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Because the Higher Education Act (HEA) is so crucial to the work you do every day, CEC invites you to join us through advocacy to influence the HEA reauthorization.

Last week, Educators for Excellence released the results of Voices from the Classroom 2020, a nationally representative survey that captures views and opinions of public-school educators from across the country on a variety of issues impacting them...

Concerned about the lack of educators who reflect the multicultural backgrounds of the students they teach, the Education Trust (EdTrust) has created a tool to examine states’ efforts to increase the number of teachers of color in their states. Entitled 50...

This week, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona issued a call to action for states, districts, higher education institutions, and K-12 schools to use American Rescue Plan funds to address the teacher shortage and accelerate student recovery.

The U.S. Department of Education has released a new resource outlining how to use American Rescue Plan and other federal resources to implement short- and long-term strategies to address teacher shortages.

This week, Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona issued a letter to schools and districts explicitly stating that COVID-related stimulus funds can be used to support the workforce and address the serious teacher and staffing shortages nationwide.

This week, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) announced it will establish a new task force to address nationwide teacher and staff shortages.

On Thursday, Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and Representative Alma Adams (D-NC) introduced the EDUCATORS for America Act, a bill that would provide $1 billion to address national educator shortages. The bill would dedicate $500 million a year to grants to...

This week, the U.S. Department of Education announced it will be overhauling the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program over the course of the next year, making changes that could move more than 550,000 public service workers closer to loan...

The CEC Policy Steering Committee seeks input on two position statements currently in draft mode. Any CEC member or group is encouraged to provide comments on the drafts. The Committee will consider all comments and make a final recommendation to the CEC...