It demystifies policymaking and helps you organize and prepare for framing key issues and packaging information. Designed to assist special education advocates develop the capacity within their local divisions, chapters, and federations to mount an advocacy campaign. The handbook is organized as a facilitator's guide to use with special educators and other concerned individuals in learning enough about advocacy to be effective in influencing policymakers. This book, profiling more than 200 private, corporate, and federal fund sources for special education, has the answer. The book also gives the how-to's of grantseeking, as well as information on federal grant procedure and the role of technology.
Useful appendices list Internet sites and other resources.
This latest update provides data on federal appropriations for all the major programs affecting special education. It gives a summary of each program, including purpose, who receives funding, the types of activities it supports, recent funding history, fiscal considerations, and CEC recommendations.