How did NJ’s Special Education system fared in the US Department of Education’s review of its Special Education State Performance Plan? While NJ was found to “meet requirements,” the US Department of Education has also issued a...
In this Education Week article, we learn that “New Jersey takes the top spot in the newly released ‘Quality Counts 2019,’ the 23rd annual report card of state education systems issued by the Education Week Research Center, while the nation as a whole...
The Help Me Grow National Center would like YOUR input! Please share the information and the links to the survey (English and Spanish) below. The survey takes about 7 minutes to complete (on average), and will be open until COB Friday, August 30, 2019. Here is...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee that sets national health policy, announced that the Supporting Family-to-Family Health Information Centers Act passed in the House of Representatives today and is heading to...
SPAN is pleased to announce that one of our Transition Coordinators, Erin Seigh, has been selected to be a parent advisor for Got Transition’s newly-created National Family Health Care Transition Advisory Group. The organization, in collaboration with Family...
A memo from the New Jersey Department of Education Date: June 5, 2019 To: Chief School Administrators, Charter School and Renaissance School Project Leads Route To: Principals and School Staff From: Linda P. Eno, Ed.D., Assistant Commissioner, Division of Academics...
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...
Source: Autistic Self Advocacy Network Autism Acceptance Month is now underway. Acceptance is not passive—it is an action, and that includes taking action when members of our community are in danger. Last April, the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network began a campaign to...
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...
