Guest guest Posted December 21, 2009 Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 News from Learning Disabilities Association of America Having trouble viewing this email? Click here In This Issue Common Core Standards FY 2010 Appropriations Juvenile Justice Plan LEARN Act Quick Link LDA on the Web Join LDA Find LDA Near You Subscribe to News-in-Brief Feature Article SLD Evaluation: Linking Cognitive Assessment Data to Learning Strategies Read it here. FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL 1.888.300.6710 Greetings! Welcome to News-in-Brief, LDA's email news to keep you connnected and current with what's happening in learning disabilities here, at home, across the nation and in the nation's capital. As the representative voice for all individuals with learning disabilities, LDA hopes this communication will keep you informed and involved so that our voice continues to resonate. Common Core Standards Move Forward As previously reported, the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers are well into the process of developing Common Core Standards. Two sets of standards are under development: College and Career Readiness Standards and K-12 Standards. NGA and CCSSO solicited comments on the College and Career Readiness Standards in September, and a summary of public feedback can be found at www.corestandards.org. Unfortunately, there is no reference to the comments submitted by LDA regarding the participation of students with specific learning disabilities. However, we have received acknowledgement in a recent public forum of the need to have more individuals with expertise on learning and other disabilities as part of the review process. LDA will be following up to ensure this occurs. More... Congress Finalizing FY 2010 Appropriations Federal Fiscal Year 2010 (FY2010) began on October 1, 2009. However, with health care reform and the serious state of the economy, Congress did not have adequate time to complete the 12 appropriations bills. Missing this deadline has become the norm over the past several years, so advocacy groups are quite used to Congress passing a series of continuing resolutions (CR) which enable the government to function even though the spending bills have not been passed. The latest CR expires on December 18, and Congress is well on its way to finishing the FY2010 appropriations before that date. An omnibus bill, consolidating the rest of the appropriations bills, was announced on December 8 and quick passage is expected. Under the consolidated bill funding for IDEA Part B, Preschool, and Part C will be frozen at the FY2009 level. More... Juvenile Justice Plan Proposed In response to a request for comments, the LDA Justice Committee is reviewing the Fiscal Year 2010 proposed plan for the U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) The draft plan describes discretionary program activities OJJDP proposes to carry out during the next year. In its initial review of the proposal, the LDA Justice Committee has noted the lack of any mention of youth with disabilities, which is particularly disconcerting given both the high prevalence rates of youth with disabilities in the juvenile justice system and as victims. More... LEARN Act Provides Comprehensive Literacy Plan Under the newly introduced LEARN Act, States would receive grants to plan and implement comprehensive literacy programs that address the needs of children from birth through high school. The Literacy Education for All, Results for the Nation Act (LEARN Act) is sponsored in the House (H.R. 4037) by Representative Yarmuth (D-KY) and in the Senate (S. 2740) by Senator Murray (D-WA). LDA is actively involved in a coalition that worked with congressional staff to develop the bill and is now making visits on Capitol Hill to secure support. The coalition hopes the legislation will become part of a larger bill to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA, currently known as No Child Left Behind). More... Check out our 2010 Conference in Baltimore MD! The Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA) is a grassroots, non-profit organization of 30,000 members including individuals with learning disabilities, their families, and the professionals who work with them. Organized in 1963, LDA has 250 state and local affiliates, in 43 States and Puerto Rico. LDA is dedicated to identifying causes and promoting prevention of learning disabilities and to enhancing the quality of life for all individuals with learning disabilities and their families by encouraging effective identification and intervention, fostering research, and protecting their rights under the law. LDA seeks to accomplish this through awareness, advocacy, empowerment, education, service and collaborative efforts. News-in-Brief is an email news publication of the Learning Disabilities Association of America. Forward email This email was sent to tccavanaugh@... by info@.... Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribeT | Privacy Policy.Email Marketing by Learning Disabilities Association of America | 4156 Library Road | Suite 1 | Pittsburgh | PA | 15234 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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