As a child, Saran Tugsjargal’s school gave her a long list of labels that described her disabilities. But there was one that stuck out the most: emotionally disturbed. “That really affected me growing ...

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Susan Popkin has a brother-in-law who was kept out of traditional education until high school. David Bateman has a brother-in-law who couldn’t enroll for the first 17 years of his life. These stories ...

For the last 30 years, nearly every state has struggled to find and keep educators qualified to support students with disabilities. The intensity and variety of student needs makes special education a ...

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Special education teachers tend to have hefty workloads that can lead to stress and burnout. Principals may not be able to solve all their problems, but they can offer an important relief—emotional ...

Public school leaders in Baton Rouge are looking to pay a prominent Boston-based consulting firm up to $150,000 to help it figure out how to exit heightened state scrutiny of its special education ...

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WBEZ found CPS cut about 1,000 positions last spring. Then, weeks into this school year, it opened hundreds of new jobs. The district says this approach is helping to ensure that all schools get ...