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Feedback Requested on Two CEC Position Statements
Content type: News
Posted:
28 September, 2021
The CEC Policy Steering Committee seeks input on two position statements currently in draft mode. Any CEC member or group is encouraged to provide comments on the drafts. The Committee will consider all comments and make a final recommendation to the CEC...
Take Action: Senate-Passed Budget Resolution Could Include Historic Investment in Educator Pipeline
Content type: News
Posted:
13 August, 2021
This week, the Senate passed a budget resolution instructing key committees to begin drafting a $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill expected to resemble the American Families Plan (AFP). $726 billion has been allocated to the Senate Committee on Health...
CEC Publishes White Paper on Use of American Rescue Plan Funds for Educator Shortages
Content type: News
Posted:
13 August, 2021
The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) published a white paper offering guidance to districts about how to use American Rescue Plan funds to address the shortage of special educators across the nation. At least 48 states and the District of Columbia...
Why Now Is the Perfect Time to Solve the Special Education Teacher Shortage
Content type: SET Blog
Posted:
1 June, 2021
Special education policy Ph.D. students examine the special education teacher shortage, including political factors, the role of stakeholders, and potential solutions that can be implemented at various levels of government.
CEC Endorses DIVERSIFY Act, Bill to Promote a Well-Prepared and Diverse Educator Workforce
Content type: News
Posted:
21 May, 2021
Endorsed by CEC, the newly introduced DIVERSIFY Act aims to create a more prepared and diverse educator workforce through expanding the TEACH Grant.
Committee for Education Funding Holds Briefing on Educator Jobs During COVID
Content type: News
Posted:
26 March, 2021
On Thursday, the Committee for Education Funding, of which CEC is a member, held a briefing for Capitol Hill staff to highlight the impact of COVID-19 on educator jobs.
CEC’s Letter to Chair Scott and Ranking Member Foxx in Response to the College Affordability Act
Content type: News
Posted:
29 October, 2019
CEC sent a letter congratulating the House Education and Labor Committee Committee on taking steps to comprehensively reauthorize the Higher Education Act (HEA) through the introduction of the College Affordability Act.
CEC's Letter to Congress Applauding Appropriators for Acknowledging Educator Shortage Crisis
Content type: News
Posted:
24 December, 2019
CEC sent a letter thanking Congress for requesting a report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) that examines the teacher shortage and specifically requests a review and analysis of challenges facing recruitment of special educators.
CEC Endorses Senate Bill to Establish an Educator Job Fund
Content type: News
Posted:
20 November, 2020
On Wednesday, Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced the Educator Job Fund Act, which would provide state and local school districts more than $260 billion to create a grant program focused on teacher pay, recruitment, and training.
CEC Endorses the Save Education Jobs Act
Content type: News
Posted:
30 October, 2020
CEC joined with 44 organizations to endorse the Save Education Jobs Act, which would protect roughly 4 million educator jobs amid what is expected to be major COVID-related funding cuts.