Special Education TODAY
Senator to Host Spotlight Forum on Interagency Agreements that will Harm Students with Disabilities
U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), will lead a spotlight forum next Tuesday, Aug. 4, highlighting how the Trump Administration’s efforts to transfer programs from the U.S. Department of Education...
Read more >States Report an Increase in Special Education-Related Complaints
A survey conducted jointly by the Council for Exceptional Children and the National Association for State Directors of Special Education shows a significant uptick in state complaints related to...
Senate Committee Advances Consequential Legislation for Students with Disabilities
On Thursday, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee marked up several bills that directly affect special education.
Two bills under consideration address the Interagency...
CEC Weighs in On Proposed Changes to Federal Grantmaking
Last Friday, the Council for Exceptional Children submitted comments on the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)’s proposed revisions to the OMB Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance. The...
House Education Committee Advances Bills to Move Education Programs Out of ED
On Wednesday, the House Education and the Workforce Committee marked up a 10-bill "Less Bureaucracy, Better Education" bill package that would formally transfer scores of education programs from the U...