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Category Archives: IDEA Preschool
What will a $2 billion dollar cut to IDEA and Title I look like to children?
From The Council for Exceptional Children over on CEC Policy Insider. Unfortunately, our children might be able to answer this question very soon. Yesterday, the House of Representatives voted to approve a top line number for education funding for Fiscal … Continue reading
Posted in IDEA Early Intervention, IDEA Preschool, IDEA School Aged, U.S. Congress
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Calling all Stories about the Impact of Sequestration!
From The Council for Exceptional Children over on CEC Policy Insider. CEC is looking for stories about the impact of sequestration – not just the amount of education money cut from the budgets of districts, schools and states, but about … Continue reading
Posted in CEC Legislative Action Center, IDEA Early Intervention, IDEA Preschool, IDEA School Aged, Opportunities for Advocacy, U.S. Congress
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“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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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
Posted in Administration, IDEA Early Intervention, IDEA Preschool, Opportunities for Advocacy, U.S. Department of Education
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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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Comment Today: PROMISE Initiative Now Accepting Comments on Key Program Areas
From The Council for Exceptional Children over on CEC Policy Insider. PROMISE, or Promoting Readiness of Minors in Supplemental Security Income, is a joint initiative of the Departments of Education, Labor and Health and Human Services along with the Social … Continue reading
Posted in IDEA Early Intervention, IDEA Preschool, IDEA School Aged, Opportunities for Advocacy, U.S. Department of Education
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Friday is the Day! Contact Congress Now and Tell them to Pass a Balanced Budget
From The Council for Exceptional Children over on CEC Policy Insider. It seems you can’t turn on the TV, or look at the internet without hearing about the countdown to Sequestration, the DC name for $85 billion dollars of across … 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
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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Race to the Top: Early Learning Challenge Grants Awarded to Five More States
From The Council for Exceptional Children over on CEC Policy Insider. Colorado, New Mexico, Illinois, Oregon and Wisconsin were all awarded grants under the Race to the Top: Early Learning Challenge grant program which will split $133 million among the … Continue reading
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