Making friends at the start of a new school year can be scary for kids such as Trae Bruns, a fifth grader in Troy, Illinois. Trae has a genetic disorder and physical differences, and he doesn’t always ...

Being a kid is tough. Feeling like you don’t belong or that you’re different from the rest makes it even tougher. This is true for all kids, but for a child with a disability, the feeling can be ...

This story about special education was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. When Bethany Jolliffe started ...

When Bethany Jolliffe started teaching kindergarten 15 years ago, she picked up on what seemed like a long-standing pattern: ...

On July 26, 1990, President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into law, marking a significant milestone in the fight for disability rights. The ADA is a federal civil ...

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