Senate Democrats Urge Congress to Support IDEA in Next COVID-19 Package

Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) is leading a letter to Senate Leadership requesting that future COVID-19 relief packages continue to protect the rights of students who experience disabilities and provide additional funding for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) so that educators are able to effectively serve students.

The letter, which has the support of 23 Senators, emphasizes IDEA’s core tenets and lifts up the innovative ways that educators have pivoted instruction and services to ensure student needs are met during the pandemic. Finally, the letter urges Congress to infuse at least $11.9 billion in emergency funding into IDEA.

To view the letter, go here.

Why This Matters to CEC Members

CEC is joining with partners in the field to work toward emergency funding that will support education spending broadly and IDEA spending specifically. Our Members have championed this by making a strong call for more support, and our efforts are working!

Action Alert:

Congress has heard our call for emergency IDEA funding and is beginning to join our chorus. Now is the time to amplify this message to galvanize large-scale support within Congress. Please follow the simple prompts on CEC’s online platform to add to the more than 5,000 letters your colleagues have sent to Congress in support of emergency IDEA funding.

CEC encourages you to share this alert with your friends and on social media. You do not need to be a CEC member to join us in action.