[ad_1] Laura Lemle watched how some teachers didn’t always understand how to teach her daughter, who has nonverbal learning disability. Some were incredibly empathetic, others were not. Special education schools weren’t the right fit, but neither was mainstream education. She felt her daughter...
[ad_1] How much do America’s schools spend to provide special education services to students with disabilities? How have special education costs nationwide risen over the last two decades? What is the typical cost of providing services to a K-12 student who has autism,...
[ad_1] An unexpected highlight of the Democratic National Convention on Night Three was an outburst of pride from the son of vice presidential candidate Tim Walz.“That’s my dad!” 17-year-old Gus Walz could be seen exclaiming Wednesday night. He stood, tears streaming down his...
[ad_1] For students on the autism spectrum, summer can present a challenge as they’re away from the routines and accommodations of the school year. A summer camp for children with autism at Texas State University works to address that. Students at the camp...
[ad_1] I often wake up to my alarm after a short night and step out of bed to a day I’ve fought through countless times. I rush my morning routine and sprint to my car to avoid being late. My radio switches to...
[ad_1] Educators and parents of students with intellectual and developmental disabilities are optimistic about artificial intelligence’s potential to create more inclusive classrooms and close educational gaps between students with disabilities and those without, concludes a report from the Special Olympics Global Center for...
[ad_1] Several states in recent years have raised the maximum age at which students with disabilities are eligible to receive special education services from their schools. The changes, often driven by a shifting legal understanding of what federal special education law requires, can...
[ad_1] After ranking 44th in the nation for inclusionary practices—defined by how many students with disabilities are learning alongside their general education peers—Washington state began working to change that trajectory. Here’s how it’s working to improve the experience of special education students in...
[ad_1] Some special education practitioners have experimented with using generative artificial intelligence to speed up the mountain of paperwork they’re required to fill out to provide essential services to students with disabilities.But using AI to improve instruction for students with disabilities or learning...
[ad_1] School districts in most states have a responsibility under federal law to provide services to students with disabilities until they’re 21 or 22. But carrying out those responsibilities isn’t always intuitive.Special education services often cost orders of magnitude more than what schools...