With 35+ years in special education, Heidi Brett Baker leads @PCG_US Pre-ETS projects. Catch her at #DCDT2025 as she shares insights on:
· Creative Pre-ETS models across 6 states
· Planning impactful work-based learning
Learn more about PCG: publicconsultinggroup.com/in…
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🚀 LCE 2.0 is here! 🚀 This game-changing transition curriculum empowers students with career skills, financial literacy, self-advocacy & digital proficiency!
💡 A future of independence starts now!
#LCE2 #TransitionEducation #CareerReadiness #SpecialEducation
Technical colleges have seen tremendous growth in the last 7 years in the number of colleges that now have approved FPCTPs, with 19 technical colleges having an approved program on-site!
#CTEMonth #CTEMonth25 #CTEMonth2025
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"In the Great Lakes region, we have over 24 inclusive postsecondary ed programs with over 500 students enrolled. So many of students who complete these programs go on to find employment!" Watch the full video @ thinkhighered.net & learn how you can #ThinkHigherThinkCollege!
JUST ADDED: Tap into the power of advocacy at #CEC2025! Stop by Room 304 to explore key issues, use CEC's Legislative Action Center, and amplify your voice online—all in just a few minutes. No experience needed—just bring yourself!
Register today: cecconvention.org/
Are you going to DCDT? Come join DCDT Thursday, March 13 at 7 pm @DCDT_CEC is hosting a division social with @TeachingLD, @CECDResearch, and @TED_CEC
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Special education researchers 🔔 Join us this Thursday at 2:00pm EST for townhall organized by CEC and hosted by leadership from Division for Research, Teacher Education Division, and Division on Career Development & Transition. Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
Secretary of Education nominee Linda McMahon suggested that IDEA might “rest better” under HHS instead of the Department of Education.
Tell your representatives that IDEA belongs at the Department of Education: exceptionalchildren.org/take…
Up to 169 IES contracts have been canceled, threatening critical education research. This is a major setback for educators & children with disabilities who rely on evidence-based practices. Urge Congress to protect IES research! #4SpecialEducation
exceptionalchildren.org/take…
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Self-determination is key to success in college life. Our webinar will show you how to support students with intellectual disability in making their own decisions. Join us 12/11 for Empowering Students to Make Choices and Get Involved on Campus! buff.ly/3Zasyu9 #IPSE
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The Pros and Cons of AI in #SpecialEducation-
#ArtificialIntelligence can help #SpecialEducationTeachers perform parts of their job more efficiently, allowing them to spend more time with their students, experts and educators say.
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Vouchers are in the news again. @CEC joined others in a letter against HR9462. DCDT’s Policy & Advocacy Committee is proud to support CEC in opposing the bill which will further strip funding from schools. Read CEC’s Special Education Today article: tinyurl.com/bvf3n49b
Today, 9/17, is National Voter Registration Day. Have you and your students registered to vote? Learn more about how to register or check your registration @ vote.org. A great resource to help teachers & families support students is icivics.org.
The @DCDT Policy & Advocacy Committee Chair with CEC Senior Policy & Advocacy Advisor visited Capital Hill in May. Read more at Special Education Today: shorturl.at/gIDoX
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It’s legal to pay disabled workers below minimum wage. Congress can end this unfair practice for good with the TCIEA. Learn more and contact your member of Congress at EndSubminimumWage.org. Join us in calling for the end of #EndSubminimumWage.
#DisabilityRights #ShortChanged

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Did you know that it is legal to pay individuals w/disabilities less than minimum wage? @ICInclusion's video about sub minimum wage is worth the listen/read! icimedia.wistia.com/medias/p…
Do you want to be part of the conversation on how we can support transition-aged youth? Join DCDT and the policy and advocacy committee! dcdt.org/dcdt-committees/pol…
Today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day(GAAD)! How do you support your student's ability to access the digital community?
Learn more about GAAD at accessibility.day/
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What a day! 📷 We loved celebrating #IPSEDay2024 with so many of you from across the country. To wrap things up, we wanted to share some of our Think College staff’s reasons why they support IPSE. We can’t wait for #IPSEDay 2025!
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Our teammate Clare Papay is known for being on the move! Today she was at @TempleUniv leading a session at the 2024 Youth Leadership Conference hosted by @PHLSchools, @SpArcPhilly, and @IODTempleU. Clare & Cheryl presented “College Education for People with Disabilities.”























