Federal lawmakers are considering taking up legislation that would amend IDEA, a move that advocates fear could open the door to broader changes amid an already tumultuous time for special education.

Improving education for students with disabilities benefits everyone in a school, said Debra McAdams, the director of ...

Students with disabilities account for almost 15% of the K-12 student population in the United States. Yet they are often ...

President Donald Trump's Thursday executive order dismantling the U.S. Department of Education leaves wide open questions about whether the legal rights of students with disabilities will be protected ...

Even as enrollment declines in California, an increasing number of students are qualifying for special education services.

As we honor Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance and Inclusion Month, the Jewish community must step up to support its ...

For all the headlines proclaiming and debunking reports of a national teacher shortage, few have picked up on the issue’s third rail: Educators qualified to teach students with disabilities have been ...

When Debra McAdams stepped into her role leading special education for Nashville schools in 2009, she knew she would ...

In recent years, there has been a noticeable decline in the number of faculty to train aspiring special education teachers and other leaders in the field of special education. Project SELF (Special ...

More than 20% of undergrads at Harvard and 38% at Stanford claim to have a disability.

For decades, special education funding in Idaho and across the United States has been in crisis. Being critically underfunded ...

Recent layoffs at the U.S. Department of Education have impacted the office overseeing special education. A federal judge has temporarily paused the layoffs, but uncertainty for special education ...