April 19-25, 2026, is Volunteer Appreciation Week. At CEC, our mission is clear: to ensure that individuals with exceptionalities receive the high-quality education, opportunities, and support they...
Renea has been an active member and an officer for the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) at Northern State University for three years. The first year of her membership, when Renea was an...
Read more >Alyssa Chestney joined the University of Pittsburgh's Council for Exceptional Children student chapter in 2025 and immediately assumed the role of Fundraising Chair. Significantly, the University of...
Read more >Beginning in July 2023, the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) will welcome Dr. Kathleen King Thorius, Dr. Endia J. Lindo, Dr. Patricia Martínez-Álvarez, and Dr. Amanda L. Sullivan as the new...
Read more >Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! We’d like to extend an enormous thank you to all teachers and educators, but especially those in exceptional education. Day in and day out, teachers show up, do their...
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