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Dear Colleagues: In this week’s Washington Update we bring you updates on key legislative actions and initiatives impacting education and mental health support in schools. From significant bills addressing student loans to funding agreements for government...

The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) and CEC Board of Directors developed a new five-year strategic plan to push CEC forward.

Dr. Ashleigh Molloy AKA “Dr. Ash” promotes the importance of inclusion for ALL, building strong relationships and collaboration with others in everything he does. He demonstrates this not only through his teaching position at Niagara University Ontario...

Dear Colleagues: By the time this update makes it to your inbox, Congress will be on their way out of DC for August recess. The Senate leaves town having approved all 12 of their FY2024 appropriations bills on a bipartisan basis. The House Committee has...

Dear Colleagues: What a week. After Congress passed a continuing resolution to keep the government funded through November 17th- Kevin McCarthy was voted out as Speaker of the House- a first in US history. On Monday, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) offered the...

Dear Colleagues : On Wednesday, after three weeks of chaotic limbo in the House chamber, the House of Representatives elected Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) as the next Speaker. Speaker Johnson was first elected in 2016 after practicing Constitutional law for...

Dear Colleagues: The alarm bells are beginning to sound in DC as lawmakers and federal employees prepare for a possible government shutdown. Since Monday, House Republicans have postponed a vote on their proposed continuing resolution (CR) that would have...

Dear Colleagues: To say it was a busy recess for members of Congress and their staff would certainly be an understatement. Just days before America was slated to reach the debt limit, President Biden signed into law the Fiscal Responsibility Act which...

Dear Colleagues: As expected, it was another busy week in our nation’s capital-with agenda items ranging from appropriations to artificial intelligence. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) held a forum on AI for members of the upper chamber with c...

Washington Update, May 9, 2023 Dear Colleagues: It was another busy week in Washington- with conversations surrounding the debt limit continue to dominate much of the conversation. As you will recall, last month House Republicans passed a bill which ties...