In the long saga of education reform, with all its talk, writing and action, Special Education has been largely on the back burner. Reformers seemed afraid to touch it—until now. The American ...

Every fall, families get ready for the rituals of the school year: new backpacks, a fresh pencil case, and a smiling Instagram photo to show the hope and promise that parents expect education to ...

Empowering every child to learn, grow, and shine because every success starts with support and a smile. (Green Shoot Media photo) School can be extra challenging for neurodiverse students. Navigating ...

A kindergarten teacher in a San Diego public school last fall referred six of her students—all English-language learners—for evaluation for special education. All of them, as it turned out, needed ...

Teaching vacancies are most acute in special education due to attrition, burnout, and early retirements--workforce support is ...

STUDENTS KNOW SCHOOL DOES NOT ALWAYS FEEL LIKE A SAFE PLACE. BUT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SAYS THEY’RE BUILDING BETTER ENVIRONMENTS FOR STUDENTS WITH ...

The Texas Education Agency plans to install a conservator over the Austin school district due to systemic backlogs in evaluating students for special education services, officials told the district ...

Editor’s Note: Associate Editor Christina Samuels covers special education. This analysis is part of a special report exploring pressing trends in education. Read the full report: 10 Big Ideas in ...

A Manhattan federal judge ordered the city Department of Education to make sweeping reforms to its special education complaint process that routinely leaves children with disabilities waiting for ...