Showing posts with label maryland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label maryland. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 17, 2010

In Education Vote, Politics Wins; Kids Lose.

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If you've followed my blog over the past few months, you've read about the proposed budget in Montgomery County, Md., that would eli...
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Friday, February 5, 2010

Parent: Dr. Weast Violated Board Policy. Will They Let Him Get Away With It?

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On Tuesday, the Board of Education is scheduled to vote on the FY11 budget, which includes a proposal to dramatically change the way the cou...
Thursday, January 28, 2010

With Budget Vote 2 Weeks Away, County Starts Staffing Unapproved, Undefined Program

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Here's an interesting (and disappointing) development with the Montgomery County scheme to shift preschoolers with special needs to a ne...

Politics vs. Progress: Will Board Rubber-Stamp Plan Threatening Special-Needs Preschoolers?

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On Feb. 9, the Board of Education in Montgomery County, Md., will either 1) support proven educational programs for preschoolers with specia...
Monday, January 25, 2010

Kentucky Schools: Pay No Attention to that Man Behind the Curtain

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As reported by the Parents' Coalition of Montgomery County last week, Superintendent Jerry Weast was the keynote speaker this Saturday ...

Preschool Targeted by "Ill-Prepared Proposal" Is County's "Best-Kept Secret"

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In the second evening of hearings at the Montgomery County Board of Education on Jan. 20, Maria Dudish got a standing ovation for her emotio...

Even "Least Restrictive Environment" Advocates Oppose Weast's Preschool Plan

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Montgomery County Superintendent Weast says his plan to move preschoolers from a proven program to an experimental public program is intende...
Thursday, January 14, 2010

Video Highlights: Testimony Against Plan to Displace Special-Needs Preschoolers

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At the Jan. 13 Board of Education hearing on the proposed FY11 budget, 23 of 29 people who testified were parents and advocates opposed to t...
Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Backlash Over Special-Needs Preschool Dominates Board of Education Hearing

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Tonight was the first of two hearings at the Montgomery County Board of Education about the proposed "realignment" of preschool se...
Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Don't Mess with Success: My Testimony in Favor of Special-Needs Preschool

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Tomorrow at a hearing on the FY2011 education budget for Montgomery County, I will join many other parents in speaking out against a plan to...
Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Plan to Displace High-Risk Preschoolers in Maryland Attracts Media Interest

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It seems that when education officials try to shut down specialized services for children with special needs, parents and the media pay atte...
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Thursday, December 17, 2009

Inclusion at the Expense of Quality Education: ACT NOW

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On this blog, I typically write about issues that affect people with disabilities nationally and internationally. But sometimes, a local iss...
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Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Waiting Lists, Inadequate Funding for Disability Services -- and More Cuts on the Way?

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I recently joined the board of the Arc of Montgomery County, which advocates for people with developmental disabilities and provides direct ...
Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Autism Insurance Coverage -- Did You Say "Over"?

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One of the best scenes from "Animal House" is a pep talk by John Belushi's character Bluto to his discouraged fraternity broth...
Tuesday, March 3, 2009

The Downside to Inclusion

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Many people view inclusion as a goal for all students with special needs. I'm not one of those people, because my experience as a paren...
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Thursday, February 26, 2009

Autism Thursday in Annapolis Part 2

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Without a doubt, the highlight of today's rally and both hearings was Adam Berman, a 22-year-old who spoke about the progress he's m...
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Autism Thursday in Annapolis Part 1

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Over the past few months, I've reported about the efforts of several states to pass legislation to mandate insurance coverage for autism...
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Maryland American Academy of Pediatrics: Yes on Insurance Coverage for Autism

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On Wednesday, the Maryland chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics expressed it support for HB 273, the legislation that would mandate...
Monday, February 23, 2009

Testifying Thursday for Autism Legislation in Maryland

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I've been asked to testify to the Maryland General Assembly on Thursday in support of legislation that would require coverage for autism...
Saturday, February 21, 2009

Time to Act Now to Get Insurance for Autism

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Disability Scoop has a quick recap of some of the state-level proposals to mandate insurance coverage, unfortunately under the heading ...