Special Education TODAY
General Educators Belong at CEC: Supporting Every Learner Through Shared Expertise
Today’s classrooms are diverse, dynamic, and increasingly inclusive. Whether a teacher works in kindergarten or high school, in a rural or urban district, one truth is universal: general educators...
Read more >Happy Teacher Appreciation Week 2026!
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! We want to express our heartfelt gratitude to all teachers and educators, especially those in special education. Day in and day out, teachers show up and make a...
More Than an Award: The Stories Behind Yes I Can
For 45 years, the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) has recognized children and young adults with exceptionalities by awarding them for outstanding abilities in several categories through the Yes...
Senate Panel Hears from Secretary McMahon on Education Budget
On Tuesday, the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-H) heard from Secretary of Education Linda McMahon about the Fiscal Year...
Ranking Member Sanders Releases Report on Civil Rights Investigations
This week, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Ranking Member Bernie Sanders (I-VT) released a report, Justice Denied: How Trump's Office for Civil Rights Reached a 12-Year Low in...