November 29, 2025, marks the 50th anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Originally passed as the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, this landmark legislation...
Read more >On November 29th, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) will celebrate its 45th anniversary since President Gerald Ford signed the Education for All Handicapped Children Act into law...
This year, on Principal Appreciation Day, let’s celebrate the principals and vice principals that make your schools and communities great. Some CEC members have shared what makes their principal or...
Read more >HARRY G. DAHL
1942-2023
The Council for Exceptional Children and the Division of Leaders and Legacy has lost a most dedicated member. Harry G. Dahl passed away on February 5, 2023.
Dr. Harry Dahl...
Read more >The Council for Exceptional Children is thrilled to congratulate special education teacher Kareem Neal on his induction into the National Teacher Hall of Fame Class of 2022. Kareem has spent 23 years...
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