Sentences with phrase «special advocates who»

It was founded by two Court Appointed Special Advocates who realized that there were no emergency care facilities for children in Harlingen and the larger Rio Grande Valley.

These experts may include a court - appointed special advocate who investigates the child's living situation and makes a recommendation; a guardian ad litem who can file motions on behalf of the child and her best interests; or a psychologist who can administer evaluations of the child and her parents.

Not exact matches

In addition to noting that the fact that the question was given such attention at the Synod and that those who were the strongest advocates were given special prominence by the Holy Father, they can reasonably claim that they have been given permission to proceed to use the «internal forum» for readmission.

«specials interests» is just another way of saying «Citizens groups» who get together, pool their money and advocate for their beliefs.

In addition, during the «early bird special», 50 % of all proceeds will go to Mazon: A Jewish Response to Hunger, an organization whose mission is to provide for people who are hungry while at the same time advocating for other ways to end hunger.

Local mom Laura Shelton, who was featured in the summer issue of Chicago Special Parent, spent much of 2017 advocating for newborn screenings for Krabbe disease.

Well, NICU moms who can't breastfeed are already subject to giant posters advocating b» fing in the NICU, as well as not being able to get the super special badges for their kids isolettes.

The infant food companies have special contacts in nutrition and child health divisions of various governments who are their advocates and look after their name and interests.

A special election is yet to be called, however, which has become increasingly a sore point for progressive advocates who had wanted one called before the budget is voted on in late March.

The statement comes as Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who liberal advocates have accused of not doing enough to help his own party take control of the Senate, begins a push to elect a pair of Democrats ahead of an April 24 special election, triggering a unity plan that could shift control of the chamber away from Republicans.

«It's understood that the department inherited this mess, and it is a mess,» said Ellen McHugh, a longtime special education advocate who also spoke at Monday's press conference.

A state supreme court has ruled against elected officials and education advocates who argue that Cathleen Black is not qualified to be the New York City Schools Chancellor, and should not get a special waiver.

Senate Democrats, who are the minority party in that house, held a news conference with government reform advocates to push for public financing of campaigns, a bill Senate Democratic Leader John Sampson says will lessen the influence of big money special interests in politics.

Camp Anchor families and other special - needs advocates announced the lawsuit at a news conference Sunday morning outside Town Hall with Democratic supervisor candidate Laura Gillen, who previously volunteered at the camp, and attorney Jeff Gold, who is running for the county legislature as a Democrat.

Feingold, who is the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, will advocate a special election instead.

Jaye Bea Smalley, a longtime disabilities advocate who serves as co-president of the Citywide Council on Special Education, will join the Upper West Side's Community Board 7; the Rev. Keith Fennessy, a fifth - generation New Yorker and pastor of St. Columba Catholic Church in Chelsea, will join Community Board 4; and Sabrina Francis, an opera singer and music teacher at Round the Clock Daycare, will join Harlem's Community Board 9.

Dr. Piontkovski's case was taken up by the international scientific community, human rights advocates, and friends and colleagues, who organized letter - writing campaigns, shared information on a special website set up for the purpose, and began raising funds for his legal defense.

Two graduates of the AACR Scientist ↔ Survivor Program, a special educational experience that gives patient advocates the opportunity to attend and learn from researchers at the AACR Annual Meeting, have put together some tips to help guide advocates who are attending this or any large scientific conference.

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The Attorney General (Broadbent) must appoint a Special Advocate, Claudia Simmons - Howe (Hall), who has clearance to see the classified evidence and is tasked in representing Erdogan during the «closed» proceedings.

The program is named after a former state legislator who was a staunch advocate for special - needs families.

When the College Board announced, in the summer of 2002, that it would stop «flagging» the test scores of students who were given special accommodations for the SAT, the gold standard exam for college admission, disability advocates were thrilled.

I'm an on - the - ground special ed advocate and attorney who's lived around the country and now finds myself in South Florida — hardly a mecca of visionary charter school leaders, unless of course you count the school generously funded by the rapper, Pitbull.

Naturally as an advocate, I meet lots of dissatisfied parents, but I also see very unhappy teachers and administrators who are equally frustrated with a special education system laden with laws and red tape that often doesn't result in even adequate educational achievement.

