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 13, 20221 min read
Day 96 - Every Student Succeeds Act
The Every Student Succeeds Act was signed into law in 2015. The act reauthorized and replaced No Child Left Behind - the 2002...
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 9, 20221 min read
Day 92 - Rosa's Law
Public Law 111-256 was approved on October 5, 2010. The act changed language in Federal Law from “mental retardation” to “intellectual...
Jan 8, 20221 min read
Day 90 Rosemary Kennedy
Today, January 7, 2022, is the 17th anniversary of the death of Rosemary Kennedy. The eldest daughter of the Kennedy family. Rosemary was...
Jan 6, 20221 min read
Day 89 - Opening of the first Montessori School
Dr. Maria Montessori opened her first school on January 6, 1907 - 115 years ago today. The school was located in San Lorenzo, a poor,...
Jan 5, 20221 min read
Day 88 - The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
The United Nations’ “Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities” was adopted by the UN on December 13, 2006. The convention...
Jan 4, 20221 min read
Day 87 - 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
The 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was signed into law as a stimulus package. This act provided significant increases in the...
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 31, 20211 min read
Day 83 - 2002 President's Commission on Excellence in Special Education
On July 9, 2002 the President's Commission on Excellence in Special Education published its report titled “A New Era: Revitalizing...
Dec 30, 20211 min read
Day 82 - 1997 IDEA Amendments
Public Law 105-17 reauthorized IDEA with amendments. Part of the amendments required that parents be given the opportunity and procedures...
Dec 29, 20211 min read
Day 81 - Dr. Samuel Kirk
Dr. Samuel Kirk was a pioneer in special education during the twentieth century. Kirk was the founding director of the Institute for...
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 27, 20211 min read
Day 79 - Sacramento City Unified School District v. Rachel H (1994)
The case of Sacramento City Unified School District v. Rachel H was decided by the supreme court in 1994. This landmark victory ensured...
"It is the boast of Americans that every child has opportunity of school education but it is true that many children- through no fault of their own- get nothing from education. Not education but the right education should be our boast."
- Elizabeth Farrell
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