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What is the Family Participation Fund?

In an effort to helping family members voice their opinions about education policy, the California Department of Education, through the State Improvement Grant, established the Family Participation Fund. This fund provides financial assistance to […]

Jim Lockwood | February 8th, 2008 | Continued

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Feature Article #2

Parents Can Go To Court Without An Attorney

In a Supreme Court ruling, the Court made it clear that parents can go to court without an attorney to ensure that their child is receiving a free appropriate public education. In the case of Jacob Winkelman v. Parma City Schools the Court confirmed that parents have a “significant role” in seeking appropriate education […]

Jim Lockwood | May 30th, 2007 | Continued

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The purpose of the California Association of Family Empowerment Centers is to provide information, resources, technical assistance, and systems change advocacy for a statewide network of local Family Empowerment Centers that provide family education, empowerment, and […]

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California Partners in Policymaking: Advocacy Training

The California Collaborative was awarded a grant from the California State Council on Developmental Disabilities to replicate the internationally known leadership-training model, Partners in Policymaking created by the Minnesota Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities (MGCDD). Partners is an innovative, competency based leadership training program for adults with disabilities and parents of young children with […]

8Feb2008 | Jim Lockwood | 0 comments | Continued
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WrightsLaw.com: Online Assistance for Parents Needing Answers

What is Wrights Law? If you know the answer to this question, you are not new to special education advocacy. For everyone else, Wrights Law is not a law, but actually an invaluable resource of special education law information located on the web. Pete and Pam Wright started Wrights Law “to provide […]

8Feb2008 | Jim Lockwood | 0 comments | Continued