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Category Archives: Administration
“Welcome back to another day in paradise”: CEC Celebrates Teachers at the White House Teacher of the Year Ceremony
From The Council for Exceptional Children over on CEC Policy Insider. “Welcome back to another day in paradise,” is how National Teacher of the Year award winner Jeff Charbonneau greets his students every day. For him, school is paradise – … Continue reading
Posted in Administration, IDEA Early Intervention, IDEA Preschool, Opportunities for Advocacy, U.S. Department of Education
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Education is not an Expense, it is an Investment: Secretary Duncan Testifies about President Obama’s Education Budget
From The Council for Exceptional Children over on CEC Policy Insider. Today, the US Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, testified before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor Health and Human Services about the President’s budget proposal. He staunchly defended investment … Continue reading
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CEC, DEC Call On President to Address Young Children with Disabilities in Early Learning Proposals
From The Council for Exceptional Children over on CEC Policy Insider. In a letter to President Obama, CEC, together with its Division on Early Childhood, have called on the Administration to support meaningful partnerships between pre-kindergarten and other early learning proposals … Continue reading
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Budget Battles Continue … Where will we end up this year and next?
From The Council for Exceptional Children over on CEC Policy Insider. Congress is busy! Right now, it is debating 2 budget measures. First, it has to decide how to fund the government through the end of this Federal fiscal year … Continue reading
Posted in Administration, CEC Legislative Action Center, IDEA Early Intervention, IDEA Preschool, IDEA School Aged, Opportunities for Advocacy, U.S. Congress
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Apply Now: New Fellowship Opportunity from the Joseph P. Kennedy Foundation
From The Council for Exceptional Children over on CEC Policy Insider. The Joseph P. Kennedy Foundation is now accepting applications for a public policy fellowship for professionals who work with and/or family members of persons intellectual or developmental disabilities. Applicants … Continue reading
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Sequester Begins. Specifics on Special Education Cuts are Clear.
From The Council for Exceptional Children over on CEC Policy Insider. Last Friday, at the stroke of midnight, President Obama signed the official sequester order which set the cuts we have all been fearin in motion. According to that order, … Continue reading
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Sequestration is Fast Approaching: CEC Shares Concerns with White House
From Kristin McDonald over on CEC Policy Insider. Sequestration, the DC name for $85 billion dollars of across the board budget cuts, is less than 10 days away. If Congress and the Administration fail to act, the US Dept. of … Continue reading
Budget, Early Childhood and Higher Education Feature Prominently in SOTU
From The Council for Exceptional Children over on CEC Policy Insider. Last night, the President set forth his plans for the coming year and topping the list was ensuring Congress passes a budget that eliminates the need for sequestration and … Continue reading
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USDOE Responds to CEC Concerns! Final Regulations on IDEA Parental Consent to Access Public Benefits Work Better for Parents and Schools
From The Council for Exceptional Children over on CEC Policy Insider. Today, the U.S. Department of Education released its final regulations outlining when school districts must receive parental consent for accessing an individual’s public benefits, like Medicaid. CEC has been … Continue reading
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Will President Obama Address Education in the State of the Union?
From The Council for Exceptional Children over on CEC Policy Insider. Tonight, President Obama will deliver the first State of the Union (SOTU) address of his second term. Today, Washington is abuzz with a single question: What big issues will … Continue reading
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