Special Education TODAY
Meet our 2026 Outstanding Student Award Winners
Each year, CEC recognizes both an undergraduate and a graduate student who has made outstanding contributions in service to CEC and to children with exceptionalities. These extraordinary young people...
Renea Taylor Selected to Receive a 2026 Outstanding Student of the Year Award
Renea has been an active member and an officer for the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) at Northern State University for three years. The first year of her membership, when Renea was an...
Read more >Alyssa Chestney Selected to Receive a 2026 Outstanding Student of the Year Award
Alyssa Chestney joined the University of Pittsburgh's Council for Exceptional Children student chapter in 2025 and immediately assumed the role of Fundraising Chair. Significantly, the University of...
Read more >50 Years of IDEA: Reflecting on Progress, Purpose, and Possibility
In this episode of Rewriting the Narrative, CEC President Ben Tillotson is joined by Dr. Bill Bogdan and Dr. Luanne Purcell to reflect on the 50th anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities...
Read more >