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Special/Gifted Education Funding Outlook

Special/Gifted Education Funding Outlook. Cec can summer policy series August 1, 2013. Today’s Discussion. The Story of Sequestration How did Special/Gifted Education Fare in FY 2013? What to Expect for FY 2014 At Home Advocacy -- August Recess!!. 3.

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Special/Gifted Education Funding Outlook

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  1. Special/Gifted Education Funding Outlook Cec can summer policy series August 1, 2013

  2. Today’s Discussion The Story of Sequestration How did Special/Gifted Education Fare in FY 2013? What to Expect for FY 2014 At Home Advocacy -- August Recess!!

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  4. Nearly $110 billion in looming spending cuts that almost no one backs? Bring it on, says Club for Growth President Chris Chocola. Source: http://www.nationaljournal.com/blogs/influencealley/2012/09/club-for-growth-president-bring-on-sequestration-20 4

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  6. Sequestration Hits… 7

  7. Federal Budget FY 2012 Chart Courtesy of Committee for Education Funding

  8. Education Funding • Post-Sequestration • 2013 9

  9. Special/Gifted Education Funding Levels in FY 2013 • 2013

  10. Sequestration = Full Funding Plunges to 14.5% 11

  11. Impact of “Sequester“ Budget Cuts on Jobs May be Exaggerated - March 20, 2013 The Overhyped, Overblown, & Overly Politicized Sequester Fears - May 30, 2013 Sequester Scorecard: A Month Later, Effects Still Up In Air - April 5, 2013 14

  12. Sequestration Sharing… CANHOMEWORK! Tell CEC how sequestration is impacting you, students, young children, schools, programs, states…..

  13. Special/Gifted Education Funding Levels in FY 2014 • 2014

  14. Special/Gifted Education Funding Levels in FY 2014 • 2014 Pre-sequestration Levels and some increases! Senate Appropriations Committee Votes to Reject Sequestration!

  15. S E N A T E H O U S E • Special/Gifted Education Funding Levels in FY 2014 • 2014

  16. CNN Poll conducted by ORC International during November 16-18, 2012

  17. What’s Ahead? CANHOMEWORK! 3 Immediate Actions for CAN Coordinators Inform Your Networks About Funding Situation Collect Sequestration Impact Stories and Share with CEC Contact Your Congressional Delegation (Washington DC Office AND At Home!

  18. August Recess Opportunities CANHOMEWORK! Schedule meetings with your Congressional delegation – particularly in August when Congress is on recess. Congressional delegation contact information: CEC’s Legislative Action Center: http://capwiz.com/cek/dbq/officials/

  19. CEC Resources CANHOMEWORK! CEC Issue Briefs on Funding and ESEA CEC's 2014 Federal Outlook for Exceptional Children Personalized Stories from Your Network!

  20. Thank you!!

  21. CEC Policy Staff Deborah A. Ziegler Associate Executive Director debz@cec.sped.org Kim Hymes Senior Director Kimh@cec.sped.org 2900 Crystal Drive, Ste. 1000 Arlington, VA 22202 Phone: 888-232-7733 Email: pubpol@cec.sped.org

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