Policy/Advocacy

The Respond, Innovate, Support, and Empower (RISE) Act has been reintroduced in both chambers of Congress with bipartisan support. The bill, which CEC is proud to endorse, would allow college students...

Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chair Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Ranking Member Bill Cassidy (R-LA) announced a request for information as they begin to embark on...

The US Department of Education (ED) under the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) is proposing a new priority requirement for a “National Technical Assistance Center to...

In its most recent OSEP Fast Facts, issued on March 30th, the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) provided information about students with traumatic brain injury (TBI) who are served under the...

On Tuesday, March 28, 2023, the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic held a hearing, “The Consequences of School Closures: Intended and Unintended...

When President Biden released his budget proposal for the U.S. Department of Education for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 earlier this month, a stated priority and focus was on the health and well-being of...

On Thursday, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM) and Jahana Hayes (D-CT) reintroduced the Loan Forgiveness for Educators Act to expand federal loan...

Today, in a letter to Governors, Chief State School Officers, and School District and School Leaders, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona urged his colleagues to put an end to corporal...

In his Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 budget proposal, which was released last week, President Biden calls for increased investments in federal programs that support the educator pipeline. The budget summary...

While the President's budget acknowledges and begins to address the educator shortage crisis, much more is needed to truly make an impact. Please join your colleagues in collective advocacy to voice...