, wisconsin, which provides Website Project,supporting special needs, handicapped, disabled, and vulnerable http://www.family-friendly-fun.com/links/communityinvolvement.html
Extractions: Our mission: enable families with special needs to share their experiences by subscribing to our newsletter , joining our eGroup forum, talking in our chat room and posting to our bulletin board ; offer information on a wide variety of family fun and special needs topics ; and facilitate access via rings and links to websites relevant to special needs families. Adoption Arts Crafts Babies Charities ... Work at home Other important Community involvement links:
Computer Science Details to Learning Disabilities (University of wisconsinSuperior (Wisonsin for studentswith special needs (California State , Mainstreaming disabled Students in http://www.ed-x.com/courselistings/educationdetails.asp?SubCatID=154
West Allis , Wisconsin Allis Billiard Congress of wisconsin American Businesswomen's activities specificallyaimed at disabled youngsters. is offered for students with special needs. http://www.villageprofile.com/wisconsin/westallis/westallis1.html
Extractions: The West Allis Chamber of Commerce is proud of its vigorous business climate and is a strong advocate of community involvement. Its directory lists over 400 members covering everything from accountants to video productions. Commerce and industry are king and queen here. Since 1985, West Allis has consistently maintained unemployment rates below the Milwaukee metropolitan area. The current rate is less than 2 percent, less than half Milwaukee's 4.3 percent. The other side of the coin is that all this economic vigor leaves the residents of West Allis with a higher-than-average expendable income, or "buying power". West Allis residents have a per capita and household "Effective Buying Income" (EBI) exceeding the state and national average. West Allis' healthy economy has led to considerable commercial and industrial expansion. Several vacant industrial buildings in the older eastern industrial section of the city have been purchased and are either occupied or are being redeveloped. Vacant land in the western end of the city has been acquired for several commercial and residential projects. [Top of Page] West Allis boasts several art galleries. The City Hall Gallery is open to the public eight months of the year, free of charge. It exhibits local, state and national works of art, as well as shows for students and faculty of area art schools. The Gallery also exhibits works by local citizens and art associations at the annual Fountain Art Fair on Memorial Day Weekend. Other commercial art galleries are located in West Allis and in nearby communities.
Aug. 2002 : Autism News,disability News,special Education News wisconsin Local familys difficulties lead to seminar by Finance issues endangerchild specialneeds project. Bind Both gifted and disabled, twice-exceptional http://trainland.tripod.com/aug2002.htm
Extractions: Posted 8/28/02 Mum advertises for friends for autistic son Jaguars help out programs in area State finds autistic teenager was abused Lake Grove seeks permit to expand facilities ... Centre seeks cash to expand Can't meet huge demand (Calgary's nationally renowned Society for Treatment of Autism says it needs $3.3 million ) Child Psychiatry Put on Notice: ADHD is Not a Brain Disorder Promise of stem cell research still years away Posted 8/25/02 Blood tests link MMR to autism A misunderstood disorder Autism awareness MMR researcher paid by vaccine makers ... Going on holiday with autistic kids is hard enough as it is without missing the exit to the Little Chef Posted 8/20/02 Opening minds Autism program uses toys to teach communication Setting sail for learning Experiences: Bay Buddies offers special-needs kids a 'year's worth of field trips' during a week on the water. Enjoying a change Man loves having his own place Samuel Wylde invented specialty bakery products ... Is autism inherent in IT? Posted 8/16/02 Extended Release Divalproex as Good as Regular Formulation in Generalized Epilepsy Epilepsy Associated with Increased Risk of Fracture Autistic children show abnormal brain growth Mother's anguish over autistic child's education ... Fury over care allowance cutbacks to parents of severely disabled children Posted 8/14/02 County praised for autism care Baby Cordelia was born to be brave A place to call 'Home, Sweet Home'
Shepherd Express Metro: Letters children and eliminate programs to educate children with special needs. that of properlycaring for our disabled and elderly You and I know that wisconsin has a http://www.shepherd-express.com/shepherd/22/19/this_and_that/letters.html
Extractions: Mr. Jaye McKesson doesn't believe in putting money into education ["Letters," April 26, Shepherd Express. ] Apparently Mr. McKesson is referring to public education since he argues that public schools are failing because of fairness, lunch programs, longer days and "what have you". Mr. McKesson is repeating all the tired right-wing jargon and he comes to the conclusion that "freedom of choice" is the only answer. Mr. McKesson obviously has had little to do with education either public or private. His simplistic solution to a complicated issue blatantly reveals little experience in the field of education. Perhaps he would rather fund inequity, drop lunch programs for hungry children and eliminate programs to educate children with special needs. It is doubtful that parents would select such schools with their "freedom of choice". When it comes to fairness, we should put our education dollars into programs that insure all our children are well cared for, and well educated. We need to believe in the abilities of all children and work together to help poor children and families achieve a better position in life. Programs that challenge constitutional law by allowing some children to attend private religious schools financed by the State enhance those particular institutions, but so far, there is no positive proof that these institutions provide a better education than public schools. A recent study states that the funding formulas for the private school choice program have created a financial windfall for participating schools. The details are outlined in a well researched article by Bill Kurtz in the April 26 issue of the
The Jerusalem Report Magazine: Israel : Israel Article based American immigrant from Madison, wisconsin, who plucked do with the fact thatspecial needs schools are religiously mitzvah service for a disabled child. http://www.jrep.com/Israel/Article-15.html
Extractions: Nicholas Simon/ France Israels elegant embassy building in Paris was gutted by fire in the early hours of May 23. The blaze occurred as ambassador Elie Barnavi, 55, was preparing to leave after only two years in the post. He spoke to The Report as veteran Labor politician Nissim Zvilli, another French-speaker, was mentioned as a possible successor. Bucharest-born Barnavi, a history professor at Tel Aviv University who has also taught at the Sorbonne, was appointed by Shlomo Ben-Ami, former premier Ehud Baraks foreign minister. The Jerusalem Report: How has the fire affected you? Elie Barnavi: I feel sadness for the loss of collective memory and the efforts and work of dozens of years; but at the same time, great relief that no lives were lost. I thank all the French politicians, police and rescue services, private citizens and institutions, who offered help. I was amazed by the efficiency of our embassy staff and the Foreign Ministry, and Im sure well rebuild our embassy in Rue Rabelais soon. Was it an accident, or could it have been arson?
