Sentences with phrase «special education lobby»

Predictably, the special education lobby has denounced the shift.

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Observer conveniently overlooks the rampant corruption in the legislature and the fact that they have been bought lock, stock, and barrel by the special interests in the healthcare and education lobbies.

The bill is expected to come for a vote in the Senate Education Committee tomorrow and it's a top priority of Mayor Bloomberg, who is scheduled to make a special trip to Albany to lobby on its behalf.

One benefit of pursuing education reform through the judiciary is that the power of special interest groups — namely, the teachers» unions — is drastically diminished in courtrooms, where political lobbying and campaign contributions are far less influential.

After several years of intense and successful lobbying to block the Reagan Administration's attempts to alter educational programs for handicapped children, the organization that represents the nation's state directors of special education is now turning its attention to helping the states improve special - education services.

Sixth, whether due to elitism angst or a shortage of resources, the gifted education world has been meek when it comes to lobbying and special pleading — not to mention heavier - handed political engagement, such as financial contributions and doorbell - ringing on behalf of friendly candidates.

(See: In violation of state lobbying laws, corporate education reform group develops Malloy's disastrous special education funding proposal.)

Ross noted that powerful special interests are lobbying for increasing education privatization and pro-voucher mega-donors from across the country have larded Republican politicians with campaign contributions.

In a MUST READ commentary piece published in the CTNewsjunkie, Robert Cotto Jr. reviews the flawed special education proposal submitted by The Connecticut School Finance Project, a corporate education reform group that has apparently violated state law by illegally engaging in lobbying activities with Governor Dannel Malloy and his administration.

1912: NEA endorses Women's Suffrage 1919: NEA members in New Jersey lead the way to the nation's first state pension; by 1945, every state had a pension plan in effect 1941: NEA successfully lobbied Congress for special funding for public schools near military bases 1945: NEA lobbied for the G.I. Bill of Rights to help returning soldiers continue their education 1958: NEA helps gain passage of the National Defense Education Act 1964: NEA lobbies to pass the Civil Rights Act 1968: NEA leads an effort to establish the Bilingual Education Act 1974: NEA backs a case heard before the U.S. Supreme Court that proposes to make unlawful the firing of pregnant teachers or forced maternity leave 1984: NEA fights for and wins passage of a federal retirement equity law that provides the means to end sex discrimination against women in retirement funds 2000s: NEA has lobbied for changes to the No Child Left Behind Act 2009: NEA delegates to the Representative Assembly pass a resolution that opposes the discriminatory treatment of same - seducation 1958: NEA helps gain passage of the National Defense Education Act 1964: NEA lobbies to pass the Civil Rights Act 1968: NEA leads an effort to establish the Bilingual Education Act 1974: NEA backs a case heard before the U.S. Supreme Court that proposes to make unlawful the firing of pregnant teachers or forced maternity leave 1984: NEA fights for and wins passage of a federal retirement equity law that provides the means to end sex discrimination against women in retirement funds 2000s: NEA has lobbied for changes to the No Child Left Behind Act 2009: NEA delegates to the Representative Assembly pass a resolution that opposes the discriminatory treatment of same - sEducation Act 1964: NEA lobbies to pass the Civil Rights Act 1968: NEA leads an effort to establish the Bilingual Education Act 1974: NEA backs a case heard before the U.S. Supreme Court that proposes to make unlawful the firing of pregnant teachers or forced maternity leave 1984: NEA fights for and wins passage of a federal retirement equity law that provides the means to end sex discrimination against women in retirement funds 2000s: NEA has lobbied for changes to the No Child Left Behind Act 2009: NEA delegates to the Representative Assembly pass a resolution that opposes the discriminatory treatment of same - sEducation Act 1974: NEA backs a case heard before the U.S. Supreme Court that proposes to make unlawful the firing of pregnant teachers or forced maternity leave 1984: NEA fights for and wins passage of a federal retirement equity law that provides the means to end sex discrimination against women in retirement funds 2000s: NEA has lobbied for changes to the No Child Left Behind Act 2009: NEA delegates to the Representative Assembly pass a resolution that opposes the discriminatory treatment of same - sex couple

Which means he just declared war on the teachers» unions, parents» groups, education schools, and the special - education lobby.

We are proud to partner with the Council of Administrators in Special Education and the Association of School Business Officials in lobbying for this important change to IDEA.

Reilly said the district doesn't get adequate funding for special education in relationship to its cost, and she recommended that the district lobby for more money for it.

Because societal and educational issues cut across disciplines and professional boundaries, school policy makers must possess a vast range of knowledge and experience — school law, curriculum, finance, labor and community relations, policy and budgets, not to mention bond campaigns, lobbying, special education and parliamentary procedure.

Members also voted to make changes to the charter school application and processes [see here for details] and they voted to ask the State Board of Education to lobby the General Assembly for special waivers related to charter school expansion.

Proposals from the Governor Brown's office to expand prenatal - to - age 3 home visiting programs, Early Intervention / Early Childhood Special Education, Employment Related Day Care, and preschool opportunities through additional state funds are actively being lobbied for at the legislature for the next biennium.