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Category Archives: CEC Legislative Action Center
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From Kristin McDonald over on CEC Policy Insider. Every year, CEC publishes the Federal Outlook for Exceptional Children, providing an overview of federally-funded programs – IDEA and Javits grants – that impact the lives of children and youth with disabilities … Continue reading
Posted in CEC Legislative Action Center, IDEA Early Intervention, IDEA Preschool, IDEA School Aged, NCLB/ESEA, U.S. Congress, U.S. Department of Education
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Urge Congress Fix the Cut to IDEA! These Funds Are Needed Now
From Kristin McDonald over on CEC Policy Insider. In the end of September, states were notified that their IDEA allocations were less than had been previously thought. This was a surprise to states around the nation. What we now know … Continue reading
Posted in CEC Legislative Action Center, IDEA Early Intervention, IDEA Preschool, IDEA School Aged, U.S. Congress
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NCLB no more? The Senate Drafts its Own ESEA
From Kristin McDonald over on CEC Policy Insider. Its looks like the much maligned title of the nation’s largest and most comprehensive education law “No Child Left Behind” might soon be gone, and along with it many of that law’s … Continue reading
Posted in CEC Legislative Action Center, NCLB/ESEA, U.S. Congress, U.S. Department of Education
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NCLB no more? The Senate Drafts its Own ESEA
From Kristin McDonald over on CEC Policy Insider. Its looks like the much maligned title of the nation’s largest and most comprehensive education law “No Child Left Behind” might soon be gone, and along with it many of that law’s … Continue reading
Posted in CEC Legislative Action Center, NCLB/ESEA, U.S. Congress, U.S. Department of Education
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ESEA/NCLB Reauthorization: Is it really happening?
From Kristin McDonald over on CEC Policy Insider. Wednesday, October 18, 2011, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee will begin real work on its draft of the bill that will replace No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and … Continue reading
Posted in CEC Legislative Action Center, NCLB/ESEA, U.S. Congress
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Senate Introduces Legislation to Save Teacher Jobs!
From Kristin McDonald over on CEC Policy Insider. Yesterday, Sens. Reid (D-NV), Menendez (D-NJ) and Casey (D-PA) introduced The Teachers and First Responders Back to Work Act. This new bill contains a provision from the American Jobs Act, which CEC … Continue reading
Posted in CEC Legislative Action Center, U.S. Congress
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Overhauling ESEA: New Legislation Scraps AYP, Requires Teacher Evaluation Systems
From Kristin McDonald over on CEC Policy Insider. This afternoon, Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Education Committee introduced 860 pages of legislation to overhaul the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (better known as No Child Left Behind) … Continue reading
Posted in Administration, CEC Legislative Action Center, NCLB/ESEA, Opportunities for Advocacy, U.S. Congress, U.S. Department of Education
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Call and write your Senators Today! Support the American Jobs Act
From Kristin McDonald over on CEC Policy Insider. Tonight, at 6pm the Senate is set to vote on the American Jobs Act. CEC supports this bill and urges all members to urge their Senators to join us and support S. … Continue reading
Posted in CEC Legislative Action Center, Higher Education, IDEA Early Intervention, IDEA Preschool, IDEA School Aged, NCLB/ESEA, Opportunities for Advocacy, U.S. Congress
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House Proposal Would Raise IDEA Funds; Other Education Programs Cut
From Kristin McDonald over on CEC Policy Insider. Although the 2012 Federal Fiscal Year began over the weekend, Congress has still not agreed on how much funding to allocate to education. In September, the Senate acted. But shortly thereafter, the … Continue reading
Posted in CEC Legislative Action Center, Gifted and Talented, IDEA Early Intervention, IDEA Preschool, IDEA School Aged, NCLB/ESEA, Race to the Top, U.S. Congress
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Combating Autism Act Reauthorized by Congress; President Expected to Sign Bill into Law
From Kristin McDonald over on CEC Policy Insider. Late Monday evening, the Senate approved legislation to reauthorize the Combating Autism Act marking the final legislative hurdle in getting the bill to the President’s desk for his signature. The Combating Autism … Continue reading
Posted in CEC Legislative Action Center, U.S. Congress
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