Tell Congress: I'm Ready!

Share How Your Preparation Program Helped You Become a Great Special Educator

A TED/HECSE/CEC Collaboration

Policymakers in Washington are thinking about cutting funds for IDEA’s Personnel Preparation Program, a leading source of financial assistance for future special educators, early interventionists, local/state leaders, researchers, and related service personnel.

We’re appalled, too!

Join CEC/TED/HECSE to support IDEA’s Personnel Preparation program, which currently supports approximately 8,000 scholars per year across the nation who are preparing for a career in special education or early intervention.

Special education suffers from a decades-long national shortage – there simply aren’t enough special educators.  Tell Congress to invest in special education!

Here are three quick and easy ways to become involved:

 one There's power in numbers! Sign this letter to Congress and the Obama Administration in support of IDEA’s  Personnel Preparation Program.
 two Email Congress Now!  Use CEC's Legislative Action Center to send a personal letter.
 three Tell us your story! Email pubpol@cec.sped.org and tell us how your preparation program made you a great special educator.
 

 

IDEA’s Personnel Preparation Program In Action!

University of Kansas Helps Prepare Educators to Address Autism

Over the past 6 years, the University of Kansas received personnel preparation grants that focused on preparing special education teachers with additional expertise in autism. 

Read more.