Day 100 - 100 Years of CEC
We have made it to the 100th anniversary of the Council for Exceptional Children! As the organization has grown over the past 100 years,...
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Jan 16, 20221 min read
Day 99 - project20/20
In the Fall of 2020 the Council for Exceptional Children launched project20/20. This outcomes-based project to support diversity, equity,...
Jan 15, 20221 min read
Day 97 - State of the Special Education Profession Survey
The State of the Special Education Profession survey was commissioned by the Pioneers Division of the Council for Exceptional Children....
Jan 12, 20221 min read
Day 95 - CECommunity is launched
The CECommunity was launched in 2013. This online forum provides a space for CEC members to interact online, allowing for collaboration...
Jan 11, 20221 min read
Day 94 - CEC Standards for Evidence-Based Practices in Special Education
In 2013 the Council for Exceptional Children released their Standards for Evidence-Based Practices in Special Education. These standards...
Jan 10, 20221 min read
Day 93 - CEC and Open Society Foundations
The Council for Exceptional Children collaborated with the Open Society Foundations in 2011. Open Society Foundations work globally to...
Jan 3, 20221 min read
Day 86 - CEC's "Practitioner in Brief Series"
The Council for Exceptional Children’s peer-reviewed journal TEACHING Exceptional Children ran a “Practitioner in Brief Series” beginning...
Jan 2, 20221 min read
Day 85 - P.L. 108-446
IDEA was reauthorized again in 2004 under Public Law 108-446. CEC provided testimony and other information to guide congress in the...
Jan 1, 20221 min read
Day 84 - Publications of 2002 and 2003
During 2002 and 2003 a variety of materials were published and distributed by CEC ASPIIRE and ILIAD Partnership Programs. These materials...
Dec 28, 20211 min read
Day 80 Publication of The Red Book
What Every Special Educator Must Know: The International Standards for the Preparation and Certification of Special Education Teachers,...
Dec 25, 20211 min read
Day 77 - 1992 CEC Business Award
In 1992 the CEC Business Award was established to recognize a business or organization that promoted the full participation of...
Dec 24, 20211 min read
Day 76 - CEC Publishes Materials on Multicultural Education
In 1991 The Council for Exceptional Children published materials on multicultural education. Included in these publications was a major...
Dec 11, 20211 min read
Day 63 - Clarissa Hug Teacher of the Year Award
The Clarissa Hug Teacher of the Year award was established in 1984 to honor a CEC member who’s work demonstrates the best in special...
Dec 10, 20211 min read
Day 62 - Adoption of Standards by CEC
An early post on Day 40 discussed the publication of the Professional Standards for Personnel in Education in 1966. Seventeen years later...
Dec 3, 20211 min read
Day 55 - Establishment of the Special Education Research Award
The Special Education Research Award was established by the Council for Exceptional Children in 1989. This professional award annually...
Dec 2, 20211 min read
Day 54 - Foundation of TASH
The American Association for the Education of the Severely and Profoundly Handicapped was established in 1975. Today, the organization is...
Dec 1, 20211 min read
Day 53 - Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education
Public Law 98-524, or the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act was passed in 1984. The act established vocational and technical...
Nov 30, 20211 min read
Day 50 - International Year of Disabled Persons
The year 1981 was proclaimed the International Year of Disabled Persons (IYDP) by the General Assembly of the United Nations. The theme...
Nov 27, 20211 min read
Day 49 - Establishment of the Yes I Can Awards
The Yes I Can! Awards were established by the Foundation for Exceptional Children in 1981. These Awards are presented annually to twelve...
Nov 26, 20211 min read
Day 48 - First World Congress on the Future of Special Education
The Council for Exceptional Students held their first World Congress on the future of special education in Stirling Scotland during the...
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