The programme helps people develop digital and enterprise skills for free: https://idea.org.uk iDEA would like to thank everyone involved in the production of this film from the fantastic range of iDEA Pioneer learners who agreed to take part; and the brilliant educators and inspirers who are rolling out the programme in their communities and institutions (in the order they appear in the film): • Naomi Timperley Co-founder, Tech North Advocates and Wakelet Partnerships Consultant • Melanie Powell Associate Head for Student Employability, Manchester Metropolitan University • Alison McKenzie - Folan Deputy Chief Executive of Wigan Council and Director for Customer Transformation • Jeff McCarthy Senior lecturer, Digital Marketing, Manchester Metropolitan University • Jayne Sherwood Founder / Director, Joining Communities • Mark Rodaway Headteacher, Calday Grange Grammar School • Nicola Mounsey Computer Science Teacher, Calday Grange Grammar School Special thanks also to all the institutions and learners around the world who are participating in iDEA; and to Jooka who made the film to help us show iDEA in action.

Those who advocate the necessity for special «boys» education» are asking that boys continue to be treated differently, when boys behave as they do and do less well than they could precisely because they've been subjected to the kinds of male socialisation I've already described.

One of NCSECS» primary objectives is to develop a dynamic coalition of special education and charter school advocates that support equal access and high quality, effective and appropriate supports for students with learning differences in charter schools and who are committed to working together to develop practical solutions to challenges that hinder access and quality.

I'm an on - the - ground special ed advocate and attorney who's lived around the country and now finds myself in South Florida - hardly a mecca of visionary charter school leaders, unless of course you count the school generously funded by the rapper, Pitbull.

In the past, I tried to advocate for the students who needed it most — especially my bilingual special education students who need fierce advocates, but in most cases my voice alone wasn't enough to make changes.

One of the special guests at this year's Charter School Parent Summit in San Diego was a passionate parent advocate who only recently became a charter school parent.

That measure drew strong opposition from advocates for English - language learners, racial minorities, disadvantaged students and those in special education who saw it as watering down accountability.

D.C. Council members, advocates and parents raised questions Monday about Mayor Vincent C. Gray's push to reduce the number of special - education students who attend private schools at public expense.

Barnes, along with advocates like the nonprofit Disability Rights N.C., warned state board members repeatedly that their actions might harm the roughly 200,000 or so children across the state who qualify for special education.

«It's a huge step in the right direction, but there's a lot of work to be done,» said Matt Cohen, a longtime special education attorney who helped represent the advocates and community groups that presented concerns to ISBE in November.

He recommended that advocates who work with military children download «Provision of Early Intervention and Special Education Services to Eligible DoD Dependents» (DoD Instruction 1342.12).

Working with federal policymakers, she advocated for programming to better serve at - risk students, including children who have experienced trauma and homelessness, those who have been incarcerated, and those with special learning needs.

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Includes articles and essays for attorneys and advocates who represent children with disabilities and others who are interested in special education law and practice.

I met a lot of great people who share my passion to advocate for children with special needs.

ISEA should be on the «bucket list» for anyone, attorney or advocate, who is serious about special education advocacy.

We congratulate all our colleagues for their excellent work — particularly those at The New Orleans Advocate, Fox 8 News and WWNO, who have taken a special interest in our public - service journalism.

«They have targets on their back, and with a child who already has a disability, the damage can be greater,» said Ellen Callegary, an attorney and special - education advocate for more than 30 years, who is part of a coalition of advocates pressing for changes at the state level.

This view is consistent with the recommendations of a special Committee on the Teaching of Educational Psychology, created by Division 15 of the American Psychological Association, who advocated that future teachers use a psychological perspective on learning to create a coherent framework of ideas about student learning (Anderson, Blumenfeld, Pintrich, Clark, Marx, & Peterson, 1995).

One can only assume that Polis doesn't like the fact that Ravitch (and many other pro-education advocates) have revealed the fact that charter schools traditionally «increase» their standardized test scores by «creaming» off the best students, discriminating against non-English speaking students and refusing to take their fair share of students who need special education services.

On the other side of the divide, supporting Gundersen's view, are special education advocates like Sheldon Horowitz, senior director of learning resources and research at the National Center for Learning Disabilities, who said that most special education students should be expected to meet rigorous standards, just like their peers.

Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), with the help of pro bono partner Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, brought these cases to court, challenging the New York City Department of Education's (DOE's) failure to provide free breakfast and lunch to children with disabilities who would ordinarily be entitled to receive meals in school, but who had to attend special education private schools because the DOE did not offer them an appropriate public school education.

Advocates say charter schools provide more choices to families with special educational needs or students who feel underserved by local schools.

The office includes a parent ombudsman and a family engagement specialist who help parents and advocates work collaboratively with school divisions to resolve concerns and navigate special education processes.

Advocates say that they provide more choices for students with special needs, or who feel underserved by the local schools that service their neighborhood — they say that the quality of a child's education should not be determined by zip code alone.

Growing up with two brothers who lived with the reality of coping with disabilities every day drove me to become a special education teacher — which I have proudly been for 23 years — and an advocate for other students with disabilities.