Parents know their child best. And when they notice them struggling in school due to special needs, anxiety or ADHD, it can be heartbreaking and frustrating not knowing where to turn for help. While ...

Each year, a greater percentage of students in California qualify for special education. Last year, about 13% of students in California’s K-12 public schools received individualized services for ...

INDIANAPOLIS (MIRROR INDY) — With students back in the classroom for a couple of months, disability advocates say it’s a common time for parents and educators to begin noticing things about their ...

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 ...

At this year's Options for Independence Annual Conference on May 22, Kimberley Savage, SETRC coordinator at Cayuga-Onondaga BOCES, conducted a workshop on Special Education: The Importance of IEPs, ...

A major standardized test maker is taking steps to make it easier for students with disabilities to access accommodations. The nonprofit ACT, which makes the test of the same name, said it will ...

Tracey D. Waldmann joined Raffaele Puppio as of counsel in 2015 with a focus in education law and government services.

August, a gifted 5-year-old in Harford County, Maryland, was excited to start kindergarten. His mother, Sara, was excited as well, but she was also concerned. The previous year, August was diagnosed ...

Several months after switching the software for Individualized Education Programs and 504 plans, Evanston/Skokie School District 65 administrators and advocates say the district’s new system, Embrace, ...

Houston Chronicle Live is a virtual event series that peels back the curtains on our newsroom. Readers are invited to join us for VIP interviews, fascinating Q&As and on-the-record discussions on ...