USDE Calls on Schools to Address Discrimination & Harassment
On December 31, 2015, former Education Secretary, Arne Duncan, and the now Acting Secretary of Education, John B. King, Jr., released a letter discussing their concerns with discrimination and...
View ArticleSPAN Applauds USDE Actions to Address Widespread Disparities in Special...
The U.S. Department of Education took a critical step today addressing widespread disparities in the treatment of students of color with disabilities, proposing a new rule to improve equity in the...
View ArticleParents as Leaders in Early Childhood: Creating Change so ALL Children Succeed
Calling on Parent Leaders who are committed to working together to create change for children from birth to 8! Come together to learn and share the knowledge and skills for successful leadership and...
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Supported Decision Making and Alternatives to Guardianship
On Tuesday, 2/16/16, SPAN Executive Co-Director, Diana Autin presented a webinar on Supported Decision Making and Alternatives to Guardianship. With close to 200 registrants, the webinar was well...
View ArticleNewark Schools Water Crisis - Children At Risk
A Brief Look at Lead Poisoning: Lead can build up in the body over a period of months or years. Even a small amount of lead in the body can cause serious problems–hence the term lead poisoning....
View ArticleESSA: Concerns about school climate as an accountability measure
Source: National Initiative for Transforming Student & Learning SupportsPassage of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) brings with it concerns and issues about what will and should be done to...
View ArticleSPAN to Collaborate with National Family Voices in National Center for...
SPAN partnered with National Family Voices in a successful application to serve as the National Center for Family-Professional Partnerships for 2016-2019...
View ArticleLEND Application Pending; Boggs Center Recruiting Possible LEND Family Trainees!
The Boggs Center of Excellence on Development Disabilities, in collaboration with SPAN and other partners, has submitted an application to serve as NJ's LEND project. They are interested in recruiting...
View ArticleNJ Paid Family Leave - How Can We Make it Better?
NJ is one of only a few states that has paid family leave insurance for families who need to take family leave. But it isn't being used as much as it should, and it isn't helping families as much as...
View Article17th Anniversary of the Olmstead Decision for Community Living for...
Source: Administration for Community Living. June 2016 Seventeen years ago, on June 22, 1999, the Supreme Court decided in Olmstead v. L.C. (Olmstead) that under the Americans with Disabilities Act,...
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