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World Autism Awareness Day

Posted on March 11, 2018 by royfmc

The eleventh annual World Autism Awareness Day is just 47 days away on Monday, April 2, 2018! Please tell us how you are going to celebrate by posting to our wall. We look forward to celebrating the day and Autism … Continue reading →

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Pension “Reform” ?

Posted on March 7, 2018 by royfmc

No issue in America today better illustrates the divergent interests of working Americans and the 1 percent than pension reform. Substantial empirical evidence shows that America’s favored retirement vehicle — the 401(k), recently renounced by its own inventors — is … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago, Economic Development, Economy, Elections, Finance, foia, Illinois, Illinois Pensions, illinois politics, mike madigan, minimum wage, politics, Roy F. McCampbell, Taxation | Tagged cook county, education, Illinois, Madigan, politics, Rauner, Roy F. McCampbell, unemployment | Leave a comment

School Attendance Struggles ?

Posted on March 5, 2018 by royfmc

NEW GUIDES for PARENTS & SCHOOLS: When A Child Struggles with School Attendance NEW GUIDES for PARENTS & SCHOOLS: When A Child Struggles with School Attendance https://t.co/RZbQPOA7xf — Surviving Special Ed (@Surviving_SpEd) March 5, 2018

Posted in Autism, Chicago, Disability Employment Month, Education, Elmwood Park School District 401, Employing Disabled, Franklin Park, IEP, Illinois, illinois politics, LASEC, Leyden Area Special Education CoOp, Mannheim School District 83, new horizon center, Norridge School D80, politics, Rosemont School District 78, Social Media, Special Education | Tagged advocacy, advocates, Autism, Autism Awareness Month, Autism Society of Illinois, autistic children, Board of Education, budget, children, common core, Common Core State Standards, disability card special needs, District 81, education, FAPE, IEP, Illinois Autism Society, LASEC, Leyden, Leyden Area Special Education CoOp, main stream, parents, politics, Roy F. McCampbell, school attendance, School District 81, School District Consolidation, school district., Special Education, special needs, Special Needs children, transparency, unemployment, World Autism Awareness Day | Leave a comment

Music Programs Have Great Value for Norridge School District 80 Students, But Someone Has To Pay For Them !!!

Posted on February 28, 2018 by royfmc

“Public School Cuts Music Programs; Teachers Lose Jobs” “High School Music Program Slashed” “Budget Cuts Affect Music and Arts” We see those headlines in the news all the time. Now we are seeing such headlines in the local Pioneer Press with … Continue reading →

Posted in Illinois, LASEC, Leyden, Leyden Area Special Education CoOp, News, Norridge, Norridge School D80, politics, Rauner, Social Media, Taxation | Tagged advocacy, band, children, education, FAPE, Illinois, LASEC, music, Norridge, Norridge School District 80, parents, politics, Roy F. McCampbell, school, school district. | 1 Comment

Trump Directive Spurs Proposal To Delay IDEA Rule

Posted on February 28, 2018 by royfmc

The Trump administration is officially proceeding with plans to delay an Obama-era rule that aimed to ensure students from certain backgrounds aren’t wrongly placed in special education. The U.S. Department of Education is issuing a notice in the Federal Register … Continue reading →

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New Horizon Center’s 11th Annual Pre-St. Patty’s Day Charity Pub Crawl

Posted on February 27, 2018 by royfmc

Join us at the 11th Annual St Patty’s Day Pub Tour! #edisonpark #stpattysday #chicago #fundraiser #supportautism

Posted in Autism, Chicago, Edison Park, mental health, new horizon center, Roy F. McCampbell, Social Media, Special Education | Tagged #leydenpride, advocacy, advocates, Autism, Autism Awareness Month, autistic child, autistic children, bullying, children, education, FAPE, IEP, Illinois, new horizon center, parents, politics, Roy F. McCampbell, school, Special Education, special needs, Special Needs children | Leave a comment

E-Cigarette Endangers Public Health

Posted on February 26, 2018 by royfmc

A new study found e-cigarettes can potentially release significant amounts of toxic metals in its vapors, which users inhale. Scientists discovered a number of them released vapors with potentially unsafe levels of lead, chromium, manganese, and more https://hub.jhu.edu/2017/02/17/e-cigarettes-contain-toxic-metals/ … Continue reading →

Posted in #leydenpride, cancer, e cigarettes, Health, johns hopkins, mental health, Social Media, vaping | Tagged #leydenpride, advocacy, children, cook county, e cigarettes, education, facebook, Roy F. McCampbell, transparency, vaping | Leave a comment

California Democratic Party won’t endorse Dianne Feinstein

Posted on February 26, 2018 by royfmc

Activist wing drags Democrats further to the left in California: California Democratic Party won’t endorse Dianne Feinstein — Read on http://www.mercurynews.com/2018/02/25/california-democratic-party-declines-to-endorse-dianne-feinstein-in-re-election-bid/amp/

Posted in california, Dianne Feinstein, gun control, illinois politics, mike madigan, Roy F. McCampbell, Social Media, Union | Tagged California, Dianne Feinstein, education, politics | Leave a comment

Fla. shooting survivor: Cops don’t want to face down AR-15s

Posted on February 25, 2018 by royfmc

“The first priority on an active school shooting is to stop the killing. You don’t wait for the SWAT team, you don’t hide behind a car. If you’re armed, whether as a school resource officer or first patrol officer, you … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Education, Elections, Illinois, mental health, politics, USCongress | Tagged advocacy, advocates, Board of Education, children, Common Core State Standards, education, main stream, murder, parents, politics, Roy F. McCampbell, Roy McCampbell, school, school district., Special Needs children, transparency, work force | Leave a comment

Bath Township School Bombing: Why Have We Forgotten It?

Posted on February 25, 2018 by royfmc

On May 18, 1927, a man blew up a Michigan school. It remains the deadliest attack on a school in U.S. history, but it is often forgotten. — Read on time.com/4492872/kehoe-attack-history/

Posted in Crime, Education, Illinois, murder, News, politics, Social Media, Terrorists, War on Terror | Tagged advocacy, advocates, Board of Education, children, education, murder, politics, Roy F. McCampbell, Roy McCampbell, school, school district. | Leave a comment