Special Education TODAY
Introducing the 2025 Yes I Can Awardees
The Yes I Can Awards celebrate the achievements of children and youth with exceptionalities, encouraging these individuals to seek their highest potential and increase public awareness of the...
Read more >Thomas Hardman, In Memoriam
Thomas James Hardman Jr. (Jim) was born in Farmington, New Mexico, on July 19, 1958. He moved with his family to Rockville, Maryland, when he was five years old.
As a child, Jim took piano lessons...
Read more >Mitchell Yell
Mitchell L. Yell, Ph.D., is the Fred and Francis Lester Palmetto Chair in Teacher Education and a Professor of Special Education at the University of South Carolina. He earned his Ph.D. in special...
Read more >Kareem Thompson
Kareem L. Thompson, Ed.D., serves as Assistant Principal for Curriculum at Congress Middle School in Boynton Beach, Florida. He also serves as an adjunct professor at both Palm Beach State College and...
Read more >Chad Rummel
Chad is currently the Executive Director of CEC. He came to CEC from the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP), where he had served as executive director since 2013. Prior to that, Chad...
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