Why We Need to Fully Fund IDEA

This is very encouraging. Thank you.

Posted by Navidad Arnett on 04/17/2009 @ 06:59AM PT
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I am so happy things are on the upswing for you, Jim, and Charlie. xo

Posted by Karen D on 04/17/2009 @ 10:58AM PT
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It is great to hear that Charlie is doing better. You are right that improvements in our kids are the results of "hard work, good work, and the usual copious amounts of sweat, blood, tears, and brainpower" of parents, teachers, aides and all the children in the school.

Posted by Hai Dang on 04/17/2009 @ 11:29AM PT
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Can't disagree with you, and I signed the letter.
IDEA was supposed to be fully funded 25 years ago...and in the meantime many other things have been. If this country is serious about special education performing the function that it was intended to--of giving those students the necessary "special"ized and individualized supports and appropriate instruction they need to be successful in public school, have appropriate transition, and possibly even to "graduate" from special education, vs. second class citizenry in an academic parallel track-- this needs to be fully funded. Full. Stop. My belief is that doing so can only be helpful to both sides of the fence--families and schools.

Kristina, I am glad that it is going better esp. for Charlie and for you. Thank you for sharing that news.

Warm regards.

Posted by Regina Claypool-Frey on 04/17/2009 @ 11:00PM PT
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An amendment to fully fund IDEA has been introduced into Congress by Rep. John Kline, R-Minn.

http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2009/05/06/idea-funding/3155/

Posted by Kristina Chew on 05/08/2009 @ 08:54PM PT
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Actually, I'm having some trouble finding Rep. Kline's amendment, beyond that newsstory, but this Senate Resolution has been sitting in committee for months,

S.88
Title: A bill to amend part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide full Federal funding of such part.
Sponsor: Sen Vitter, David [LA] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

It may be that Rep. Kline intro'd an amendment because the Seate Resolution is going nowhere (no sponsors, stuck in Committee), but whatever legislation is going to go, whether S.88 or the Kline amendment, it's going to need some emails and phone calls to members of Congress and the Committees or other relevant parties to shift it along and keep it from dying in session.

Posted by Regina Claypool-Frey on 05/15/2009 @ 11:01AM PT
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More about S.88 here:

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s111-88

And a list of similar bills that went nowhere.

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s111-88&tab=related

Posted by Kristina Chew on 05/15/2009 @ 01:23PM PT
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More about S.88 here:

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s111-88

And a list of similar bills that went nowhere.

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s111-88&tab=related

Posted by Kristina Chew on 05/15/2009 @ 01:23PM PT
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Also, besides S.88 (while still also in committee, H.R.1102 has 80 co-sponsors and looks more promising)

H.R.1102
Title: To require full funding of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
Sponsor: Rep Van Hollen, Chris [MD-8] (introduced 2/13/2009) Cosponsors (80)
Latest Major Action: 3/30/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

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http://www.thomas.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:H.R.1102:

Posted by Regina Claypool-Frey on 05/16/2009 @ 12:59PM PT
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