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“Mental Health in Schools” is Topic of National Summit 

On May 1, 2023, the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is convening a group of national school...

Four CEC Members Receive 2023 Racial Justice Grants

The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is pleased to announce the awardees for the 2023 CEC...

#CEC2024: What to Do in San Antonio

CEC’s 2024 Convention and Expo will be held in sunny San Antonio, Texas, in March 2024. Thousands of...

Yes I Can! Endowment Fund: What it Means for a Child, a Family, a Teacher and a Community

Ms. Amy Braddock, a special educator at Harwood Elementary School, West Fargo Public Schools, North...

Giving for the Next Generation

When something is right, you feel it in your heart. My husband, Mike, and I always knew our son...

CEC 2024 Convention & Expo

Each year at the CEC Convention & Expo, thousands of special education professionals from around the...
San Antonio, Texas 78205
03/12/2024 - 03/15/2024

CEC 2025 Convention & Expo

Each year at the CEC Convention & Expo, thousands of special education professionals from around the...
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
03/11/2025 - 03/14/2025

New METRICS Program Offers Mental Health Support to Schools

In alignment with the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), the Department of Education has...

OSERS Announces Over $35 Million to Support Professional Preparation

The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) has announced over $35 million in funding for 138...

House Education and Workforce Committee Holds Oversight Hearing on Workforce Law

On Thursday, the House Education and Labor Committee held a hearing, “Strengthening WIOA: Improving...

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Dr. Kathleen King Thorius, Dr. Endia J. Lindo, Dr. Patricia Martínez-Álvarez, and Dr. Amanda L. Sullivan Named New Editors of CEC’s Exceptional Children Journal

Beginning in July 2023, the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) will welcome Dr. Kathleen King...

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