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OSERS has found the Michigan Dept. of Ed in violation of the IDEA 2004!

September 29, 2015 By marcie

TODAY was a pretty good Monday for anyone who cares about our children with special needs and their parents.   I received a written response from the United States Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs and Rehabilitation Services (OSERS). This written response was to notify me that in fact OSERS has found the […]

Filed Under: ADHD, Articles, Aspergers, Autism, bipolar disorder, Education, learning disabilities, News, Politics, Special Education

Oakland Community College in Violation of Section 504 & Title II of the ADA!

July 8, 2015 By marcie

As the parent of a son with special needs and advocate to thousands of students with special needs, I fight unapologetically hard for their civil rights and right to a free and appropriate public education. I don’t remember a time when I wasn’t an advocate for children. I believe in children, ALL children. I believe […]

Filed Under: ADHD, Articles, Aspergers, Autism, bipolar disorder, Education, Family, learning disabilities, Politics, Special Education

John Adams we need you!

April 9, 2015 By marcie

  Folks, I will undoubtably take heat for what I am going to say, but that has not stopped me before, nor will it curb me in the future when something I care about is at stake or under attack. We can respectfully agree to disagree about politics but we cannot ignore them because they […]

Filed Under: ADHD, Aspergers, Education, Family, General, Politics, Special Education

Senators Alexander and Murray Get it Wrong for America’s School-Age Children

April 8, 2015 By marcie

  Today, Senator Lamar Alexander, Chair of the Senate HELP Committee and Senator Patty Murray, ranking Democrat, reached agreement on a reauthorization of the Elementary Secondary Education Act. They have titled their legislation, the “Every Child Achieves Act of 2015,”….I am gagging already. They think this is an improvement over the last reauthorization known as […]

Filed Under: ADHD, Articles, Aspergers, Autism, Education, Family, General, learning disabilities, Mood Disorders, News, Politics, Poverty, Psychology and Psychiatry, Special Education

To the MI State Board of Ed & Gov Snyder-Grow UP!

March 18, 2015 By marcie

So today our Michigan State Board of Ed released a ridiculously meaningless. statement in opposition to Governor Rick Snyder’s Executive Order, 2015-9. An EO that has shifted authority over the failed Reform Redesign District away from our dysfunctional MDE, to under his Yertle the Turtle control. Well, Rick Snyder’s dictatorial and misguided Executive Order is […]

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See some of our coverage from the Kids with IEPs, 504s & Nothing, Count Day Rally this past Oct 7, 2020 on WILX TV. >> WATCH HERE

 

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