Special Education TODAY

The Association of School Business Officials International (ASBOI) released a report with findings from a 2022 survey of U.S. school district finance leaders representing 150 school districts. The...

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I have to say that being awarded the 2016 Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Teacher of the Year was one of the most rewarding experiences of my career. I was selected as the CEC Teacher of the Year in January. In May 2016, I was invited to the “The White House Event to Honor Great Educators.” President Obama honored the National Teacher of the Year alongside great educators from across the country. As part of the event, the President lifted up the role those great educators have played in improving our education system over the past several years while highlighting the progress we have made over the years he was in office. Representing the CEC at that event made me so proud to be an educator of children with exceptionalities. I felt like we were being held up to the same standards of the general education teachers and our work was judged to be just as essential and significant. Read more >

This week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced that their Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA) will be coordinating a new investment of nearly $25 million in school-based health services. This investment will target partnership between schools and local health centers to ensure students are receiving adequate physical and mental health treatment. Read more >

President Joe Biden released a statement in recognition of May as National Mental Health Awareness Month. In his statement, President Biden describes a nation in crisis as the rate of depression has more than tripled since 2019 and youth suicide and suicidal ideation has increased at an alarming rate. Read more >

This week, a group of legislators led by Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Representatives Adam Schiff (D-CA), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), John Larson (D-CT), and Mark Takano (D-CA) introduced the Respect, Advancement, and Increasing Support for Educators (RAISE) Act. Read more >