Percentage of children and youth ages 3–21 served under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) by race/ethnicity: 2014–15...

School integration is a mirage, writes RiShawn Biddle of Dropout Nation. Cambridge,Massachusetts is a “leader in school...

George Yinoulis, a fourth grader in Raleigh, N.C., made a video to explain to classmates how he lives with autism. #autism

Teachers spend less time on teaching — and more time maintaining order — if they have lots of students with disabilities in their...

Almost all students with disabilities are capable of graduating from high school on time, writes Hechinger’s Sarah Butrymowicz and Jackie...

California has a “desperate” need for special-education teachers, said Michael Kirst, president of the state board of education, at an...

Swim Team, a documentary, about three young men with autism who compete as the Jersey Hammerheads, will premiere on PBS’ POV tomorrow...

Public school officials are “using fraudulent methods to inflate graduation rates,” writes Bernard Gassaway in Education Week. He saw it...

Graduation rates have been increasing across the country, but many states will have to report lower graduation rates under the new...

College students with autism and other “neurodiverse” conditions could use the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to overturn speech...

Many more students are getting extra time to complete the SAT, primarily due to learning disability diagnoses.  Is the SAT still valid?,...

Atypical, a new Netflix show about a family that includes a high school boy with autism, is drawing mixed reviews, writes Mark Walsh on...

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan will spend hundreds of millions of dollars a year to fund “whole-child...

Robin Lake, director of University of Washington’s Center on Reinventing Education, used to oppose vouchers, she writes on U.S. News. A...

Colleges are providing a “path to higher education” for the intellectually disabled, writes Hayley Glatter in The Atlantic. For example,...

Fidget spinners — handheld, multi-pronged tops — are supposed to help hyperactive and anxious kids stay focused.  Some teachers say...

“High-quality generation education can lead to remarkable progress for special education students,” conclude Elizabeth Setren and Nora...

Julia, a Muppet on the autism spectrum, has made her debut on Sesame Street. Elmo, Abby Cadabby and Big Bird learn to play a little...

Many states offer vouchers for students with disabilities, writes Christina Samuels on Ed Week. “Many parents who accept those options...

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act guarantees students with disabilities the chance to make “appropriately ambitious”...