Special Education TODAY
In Memory of Cecile Affleck
Longtime CEC member and leader Cecile Affleck dedicated her career to advancing inclusive education and creating opportunities for all students in Manitoba, Canada.
Cecile’s career as an educator began...
Read more >Appropriators Decry Dramatic Reduction in Department of Education Grants
On Tuesday, Senate Appropriations Vice Chair Patty Murray (D-WA) and Education Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member Tammy Baldwin (D-WA) wrote to Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to ask the...
Read more >OCR Releases A First Look: The Civil Rights Data Collection 2023-24
The U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has released the 2023-24 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), a mandatory survey of public school districts and schools in all 50...
Read more >American Enterprise Institute Report Recommends Increasing Special Education Funding through School Choice
In a new report, A Grand Bargain to Reform the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: Shifting from Due Process to Education Choice, author Dan Lips calls for a bipartisan reauthorization of the...
Read more >Special Education Buying Power Shrinking as States Struggle to Keep Up
In a Tuesday Substack, special education advocate Krista Kaput analyzed special education enrollment and funding, examining state-level trends from FY2016 to FY2024. Her analysis highlights a growing...
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