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 g96K25X12880; Sun, 6 Oct 2002 16:02:05 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sun, 6 Oct 2002 16:02:05 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <20021006195658.39129.qmail@web13907.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:937] 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: 2497 Lines: 77 Ms. Corley, Could you please remove my name from this list? Thank you, Cristie Praeger --- 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 > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More http://faith.yahoo.com
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