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Author Archives: Kristin McDonald
CEC Members Raise Top Special Education Issues at White House Meeting
From Kristin McDonald over on CEC Policy Insider. Today, in a meeting reserved solely for members of the Council for Exceptional Children and the National Center for Learning Disabilities, CEC members met with top officials within the Obama Administration to … Continue reading
Posted in Administration, CEC Legislative Action Center, Opportunities for Advocacy, U.S. Department of Education
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The President’s FY 2013 Budget: What does it mean for Special and Gifted Education?
From Kristin McDonald over on CEC Policy Insider. Today, the President released his budget for FY 2013. CEC is pleased that the President clearly is committed to education and has offered an alterative vision for the automatic cuts set to … Continue reading
Posted in Administration, U.S. Congress
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CEC Responds to House ESEA/NCLB Proposals
From Kristin McDonald over on CEC Policy Insider. Over the past year, the U.S. House of Representatives Republican lead Education and Workforce Committee has introduced a series of bills, meant to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, also known … Continue reading
Posted in NCLB/ESEA, U.S. Congress, U.S. Department of Education
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Secretary Duncan Announces New Teacher Initiative: Submit Your Questions Now!
From Kristin McDonald over on CEC Policy Insider. On Wednesday, February 15 Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will announce a new teacher initiative. You can watch live on U-stream from 3:30 – 4:30 PM EST as Secretary Duncan talks about … Continue reading
Posted in U.S. Department of Education
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10 States Receive ESEA Waivers
From Kristin McDonald over on CEC Policy Insider. Today, CEC’s Deb Ziegler attended a White House event where President Obama and Secretary Duncan announced that 10 states received waivers from the requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act currently … Continue reading
Posted in Administration, NCLB/ESEA, U.S. Department of Education
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CEC Member Brings UDL to the Senate!
From Kristin McDonald over on CEC Policy Insider. For the past few years, George Van Horn, Special Education Director at the Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation (BCSC) in Colombus, Indiana and current Indiana CEC President has implemented a Universal Design for … Continue reading
Posted in U.S. Congress, U.S. Department of Education
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Want to be a Fulbright Scholar?
From Kristin McDonald over on CEC Policy Insider. The application process for the Fulbright Scholar Program opened is now open. The program is designed to give participants the opportunity to pursue teaching, research or a combination of the two in … Continue reading
Posted in Higher Education
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Does Your School District Want to Participate in a UDL Project?
From Kristin McDonald over on CEC Policy Insider. Are you already using Universal Design for Learning and want to expand it within your district? The Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST), a non-profit educational research and development organization, is inviting … Continue reading
Posted in Opportunities for Advocacy
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U.S. Department of Education Teaching Ambassador Fellowship Program: Now Accepting Applications
From Kristin McDonald over on CEC Policy Insider. The U.S. Department of Education is now accepting applications for the fifth cohort of Teaching Ambassador Fellows. The application process opened on January 21, and will close on February 22. The Teaching … Continue reading
Posted in U.S. Department of Education
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Congressmen Respond to the President’s State of the Union
From Kristin McDonald over on CEC Policy Insider. On Wednesday, we featured CEC’s response to President Obama’s third State of the Union Address. In addition to our response, here are several other responses from prominent members of Congress that are … Continue reading
Posted in U.S. Congress
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