E43 - Kait Brennan

Kait Brennan is an experienced Policy Advisor and Lobbyist focused on addressing the critical shortage of special educators and lack of diversity in the field. She is the principal and founder of KB Strategies, a boutique government affairs and political strategy firm. At the federal level, she represents the Teacher Education Division of the Council for Exceptional Children (TED - CEC) and the Higher Education Consortium for Special Education (HECSE) as their Senior Policy Advisor.  Kait has a demonstrated history of working in the K-12 and higher education industry and is skilled in Special Education, K-12 Education, Education Policy, Teacher Preparation, and Urban Education. Kait earned a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) focused in Special Education from University of Pittsburgh.

Links:
KB Strategies: kbrennan@kbstrategies.org  

Teacher Education Division of the Council for Exceptional Children (TED-CEC): https://tedcec.org/

Higher Education Consortium for Special Education (HECSE): https://hecse.net/

To read: (Check out your local bookstore or favorite online provider)
Advocating for the Common Good: People, politics, process, and policy on Capitol Hill by Jane West - available from Rowman & Littlefield

Related Services in Special Education: Working Together as a Team by Lisa Goran & David F. Bateman - available from Rowman & Littlefield

Arc of Power: Inside Nancy Pelosi's Speakership, 2005–2010 by John A. Lawrence

Schoolhouse Burning: Public Education and the Assault on American Democracy
by Derek W. Black