[Dec-kentucky] FW: Subdivision Leaders - Fwd: ACTION ALERT--Tell your Congressman to Support IDEA Funding

[Michael, Sonia]

A great opportunity to support increased funding for IDEA! Forwarded on behalf of Kentucky DEC.

Sonia Michael, Ph.D
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Special Education
Eastern Kentucky University
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From: dec-leader-bounces at dec-sped.org [mailto:dec-leader-bounces at dec-sped.org] On Behalf Of WALSHTAYLO at aol.com
Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 4:17 PM
To: dec-leader at dec-sped.org; dec-governance at dec-sped.org
Subject: Subdivision Leaders - Fwd: ACTION ALERT--Tell your Congressman to Support IDEA Funding

This is very exciting. A Dear Colleague Letter in the House asking for increases in ALL programs in IDEA- Part B, Part C, Preschool and Part D!

Please take a few minutes and go to the CEC Legislative Action Center and ask your Congressperson to sign onto this important letter for increased IDEA funding. See the message below.

Thank you!
Sharon Walsh and Bonnie Keilty, DEC Governmental Relations

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From: elisabethw at cec.sped.org
Sent: 3/26/2009 9:46:27 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time
Subj: ACTION ALERT--Tell your Congressman to Support IDEA Funding

[cid:X.MA1.1238098623 at aol.com]

Dear CAN Coordinators,

Right now, Congressmen Van Hollen (D-MD), Platts (R-PA), and Walz (D-MN) are circulating a letter to their fellow Representatives in support of increased funding for all IDEA programs (including Part B - school aged students; Part B Section 619 - preschool children; Part C - infants and toddlers; Part D - support programs).

CEC urges you to contact your Representative and ask that they sign on to the Van Hollen-Platts-Walz letter today!  The deadline to sign on to this letter is March 27th.

Click here to take action<http://capwiz.com/cek/issues/alert/?alertid=13007866>!

Thank you!

Elisabeth Williams
Policy Coordinator
Policy and Advocacy Services
Council for Exceptional Children
1110 North Glebe Road
Suite 300
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elisabethw at cec.sped.org<mailto:elisabethw at cec.sped.org>
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