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Category Archives: Opportunities for Advocacy
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
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Speak out on behalf of special education and share your story with CEC!
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 IDEA Early Intervention, IDEA Preschool, IDEA School Aged, Opportunities for Advocacy, U.S. Congress
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1.5% Cut: If applied to all of FY12, how much will IDEA lose?
From Kristin McDonald over on CEC Policy Insider. Congress has still not acted to fund fiscal year 2012. Although it appears something may happen this week, no final details have been released about the education budget. One issue CEC has … Continue reading
Autistic Self Advocacy Network seeks Self-Advocates for Federal Grant Review Panels
From Kristin McDonald over on CEC Policy Insider. The Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) is seeking ways to increase inclusion of people with autism in the research process. During ASAN’s recent Symposium on Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications of Autism … Continue reading
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CEC Joins Hundreds of National Groups Opposing the Balanced Budget Amendment
From Kristin McDonald over on CEC Policy Insider. As budget battles rage on and we prepare to hear next week from the Supercommittee, CEC joined 277 national groups in a letter to Congress opposing passage of a Balanced Budget Amendment. … Continue reading
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Diversity and the Gifted Gap: Ignoring the Needs of Disadvantaged Students
From Kristin McDonald over on CEC Policy Insider. A front-page Washington Post from earlier this week highlights the lack of diversity among the country’s academic elite. CEC’s response, posted to the Washington Post Web site and pasted below, outlines the … Continue reading
Posted in Gifted and Talented, NCLB/ESEA, Opportunities for Advocacy, U.S. Congress
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Secretary of Education Arne Duncan hosts Twitter Town Hall on November 14
From Kristin McDonald over on CEC Policy Insider. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced today that on November 14 he will hold his second Twitter Town Hall, following the tracked tag #AskArne. The Twitter Town Hall will begin at 5:00 … Continue reading
Posted in Gifted and Talented, IDEA Early Intervention, IDEA Preschool, IDEA School Aged, NCLB/ESEA, Opportunities for Advocacy, U.S. Department of Education
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CEC Member David Chard Nominated as member for the National Board for Education Sciences
From Kristin McDonald over on CEC Policy Insider. Last week, President Obama announced the nomination of CEC member Dr. David Chard for a member position on the Board of Directors of the National Board for Education Sciences. Chard is a … Continue reading
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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
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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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