When a dispute arises between parents and a district concerning the special education identification, evaluation, placement, or free appropriate public education (FAPE) of a student, the IDEA provides ...

When students lead their IEP meetings, they can speak up for their needs—and take an important step toward forging their own ...

In its recently adjourned session, the General Assembly passed two major bills regarding special education. Although the Governor has not yet signed these bills, we wanted to provide a brief and ...

Young people with disabilities in the United States are guaranteed the right to a free and appropriate public education at federally funded schools. But with shifts and cuts at the Education ...

The number of students who need access to special education is higher than you might think. More than 1 in 7 public school students between the ages of 3 and 21 received special education services ...

The Boulder Valley School District is no longer considering creating a K-12 standalone program for students with autism and other complex disabilities. At the same time, the district also is placing ...

The Saugus Public Schools is dealing with an influx of special education students requiring services outside the district that is significantly impacting the budget. Superintendent of Schools Erin ...

State data shows Windsor district suspensions of special education students is well above the statewide average. • Parents of some Windsor special education students say their children are being ...

Laurence M. Lieberman has been a special education teacher, the learning-disabilities coordinator in the former U.S. Office of Education in Washington, and the chairman of the special education ...