The Knappa School District is gearing up to open a new special needs classroom at Hilda Lahti Elementary School next year. The classroom — one of five shared between the Astoria, Warrenton-Hammond, ...

Children with special needs require consistent support beyond classrooms. Their needs don't vanish in different settings like ...

General education teachers are more likely than ever to be working with students who have special needs. As special ed students are integrated more at school, teacher training is evolving Kellen ...

Research shows including students with and without disabilities in the same classroom can benefit everyone. Two students with Down syndrome show... Kellen Hedler, 11, is outgoing and gregarious. He ...

Kellen Hedler, 11, is outgoing and gregarious. He dances on a hip-hop team, and he enjoys all kinds of sports. Adaline Whitmer, 7, is bubbly, yet shy. She’s starting to come out of her shell since she ...