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Supporting families as advocates and partners in improving education,
health, and mental health outcomes for infants, toddlers, children, and youth.
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What’s Happening at SPAN & Beyond
Webinar | “Oral Health for Children with Special Health Care Needs”
The following webinar is designed for caretakers of children with special health care needs. It would provide a general overview of the importance of daily mouth care and how you as caregivers can help. When your child has good oral health, it will improve the quality...
read moreSPAN Awarded Two Parent Center Technical Assistance Center Cooperative Agreements
The SPAN Parent Advocacy Network (SPAN) is pleased to announce their successful renewal of two cooperative agreements from the US Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP): (1) The Center for Parent Information and Resources (CPIR) and...
read moreFederal Judge Maintains Protections for DACA
From: NJ Politico Pro The Murphy administration hailed a federal judge's decision today to deny a motion by Texas and seven other states to end protections for recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. New Jersey had intervened as a defendant...
read moreESSA, Chronic Absenteeism, and Students with Disabilities
DC and 36 states, including New Jersey, will use chronic absenteeism as one of or the only metric for the Every Student Succeeds Act's new indicator of school quality or student success. Below are reports with new information on Chronic Absenteeism and students with...
read moreSPAN Awarded Funding to Continue as NJ’s Family to Family Health Information Center
We are pleased to announce that SPAN received word today that we have been refunded to continue to serve as NJ's Family to Family Health Information Center! Excited to be able to inform and empower families of children and youth with special healthcare needs as...
read moreMulti-Cultural/Lingual TV Shows on Developmental Milestones in Young Children
Interested in learning about developmental milestones in young children? Check out these TV shows representing eight (8) different cultures and languages at shriver.umassmed.edu/community-resources/cultural-resources/1-2-3-grow.
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