Luton has taken a significant step forward in inclusive education and accessible play with the unveiling of a brand-new inclusive playground.

The U.S. Department of Education has announced significant staffing cuts within its special education division, eliminating nearly half of the positions responsible for overseeing compliance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

Data suggests the number of students with disabilities between ages 3-21 could jump by about 1 million between 2021 and 2025 if current trends hold.

Hundreds of Washington students, parents, teachers and other educators demonstrated at the state Capitol on Monday, calling for increased funding for the state’s public school system.

There’s a half-billion-dollar federal program that is supposed to help students with disabilities get into the workforce when they leave high school, but most parents — and even some school officials — don’t know it exists.

The university’s president Rob Vischer said Friday night the school received an email from the U.S. Department of Education that explained how a grant program that awarded the university $6.8 million was being cancelled.

'Too slow, too uneven:' Pandemic recovery particularly challenging for the growing number of students with disabilities and those learning English.

Bringing those services in-house could save the district a lot of money, but the transition will be expensive.

The Hopkins students shattered their initial $35,000 goal for a merry go round.  Now, they want to redo the entire playground, which is nearly a million dollar venture. 

"Study after study is showing that there's no harm to being included, but there's great risks of harm to being segregated," says Jennifer Kurth, a professor of special education at the University of Kansas.

Portland Public Schools is appealing a state decision that it failed to timely evaluate a student for special education eligibility and ordered the district to pay for private education.

A Pennsylvania study published in 2014 found special educators were nearly three times as likely as general educators to be physically assaulted by students.

Students with low incidence disabilities have a long history of being excluded from their peers in educational settings.

We will not solve our special educational needs crisis until we solve our education system crisis more widely.

The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) and the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) have jointly released guidance on the use of functional behavioral assessments (FBAs) for all students whose behavior interferes with learning.

Oregon will divide $8.9 million dollars among the state’s special education teachers, paraeducators and other staff members as one-time bonuses meant to help address the field’s alarming recruitment and retention problems.

Earlier this year, the United States Department of Education issued a Dear Colleague Letter that specifically addressed special needs students who require assistive technology in order to receive equitable educational opportunities.

Schools struggled to fill teaching positions — especially those focused on serving students with disabilities — even as classes got underway this fall, data shows.

Special education is consuming a rising share of Washington’s public education budget.

In this interview series, an educator, a researcher, and two students with dyscalculia share their insights, perspective, and knowledge to help teachers better understand and teach students with the disability.

In April, the U.S. Department of Justice published its final rule for web and mobile accessibility.

Yeshiva University's Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology launches first-of-its-kind NVLD clinic

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Special education teachers face the challenge of meeting diverse learning needs while keeping students engaged. Newsela, an innovative online platform, provides a solution by offering thousands of articles that can be adjusted to different reading levels.

These interactive, fun, and educational games are designed to help students with various disabilities improve their academic skills, including reading, math, and social skills, while providing them with a positive, inclusive learning experience.

The National Center on Intensive Interventions (NCII) has developed a collection of Sample Lessons and Activities in reading, mathematics, and behavior and a collection of videos to assist special education teachers, interventionists and others working with students with intensive needs.

Texas SPED Support presents this comprehensive toolkit, thoughtfully designed to empower teachers with valuable resources, essential documents, and engaging activities tailored for students with autism.

Bookshare is an ebook library that makes reading easier. Members can access a huge collection of ebooks and read their way with the most customizable ebooks for people with reading barriers.

This database of resources is for educators and directors to easily find jobs based on their state.

This database of resources is for CEC members to find expert-reviewed resources created by your peers that you can use in your own classroom.

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The National Center on Intensive Intervention is intended to help educators and other building-based personnel find tools and resources to support students with intensive needs, including students with disabilities and those who have not responded to validated intervention programs delivered with fidelity.

The Office of Special Education Program’s (OSEP’s) Technical Assistance Centers have resources to guide the development, support and regular use of evidence-based practices to ensure infants, toddlers, children and youth with disabilities have a positive school year.

The DCMP, funded by the Department of Education, provides services designed to support and improve the academic achievement of students with disabilities.

Intervention Central provides teachers, schools and districts with free resources to help struggling learners and implement Response to Intervention and attain the Common Core State Standards.

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Resources that can help you understand your child’s disability, your rights, and responsibilities under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and facilitate collaboration that supports the development and delivery of services to children with disabilities in our state.