Abby Taylor recently earned her doctorate in special education at Vanderbilt University, where Douglas Fuchs, the author of the controversial paper, is a professor. She is now an adjunct professor of ...
The percentage of students who have disabilities and spend a substantial portion of their school day in general education ...
The United States does more to ensure access to education for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities than many other countries—but the nation’s schools have work to do to ensure all ...
This story about special education was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. When Bethany Jolliffe started ...
Kellen Hedler is actively engaged in his fourth-grade classroom: He raises his hand to correctly answer a math question, he reads prompts out loud for the class and he gathers with classmates to watch ...
Scott said elementary education majors at UNL take only a couple classes about special education, which isn’t enough to support a successful inclusion plan. “A lot of elementary teachers are now going ...
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When 'inclusion' means a classroom without a plan

I have a student named Miguel in my Grade 7 class this year. That is not his real name, but his story is real. No one informed me on the first day that Miguel had a learning disability. There was no ...
I became a special education (special ed) teacher after 20-plus years of being a general education teacher. I wanted to work with and advocate for students with disabilities. I like my job, and my ...
Rumors that the North Tonawanda School District was going to eliminate its Inclusion Program brought the city's special-education students out in full force to protest at the Feb. 5 School Board ...
Two hundred thousand Arizona students with disabilities rely on special education. An Arizona father on why the federal ...
SAN ANTONIO – The KSAT team shines a spotlight on an educator every month throughout the school year. And, for the month of March, we are recognizing a teacher who comes from a long line of educators.
SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, Pa. — It was a spooktacular Wednesday morning for students, parents, and teachers at Blue Mountain Elementary West in Schuylkill County. More than 200 special education students ...