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CEC 2023 Virtual Convention & Expo

All virtual workshops will be held live on April 25, and all on-demand sessions will be available beginning April 26.

Life Centered Education Transition Curriculum

The Mixtape Volume 1: Culturally Sustaining Practices Within MTSS Featuring the Everlasting Mission of Student Engagement

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The Mixtape Volume 1: Culturally Sustaining Practices Within MTSS Featuring the Everlasting Mission of Student Engagement

Board Responds to Cover of TEC Journal

We share your sentiments and concerns regarding the most recent TEC Journal. Seeing the photo of...

Introducing the 2023 Yes I Can Awardees

The Yes I Can Awards celebrate the achievements of children and youth with exceptionalities...

Meet CEC’s 2023 Professional Award Recipients

The Council for Exceptional Children extends a hearty congratulations to the recipients of our 2023...

A Society in Honor of Elizabeth E. Farrell

“History balances the frustration of how far we have to go with the satisfaction of how far we have...

CEC Remembers Harry G. Dahl

HARRY G. DAHL 1942-2023 The Council for Exceptional Children and the Division of Leaders and Legacy...

Deidre Gilley Selected to Receive a 2023 Outstanding Student of the Year Award

Arlington, Va., February 27, 2023 ― Deidre Gilley, a doctorate student at Florida State University...

JumpStart Program for New & Early-Career Special Educators

CEC’s popular JumpStart Program for New and Early-Career Special Educators is back and better than...
January 24, 2023 - March 21, 2023

CEC 2023 Virtual Convention

CEC 2023 Virtual Convention & Expo The virtual component of CEC 2023 will feature live, 2-hour...
04/25/2023 - 07/25/2023

Essentials Component Class

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09/14/2023

President Biden’s Budget Proposal Calls for Increased Funding for School-Based Mental Health Personnel

When President Biden released his budget proposal for the U.S. Department of Education for Fiscal...

Legislators Reintroduce Loan Forgiveness for Educators Act

On Thursday, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM...

Secretary Cardona Calls for an End to Corporal Punishment

Today, in a letter to Governors, Chief State School Officers, and School District and School Leaders...

Meet CEC’s 2023 Professional Award Recipients

The Council for Exceptional Children extends a hearty congratulations to the recipients of our 2023...

A Society in Honor of Elizabeth E. Farrell

“History balances the frustration of how far we have to go with the satisfaction of how far we have...

Deidre Gilley Selected to Receive a 2023 Outstanding Student of the Year Award

Arlington, Va., February 27, 2023 ― Deidre Gilley, a doctorate student at Florida State University...

Practice-Based Standards for the Preparation of Special Educators

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CEC 2023 Louisville Convention & Expo Shirt

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CEC Buttons and Sticker Set

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