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 ...

A prominent professor of special education is about to ignite a fierce debate over a tenet of his field, that students with disabilities should be educated as much as possible alongside their peers in ...

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 ...

Kellen Hedler, 11, is outgoing and gregarious. He dances on a hip-hop team, and he enjoys all kinds of sports. Adaline Whitmer, 7, is bubbly, yet shy. She’s starting to come out of her shell since she ...

At the young age of 5 years old, I was introduced to the concept of neurodivergency. My elementary school participated in mainstreaming, a practice in which students with special needs are integrated ...

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 ...

While the country celebrates a milestone birthday this July, special education — and the students who benefit from it — also ...

Matthew Marino, a professor at the University of Central Florida who studies the intersection of technology and special education, is excited about the potential of generative artificial intelligence ...

An Essex County school district was considering major changes to how it teaches special education students in its elementary schools in order to save money. But the plan proved so divisive among ...

This story about special education classrooms was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Terri Joyce believed ...

In the past year, the Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) has promoted a “journey to inclusion,” as a better way to teach students with disabilities. It’s a newer practice for Nebraska schools, and ...