The U.S. Department of Education (ED) welcomed Johnny Collett as their new assistant secretary for special education and rehabilitative services. Collett was most recently the Council of Chief State School Officers’ (CCSSO‘s) director of special education outcomes. He also served as the Kentucky state special education director and a high school special education teacher.

Collett will lead the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) in its mission to improve early childhood, educational, and employment outcomes and to raise expectations for all people with disabilities, their families, their communities, and the nation.