Special Education TODAY
President's Message - February 2025
Julie Irene Bost Ed.D.
Courageous Leadership: A Tribute to Parthenia Cogdell
During my year as President, I want to continue CEC’s mission to celebrate and elevate the profession by...
Read more >CEC Advocates Send 25,000 Letters to Congress
Over the past two weeks, CEC advocates have come together to collectively advocate for programs that support and improve the education of infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities and...
Read more >ED Cuts $600M in Teacher Training Grants
This week, the U.S. Department of Education announced the termination of over $600 million in grants previously awarded to institutions and nonprofits to train teachers.
The rationale for canceling...
Read more >ED Instructs Schools to End Racial Preferences
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) Office for Civil Rights issued a Dear Colleague letter last Friday requiring preschool, elementary, secondary, and postsecondary educational institutions, as well...
Read more >Kimberly Richey Nominated to Head OCR
Kimberly Richey, formerly a senior chancellor in the Florida Department of Education, has been nominated to lead the Office for Civil Rights (OCR). Richey served as the acting head of the OCR during...
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