If you are a DLD Member be sure to vote by this Friday, January 16th! Ballots were sent to member emails.

Don't forget to register for our next Lunch & Learn on August 20th about DLD's FREE Resources!
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🚨 New analysis from @elizabethzagata.bsky.social and team of state literacy policies for teachers—ranking states on evidence‑based training. Ohio & Utah lead. Essential reading for anyone invested in #dyslexia and #ScienceOfReading

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Policy and Advocacy The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) advocates on behalf of children with exceptionalities 365 days a year. In doing so, CEC examines policy issues, develops appropriate responses to those issue...

If you care about special ed, don’t sit on the sidelines.
📲 Check out CEC’s Policy & Advocacy page to stay in the loop.
Better yet—join CEC's Policy Insider group to learn what’s happening in D.C. and how YOU can help. 🙌
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DLD Members: Don't miss this session on April 9th about what's happening with the US Department of Education and special education advocacy. Sign up here!
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Today is the LAST day to join CEC for free! We've had thousands of new members join this strong special education community since last week.

Tag a teacher, parent, or educator to make sure they join by midnight!⏲️⌛️

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CEC champions inclusive, equitable education, and now new members can join FREE for a year! Gain access to expert tools, resources, and a global network of educators.

Don’t miss out—sign up today! ⬇️
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Hey #CEC2025 attendees! Don't forget these important events happening TODAY for DLD! See the schedule below!

This week's article spotlight 📷 Check out this new article by @syedasharjina.bsky.social @sarahpowellphd.bsky.social and @danielle-lariviere.bsky.social on the results of interventions focused on counting. Check it out - it's open access!
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Headed to #CEC2025? Don't miss this opportunity below!

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Don’t miss our next Virtual Washington Update with Dr. Kait Brennan THIS Thursday, 2/27 at 3pm EST! TED Members, find the Zoom registration link in the TED Washington Update emailed to you today or in our Linktree (link in bio). #edpolicy #specialeducation

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...

DLD Response to Recent Federal Changes in Education and Call to Action - Teaching LD Dear DLD Members and Community, We are reaching out to encourage you to engage in Calls to Action shared by our parent organization, CEC, earlier this week. Many of you already have, and continue to d...

🚨 Action Needed! 🚨 Students with disabilities are at risk. Proposed federal changes threaten IDEA, education research funding, and even Section 504. We must stand together to protect their rights!
📢 #Protect504 #DisabilityRights #Dyslexia
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Helping teachers learn what works in the classroom − and what doesn’t − will get a lot harder without the Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences The nonpartisan arm of the Education Department supports research and shares data on student progress. It identifies what works and what doesn’t.

What does the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) actually do to help US Education? A summary:
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Time to make your voice heard. Sign the Council for Exceptional Children's statement below and let your representatives know that educational research is critical to helping students reach their potential.

DLD Video Project The Division for Learning Disabilities (DLD) of the Council for Exceptional Children is leading a project that will result in a library of Ask the Researcher videos. Each video will be 2-3 min in leng...

Help us plan for our new DLD "Ask a Researcher" video library! 📽️ Each video (2-3min) will highlight one question related to the field of SPED/LD and feature experts responding to the question. What are the questions you would like to see addressed? Share ideas here👇🏼
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