Member Updates

Beginning in July 2023, the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) will welcome Dr. Kathleen King Thorius, Dr. Endia J. Lindo, Dr. Patricia Martínez-Álvarez, and Dr. Amanda L. Sullivan as the new...

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! We’d like to extend an enormous thank you to all teachers and educators, but especially those in exceptional education. Day in and day out, teachers show up, do their...

Like many of you, CEC has been my professional home for many years. One of the most gratifying experiences I have had to date was serving on the CEC Board of Directors for six years and serving as...

This year, on Principal Appreciation Day, let’s celebrate the principals and vice principals that make your schools and communities great. Some CEC members have shared what makes their principal or...

On May 1, 2023, the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is convening a group of national school mental health experts to identify collaborative approaches to building sustainable systems of school...

The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is pleased to announce the awardees for the 2023 CEC Racial Justice Grant: Donna Heim, Sunaina Shenoy, Milsha Reid, and Kathryn Meyer. New for 2023, the...

Arlington, Va. ― Beginning in July 2023, the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) will welcome Kyena Cornelius, Ed.D , Shaqwana Freeman-Green, Ph.D., and Pamela Williamson, Ph.D. as the new editor...

Hello, and welcome to The Scoop! The 2023 CEC Convention and Expo was tremendous. There were over 3,600 attendees storming the streets of downtown Louisville, KY! I heard from many attendees that they...

“History balances the frustration of how far we have to go with the satisfaction of how far we have come. It teaches tolerance for the human shortcomings and imperfections, which are not uniquely of...