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Laurie VanderPloeg
Laurie VanderPloeg is the Associate Executive Director for Professional Affairs, Council for Exceptional Children (CEC). Prior to joining CEC, she was the director of the Office of Special Education...
Read more >ED Proposal Removes Federal Data Collection for Special Education Racial Disparities
According to a notice published in the Federal Register today, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) proposes to eliminate a requirement for states to report on racial disparities in special education...
Chairman Cassidy Releases Vision for K-12 Reform
This month, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Chairman Bill Cassidy (R-LA) released a report, “Preventing a Lost Generation: A Vision for K-12 Reforms to Ensure Student Success.” The...
Read more >OCR Releases Plan to Bring Back Employees
According to a declaration submitted on August 19th by Steven Schaefer, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy in the U.S. Department of Education, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has established a...
Read more >Meet CEC’s 2025 Teacher of the Year, Michael Craig
The CEC Teacher of the Year Award recognizes a CEC member teacher who currently provides instruction to students with disabilities and/or gifts and talents and is an outstanding member of the...
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