Last December, after a year and a half of blind alleys, impenetrable paperwork and bureaucratic stonewalling, it seemed like ...

Providing special education teachers with consistent coaching on social-emotional learning, access to group therapy or meditation sessions and relaxation strategies could help, Boxer said.

The district has been accused of failing to properly provide special education services to hundreds of students in recent years.

We have safeguards — classroom accommodations and an Individualized Education Plan, or IEP, a document required by law for students who receive special education — to keep him on track.

Editor’s Note: Associate Editor Christina Samuels covers special education. This analysis is part of a special report exploring pressing trends in education. Read the full report: 10 Big Ideas ...

Ask any special ed teacher and they will probably tell you that paperwork is the bane of their jobs. These three teachers at Renaissance Academy in Utah have figured out how to keep it under control.

Schools scramble to fill special ed slots with bonuses & incentives. But, says one advocate, “that's kind of a Band-Aid on a bullet hole.” ...

The Parkrose district in Oregon spent $6.3 million on special education this year—25 percent of the district’s operating budget for 16 percent of its students.