PACER CENTER PRESENTS ‘CHAMPION FOR CHILDREN AWARD’

TO U.S. REP. JIM RAMSTAD

U.S. Rep. Jim Ramstad (MN-3) received the PACER Center’s “Champion for Children Award” at the organization’s 25^th anniversary celebration in Minneapolis.

PACER Center Executive Director Paula Goldberg presented the award and said, “Jim Ramstad has been a great champion for children with disabilities and a courageous leader for their education rights.”

Ramstad has been a strong supporter of full funding for special education in our local schools.  He has sponsored legislation to mandate annual increases of $2.2 billion in each of the next five years to reach full federal funding for special education.

“Full funding for special education will help children with special needs and provide much-needed funding for our public schools,” said Ramstad.  “It’s unfair to children and unfair to our public schools that the federal government has failed to fund special education as promised.”

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