[ad_1] Student loans can be an effective means to finance your education. International students looking to study abroad require accessible funds to help cover the costs associated with studying in another country. From funding your tuition to paying for everything from registration fees to accommodations,...
[ad_1] Half a century ago, hundreds of thousands of children with disabilities nationwide either had to attend costly private schools or forgo education altogether. Students with disabilities who were in school were isolated from their peers for most of the school day. And...
[ad_1] Pop quiz: How many times has the federal government fulfilled its original commitment to supply 40 percent of the average per-pupil expenditure to pay for the costs of special education?Answer: Never. In fact, only once—in 2009—has federal funding even exceeded 20 percent,...
[ad_1] A few decades ago, people born with dyslexia typically had no idea why they struggled to read, or failed to read at all. Neither did their teachers. That’s changing. Literacy experts now understand that dyslexia is a neurobiological-based learning disability resulting in...
[ad_1] Did you know that a staggering 94% of jobs globally demand basic math skills? This creates a barrier for the 105+ million people with dyscalculia. Without tailored support, these individuals face a future full of missed opportunities.Join dyscalculia experts Dr. Sandra Elliott...
[ad_1] The Department of Education is withdrawing a proposal that sought to streamline how schools bill Medicaid for the mental health and medical services they provide to students, partially with the goal of giving schools new resources to tackle students’ worsening mental health.The...
[ad_1] States Begin to Tackle Backlog in Spec Ed. IdentificationSchools fell far behind in identifying students for special education services during the pandemic. Buta recent analysis of one state’s data shows they are working at a fast pace to address the backlog.What researchers...
[ad_1] Teachers often graduate from their preparation programs without a firm grounding in common learning differences like dyslexia, which affects the ability to read. This is the case even though teachers will, over the course of their careers, educate many students with learning...
[ad_1] Students with disabilities are among the K-12 populations most likely to feel the impacts if some of President-elect Trump’s most radical and sweeping proposals gain traction.The bulk of K-12 funding and policymaking happens at the state and local level—but special education is...
[ad_1] Students with disabilities and their families could experience significant ripple effects from the incoming Trump administration’s pledges to dramatically scale back the federal government’s role in education policy. But the policy proposals that have emerged so far raise a plethora of doubts...