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This week, we share stories from CEC advocates and highlight the latest in special education.

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Our Top 5 Policy Issues

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Check out the 2019 briefs and learn more about the issues!

Last year, we asked you to identify your top 5 policy issues via a short survey. This year, we were able to use your input to inform the development of our 5 Issue Briefsfor the 2019 Special Education Legislative Summit – which are now available under theResources tab on specialeducationlegislativesummit.org.

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Read more stories from CEC advocates!

Speaking of the Special Education Legislative Summit, did you know you can join yourfellow early childhood and special education advocates when you register for the mainevent on July 7-10? The 2019 Summit is only 2 WEEKS AWAY, so you’ll need to sign upASAP to make it to Capitol Hill! You can also find experiences and quotes from other advocates who attended the SpecialEducation Legislative Summit in Policy Insider.

And Don’t Forget About Our CEC Awards Programs…

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Take me to the nominations!

If there’s one thing we know about specialeducators, it’s that you are fierceadvocates for your profession – as well asthe children and youth with exceptionalitiesyou serve each day. Show the community your work matters byrecognizing a special education professionalwho has made invaluable contributions tothe CEC mission; a graduate orundergraduate student who is preparing tostep into the field; or an outstanding youth

with exceptionalities who has exceeded the expectations that have been set for them. This year, we’re offering the following award programs, presented on the big stage at theCEC 2020 Convention & Expo:

Professional AwardsStudent AwardsYes I Can Awards

Policy Highlights

House Votes to Increase IDEA Funding

IDEA programs were increased in the recently House-passed FY2020 funding bill. In addition, there were overall increases forearly childhood, K-12, and higher education programs. Read more.

GAO Reports on Inaccuracies in Federal Restraint and Seclusion Data

The Government Accountability Office (GAO), theCongressional watchdog agency, found that data used bythe Department of Education in its enforcement of civil

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rights laws does not accurately or completely reflect allincidents of restraint and seclusion. Read more.

2019 Leadership InstituteArlington, VA | July 5-7, 2019 2019 Special Education Legislative SummitArlington, VA | July 7-10, 2019 What's Happening in WashingtonCEC Webinar | July 17, 2019

3 ways educators nationwide areworking to disrupt dyslexia: A numberof states and districts are embracing moreresearch and science-based approaches toliteracy instruction amid growing awarenessof the learning disability. Young Teachers May Be 'DigitalNatives' But Need Support in UsingTech, Studies Find: According to a pair ofstudies discussed at the 2019 InternationalSociety for Technology in Education (ITSE),millennial teachers may have grown upwith Snapchat and iPads - but that doesn'tmean that they feel prepared to enter theclassroom ready to integrate technologyinto their lessons. DOL proposes overhaul of USapprenticeship approval process: Newrules, and more than $280 million infunding, are being proposed by the U.S.Department of Labor to set new standardsfor training, structure, and curricula for

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industry-recognized apprenticeshipprograms. 7 ways $1.6 trillion in student loandebt affects the U.S. economy: Researchover the past few years has shown theeconomic impact about $1.6 trillion instudent loan debt has had on borrowersand the larger US economy. Study: Can Music Class Make StudentsSmarter in Other Subjects?:Achievement in music is a good predictor ofacademic achievement, according to astudy of the educational records of 110,000students in British Columbia. 5 Tools for Technology Transformationin Schools: A new report from theConsortium for School Networking exploresfive ways that technology has the ability toaccelerate K-12 innovation.

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