Special Education TODAY
Leaders Sound the Alarm on the State of Special Education at IDEA Town Hall
Leaders from six national nonprofit organizations dedicated to the education of infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities joined over 1,300 participants at a Tuesday town hall to...
SETDA Finds Technology Professional Learning Needs Enhancement
The State Education Technology Directors Association (SETDA) has just released Improving Professional Learning Systems to Better Support Today's Educators. The report argues that while most U.S...
CEC’s Partners Reflect on 50 Years of IDEA: IRIS Center
November 29, 2025, marks the 50th anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Originally passed as the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, this landmark legislation...
Read more >Member Advocacy Spotlight: Dr. Sarah Howorth, Vice President of the Council for Exceptional Children’s Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities (DADD)
Following the October 10 reduction-in-force that decimated the federal Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), educators and families nationwide have sounded the alarm about what the loss of...
Read more >IDEA 50: Fifty Years of Inclusive Education
On November 29th, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) will celebrate its 45th anniversary since President Gerald Ford signed the Education for All Handicapped Children Act into law...