Nine issues of the newsletter of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) include articles, news items, meeting announcements, news items of individual divisions, and professional advancement opportunities. Some major articles are: (1) "Home Schooling--A Viable Alternative for Students with Special Needs" (2) "High Stakes Testing a Mixed Blessing for Special Students" (Martha Frase-Blunt); (3) "Promise and Peril: A Look at Charter Schools" (Carolyn Cosmos); (4) "CEC Gains Media Attention on Special Education Teaching Conditions"; (5) "The Promise of Full-Service Schools" (Carolyn Cosmos); (6) "Proactive Approaches to Help Students Control Their Anger" (Greg M. Romaneck); (7) "Traumatic Brain Injury--The Silent Epidemic"; (8) "After School Programs Are for Students with Exceptionalities Too!"; and (9) CEC's 2001 Convention & Expo--A Grant Time for Learning and Fun." (DB)