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
The Special Education Expenditure Report
The national attack on children with disabilities has a price, we dont mean just the destruction of young lives forever. Throughout the US school districts and Committees on Special Education (CSE) are denying and/or illegally removing the services mandated on IEPs of children in need of these services. Yet the Federal government funds these programs, to the tune of billions of dollars every year. Where is this money going? Betsy Combier
About SEEP
Background The 1997 reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) required data collection and studies to measure and evaluate the impact of the IDEA and the effectiveness of state efforts to provide a free, appropriate public education to all children with disabilities (per Sections 618 of Part B and 674). The Special Education Expenditure Project (SEEP)-conducted by the Center for Special Education Finance (CSEF)-is the fourth project sponsored by the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) and its predecessor to examine the nation's spending on special education and related services in the past 40 years. Data Collection and Analysis The SEEP addresses a variety of research questions about how federal, state, and local funds are used to support programs and services for students with disabilities. The SEEP reports are based on analyses of extensive data for the 1999-2000 school year. The study utilized 23 different surveys to collect data at the state, district, and school levels. Survey respondents included state and district directors of special education, district directors of special education, district directors of transportation services, school principals, special education teachers and related service providers, regular education teachers, and special education aides. Survey responses were combined with other requested documents, as well as fiscal and personnel data sets from states, schools, and districts, to create files for the analysis. The analysis file include samples of approximately 10,000 students with disabilities, more than 5,000 special education teachers and related service providers, approximately 5,000 regular education teachers, more than 1,000 schools, and well over 300 local education agencies. Findings Findings from SEEP are being released in a series of reports that address the following questions: What are we spending on special education services in the U.S.? Report #1 available. How does spending on special education students vary across types of public school districts? Report #2 available. What are we spending on transportation services for students with disabilities? Report # 3 available. What are we spending on procedural safeguards in special education? Report #4 available. How does special education spending vary by disability? Report #5 available. What role do functional abilities play in explaining spending variations for students with disabilities? What are we spending on preschool programs for students with disabilities? Who are the teachers and related service providers who serve students with disabilities? How are special education teaching assistants used to serve students with disabilities? What are we spending on special education services in different types of schools? How does special education spending vary across states classified by funding formula, student poverty, special education enrollment levels, and income levels? One of the SEEP reports will also be devoted to describing the purpose and design of the study. Follow these links for additional Information about SEEP: SEEP Publications Study Sample SEEP Data Collection Instruments SEEP State Studies Special Education Expenditure Report Links to Related Special Education Studies Sponsored by the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) |
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