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 g974cAX19055; Mon, 7 Oct 2002 00:38:10 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2002 00:38:10 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <008501c26db9$3580b540$500877d8@oemcomputer> 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: "Mary Ann Corley" <macorley1@earthlink.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-POVRACELIT:938] Re: Articles/Links from This Week's Public Education Network News X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 3369 Lines: 103 Hi, Cristie: List subscribers can unsubscribe themselves from the list by going to http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/discussions/discussions.html Then click on "unsubscribe" and, when the different list names pop up, click on the lists you wish to unsubscribe from. You must enter your e-mail address in the field provided. If you have any difficulty, please let me know. Thanks for your interest in the Povracelit list. Best, -Mary Ann Corley ----- Original Message ----- From: "cristie praeger" <cpraeger@yahoo.com> To: "Multiple recipients of list" <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> Sent: Sunday, October 06, 2002 1:02 PM Subject: [NIFL-POVRACELIT:937] Re: Articles/Links from This Week's Public Education Network News > 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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