Policy/Advocacy

Today, June 16, 2023, Secretary of Education, Miguel Cardona, and Secretary of Health and Human Services, Xavier Becerra, sent a letter to governors regarding steps taken by their respective agencies...

FutureED has begun to analyze the use of Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER) funds, authorized through three stimulus bills related to COVID-19. Starting with California...

On Thursday, June 8, 2023, the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee held a hearing, “Why are so many American Youth in a Mental Health Crisis? Exploring Causes and Solutions.” In...

The National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) has released a research report, The State(s) of Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education: Looking at Equity. The report...

Last night Congress approved the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, a bill that would raise the limit on the nation’s borrowing until 2025 to avoid defaulting on the nation’s loans. President Joe...

Congress is in the midst of prioritizing federal investments, including in education. Please join our campaign to urge lawmakers to invest in the programs that impact CEC Members and infants, toddlers...

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division (DOJ) have jointly released a Resource on Confronting Racial Discrimination...