The goal of ParentAdvocates.org
is to put tax dollar expenditures and other monies used or spent by our federal, state and/or city governments before your eyes and in your hands.
Through our website, you can learn your rights as a taxpayer and parent as well as to which programs, monies and more you may be entitled...and why you may not be able to exercise these rights.
Mission Statement
is to put tax dollar expenditures and other monies used or spent by our federal, state and/or city governments before your eyes and in your hands.
Through our website, you can learn your rights as a taxpayer and parent as well as to which programs, monies and more you may be entitled...and why you may not be able to exercise these rights.
Mission Statement
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The E-Accountability Foundation announces the
'A for Accountability' Award
to those who are willing to whistleblow unjust, misleading, or false actions and claims of the politico-educational complex in order to bring about educational reform in favor of children of all races, intellectual ability and economic status. They ask questions that need to be asked, such as "where is the money?" and "Why does it have to be this way?" and they never give up. These people have withstood adversity and have held those who seem not to believe in honesty, integrity and compassion accountable for their actions. The winners of our "A" work to expose wrong-doing not for themselves, but for others - total strangers - for the "Greater Good"of the community and, by their actions, exemplify courage and self-less passion. They are parent advocates. We salute you.
Winners of the "A":
Johnnie Mae Allen
David Possner
Dee Alpert
Aaron Carr
Harris Lirtzman
Hipolito Colon
Larry Fisher
The Giraffe Project and Giraffe Heroes' Program
Jimmy Kilpatrick and George Scott
Zach Kopplin
Matthew LaClair
Wangari Maathai
Erich Martel
Steve Orel, in memoriam, Interversity, and The World of Opportunity
Marla Ruzicka, in Memoriam
Nancy Swan
Bob Witanek
Peyton Wolcott
[ More Details » ]
'A for Accountability' Award
to those who are willing to whistleblow unjust, misleading, or false actions and claims of the politico-educational complex in order to bring about educational reform in favor of children of all races, intellectual ability and economic status. They ask questions that need to be asked, such as "where is the money?" and "Why does it have to be this way?" and they never give up. These people have withstood adversity and have held those who seem not to believe in honesty, integrity and compassion accountable for their actions. The winners of our "A" work to expose wrong-doing not for themselves, but for others - total strangers - for the "Greater Good"of the community and, by their actions, exemplify courage and self-less passion. They are parent advocates. We salute you.
Winners of the "A":
Johnnie Mae Allen
David Possner
Dee Alpert
Aaron Carr
Harris Lirtzman
Hipolito Colon
Larry Fisher
The Giraffe Project and Giraffe Heroes' Program
Jimmy Kilpatrick and George Scott
Zach Kopplin
Matthew LaClair
Wangari Maathai
Erich Martel
Steve Orel, in memoriam, Interversity, and The World of Opportunity
Marla Ruzicka, in Memoriam
Nancy Swan
Bob Witanek
Peyton Wolcott
[ More Details » ]
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Current Events
Wrightslaw: IDEA 2004
What's new, what's removed (from IDEA '97), and who voted on this bill for people with disabilities from Pete Wright
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004
LINK On November 17, 2004, the House-Senate Conference Committee agreed on changes to reauthorize the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). On Friday, November 19, 2004, the House and Senate voted to reauthorize the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004. The bill will be submitted to the President who is expected to sign it within ten days. Once signed, it becomes law. In our books and training programs, we focus on five key statutes that you need to know and understand: Section 1400 - Finding and Purposes Section 1401 - Definitions Section 1412 - State Responsibilities (the "Catch All" statute) Section 1414 - Evaluations and IEPs Section 1415 - Procedural Safeguards (Rules of Procedure) Each of these statutes has important subsections (i.e., subsection (a), (b), (c)) and other subsections of little significance. In a series of five articles, we discuss substantive changes to these five statutes by section and subsection. Text deleted from the IDEA has been struck through. Text added to the IDEA is in italics. In some cases, we describe or summarize changes to the law. Comment: Summaries are in a different font. Wrightslaw: Special Education Law includes the full text of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1997. Wrightslaw: From Emotions to Advocacy (FETA) includes the five key statutes. These articles cross-reference Wrightslaw: Special Education Law and Wrightslaw: From Emotions to Advocacy (FETA). Cross-references: are in a different font. News: IDEA 2004 Conference Committee Votes on IDEA Reauthorization: The Inside Story by Jess Butler. Parents, advocates, attorneys, and children with disabilities attended the House-Senate Conference Committee meeting. Learn the inside story about compromises, how members voted (and why). (11/18/04) |
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