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December 9, 2019
State report reveals that Newark fails to enforce key special education mandates
"State monitors have ordered Newark to take corrective action after finding that the city’s public schools are failing to meet...
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October 16, 2019
NJ Council on Developmental Disabilities Urges Inclusion of Children with Disabilities in School Emergency Plans
Director of SPAN Public Policy, Peggy Kinsell, in her role as the New Jersey Council on Developmental Disabilities Subcommittee Chairperson,...
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September 30, 2019
Debra Jennings Remarks on Newark’s Top Issues in Special Education
SPAN Executive Co-Director, Debra Jennings, was quoted in a Chalkbeat article on issues facing special education in Newark's schools.  “These...
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Press Releases
July 19, 2022
Olmstead: Where Are We 23 Years Later?
On June 22, 1999, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg announced the United States Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Olmstead v. L.C....
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July 19, 2022
Two Anniversaries Celebrate Immigrant Children
The SPAN Parent Advocacy Network (SPAN) is pleased to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the US Supreme Court decision in...
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May 26, 2022
SPAN Statement on the Robb Elementary School Shooting
When the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting happened, we thought we had seen enough. Continue Reading SPAN Statement on the...
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