The federal law governing special education is called the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, or IDEA. It is codified in Title 20, United States Code, starting at section 1400. It was initially passed in 1975. A number of major reauthorizations have taken place. The two most recent were in 1997 and in December 2004. The December 2004 changes took effect, for the most part, on July 1, 2005. The changes made in the 2004 Act are numerous and varied, but perhaps not revolutionary. Continue Reading »
FOR $1, a smart shopper can get one Butterfinger candy bar, three cans of cat food or five Christmas cards. Now, Connecticut’s tourism officials have to stretch a buck for statewide marketing campaigns — over an entire year.
After two years with a budget of $4.3 million a year, the state’s Commission on Culture and Tourism has to make do this fiscal year with just $1 allocated by the legislature in September for statewide promotions. The agency will get another lonely dollar next year. Continue Reading »
What a fantastic aquarium! We were hesitant about going after reading some of the reviews on here but we are so glad that we decided to go! True, it is not a HUGE place but who needs huge when you have a 2 year old! This had everything you could ask for…a shark tank, seal feeding, touch tanks, an African penguin exhibit, a Wii fishing game!!!!, a boat to climb in, a brand new meerkat/African exhibit…AND a small area with climbing mats for children under 5 to run off some energy! Clean, updated, family friendly and just the right size- perfect! There is also an IMAX theater and some kind of simulated ride that we did not get to do. Beautiful outdoor picnic area and plenty of restaurants right a short walk away. We upgraded our tickets for a membership– they refunded our day tickets and put it towards the membership….that’s how much we enjoyed it!
ON a cold Saturday morning in February, Shawn Pelak and David Parent were at the Sterling Memorial Library at Yale University, in New Haven, Conn., soon after the doors opened. But the couple, from Ann Arbor, Mich., wasn’t there to hit the books. Ms. Pelak and Mr. Parent were spending the weekend in Hartford, 45 minutes north, and after downloading a walking tour of the Yale campus from the school’s Web site, they had gotten in their car for a first-hand look. Continue Reading »