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 in special education in the United States has doubled over the past four decades, with schools responsible for providing special services to a growing segment of their student ...

January 8, 2026 - It's time for John Fensterwald's annual predictions for what's in store for education in 2026. Each year, a greater percentage of students in California qualify for special education ...

Over the past decade, the number of students with disabilities has been increasing, and there’s also a special education teacher shortage. That has made individualized education programs, which ...

For most students, the most anxiety-inducing part of the first day of college comes before class. For students with learning disabilities, however, the day’s biggest tribulation comes after class — ...

Special education is designed to ensure students with disabilities can have their educational needs met, according to the U.S. Department of Education. In Wisconsin, there’s a wide range of reasons ...

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Black students, for example, have been overrepresented in special education since 1968, when the U.S. Office for Civil Rights first began tracking school district data. The starkest disparities appear ...