Special Education TODAY
CEC Announces Ben Tillotson as 2025 President-Elect
Arlington, Va. ― Benjamin “Ben” Tillotson has been named the 2025 President Elect of the Council for Exceptional Children. Tillotson will assume the presidency on January 1, 2026, overseeing CEC’s...
Read more >Marymount University Special Education Program Achieves Accreditation from the Council For Exceptional Children
Arlington, Va., October 3, 2024― Marymount University’s Special Education Program is the first program to achieve Accreditation from the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), the recognized leader...
Read more >CEC’s 2024 Board of Directors Election
Voting in the election for the CEC Board of Directors allows members to have a voice in shaping the future of CEC, and it is vital that we have broad participation. The board plays a crucial role in...
Read more >What Do Special Education Teachers Need From School Leaders to Be Effective?
Co-Authored by Dr. Kareem Thompson, President, Council for Exceptional Children & Dr. Luann L. Purcell, Unit Resource Advisor, Council for Exceptional Children
Special education teachers play a...
Read more >GAO Report Highlights Discipline Impact on Black Girls with Disabilities
This month, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report titled Nationally, Black Girls Receive More Frequent and More Severe Discipline in School than Other Girls. The report showed...
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