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5/8/2013

Policy Insider: CEC Member’s Leadership Recognized in Newsweek…Again!
This week Newsweek released its top 100 high schools across the country. Topping this list - for the second year in a row - is the Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky, a public high school located on the campus of Western Kentucky University and led by CEC member, Dr. Julia Link Roberts!
4/3/2013

Former GABR Star Receives International Award for Leadership
Learn more about CEC's Yes I Can! Award recipient Michael Kaip.
3/25/2013

CEC in Education Week: Congress Tweaks State Special Education Spending Mandates
3/5/2013

CEC in Disability Scoop: Disability Cuts Could Be Here To Stay
CEC talks about how sequestration will affect special education across the United States.
3/5/2013

CEC in Education Week: Special Education Advocates Release Public Policy Agenda
CEC recently published a list of issues it would like Congress to tackle.
2/19/2013

CEC in Disability Scoop: As Cuts To Special Education Loom, Congress Takes Break
CEC discusses the looming sequestration that will affect special and gifted education across the United States.
2/1/2013

CEC in Education Week: Top K-12 Leader in Congress Sets Retirement Date
CEC comments on the announcment of U.S. Senator Tom Harkin, the most powerful lawmaker in Congress when it comes to education policy and funding, retiring when his current term ends in 2014.
1/28/2013

CEC Quoted on NBCNews.com.
CEC quoted on NBCNews.com in support of new sports guidance.
1/25/2013

CEC in USA TODAY: White House: Schools Must Open Sports to Disabled
Lindsay Jones, senior director for policy & advocacy, applauds the Obama Administration’s decision to tell school districts across the USA that they must give students with disabilities equal access to extracurricular sports, saying it will break down barriers and discrimination.
1/23/2013

New Political Cycle Brings Turnover at White House, Disability Council

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5/15/2013

Policy Insider: Tell Congress How Your Preparation Program Helped You Become a Great Educator
Join CEC/TED/HECSE to support IDEA’s Personnel Preparation program, which currently supports approximately 8,000 scholars across the nation a year, all of whom are preparing for a career in special education as teachers, local and state leaders, researchers, and related service personnel.
5/15/2013

Policy Insider: Teacher Appreciation Week Brings CEC Members to U.S. Department of Education
Last week, in recognition of Teacher Appreciation Week, 20 CEC members had the unique opportunity to sit down for a conversation at the U.S. Department of Education to discuss many of the most pressing issues in education, including new teacher evaluation systems and the implementation of college and career ready standards.
5/1/2013

Policy Insider: Calling all Stories About the Impact of Sequestration!
CEC is looking for stories about the impact of sequestration – not just the amount of education money cut from the budgets, but about the consequences of those budget cuts. Deadline: May 7.
4/30/2013

Are You a New Teacher? Apply Today to be a Reality 101 Blogger for the 2013-14 School Year!
CEC is searching for members to chronicle their teaching experiences on Reality 101, CEC's popular blog for new teachers. With Reality 101 acting as your online journal, your stories will give readers a chance to get to know you, offer advice, cheer you on, and share their own stories. Deadline: June 18.
4/23/2013

CEC Member Alex Lopes Honored at White House as a Teacher of the Year
4/11/2013

President’s Education Budget has few Increases for SpEd
President Obama’s proposed fiscal year 2014 budget, while containing sizeable increases in public education funding, does little to fulfill the federal government’s commitment to fully fund the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), a pledge made in 1975 and never met.
4/10/2013

Policy Insider: President's Budget Proposal Includes Few Increases for Special Education
Today, President Obama released his fiscal year 2014 budget which proposes to increase spending on education programs by 4.5% and repeals the devastating, automatic across-the-board cuts known as sequestration which stripped over $600 million from special education programs.
3/13/2013

CEC-endorsed bill focuses on teacher development, closing the “excellence gap”
Special and gifted educators are applauding the bill, the To Aid Gifted and High-Ability Learners by Empowering the Nation’s Teachers (TALENT) Act, which was introduced on March 11 in the U.S. Senate.
3/7/2013

Niles is New Assistant Executive Director, Professional Development Services
Karen Niles has joined CEC as Assistant Executive Director for Professional Development Services, bringing a broad range of special education and continuing education leadership and program development experience to her new position.
3/5/2013

Policy Insider: Sequester Begins. Specifics on Special Education Cuts are Clear.

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5/20/2013

What universal design looks like in the classroom
5/20/2013

Va. district plans expansion of inclusive preschool
5/20/2013

Educators in five states exchange ideas to improve schools
5/20/2013

Advocates worry preteens' use of Instagram is a privacy risk
5/20/2013

States explore their options for GED exams
5/20/2013

Judge seeks postponement of NYC gifted-program admissions letters
5/20/2013

CDC finds high rate of mental disorders among U.S. youths
5/20/2013

Md. student helps friend with cerebral palsy participate in first race
5/20/2013

Last chance! Learn how to boost the writing skills of your students
5/20/2013

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