Special Education

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More Students With Disabilities Heading to College
For a growing number of students with intellectual disabilities, college is becoming a bridge between special education and work.
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Spotlight on Inclusion and Assistive Technology

American schools use many strategies to make classrooms more inclusive of students with disabilities. This Spotlight looks at inclusion and school technology’s growing role in supporting it.

Blogs

On Special Education
02/09 05:40 pm | Waiver-Winning States Revamped Plans for Students With Disabilities | Nearly every state had to tweak its No Child Left Behind waiver plan to better demonstrate how the needs of students with disabilities and English learners would be addressed.
Unwrapping The Gifted
02/03 04:00 pm | Walking a Tightrope | Gifted Education Specialist Tamara Fisher contemplates the fine line she walks in her job, balancing the sometimes competing needs of her students and her teaching colleagues.

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Special Education in America
This EPE Research Center report examines a number of key issues facing students with disabilities ranging from the demographics of the population, educational settings, and overrepresentation of certain student groups.

IDEA at 25: Progress and Problems
In this two-part series, Education Week looks at the history of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The groundbreaking federal special education law dramatically changed public education.

Issue Backgrounder

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Teacher Professional Development Directory

The Teacher PD Directory helps you identify accredited programs, supplemental materials, software, workshops, and more to meet your continuing education needs.
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Milwaukee Wins Special-Needs Education Lawsuit
The decision throws out the class-certification order from a lower court and also vacates the liability and remedial orders the school district was obligated to follow.
February 6, 2012 - McClatchy-Tribune
Feds Say More Students May Qualify for Disability Services
The U.S. Department of Education warns schools to think more broadly about who gets special services under federal disability laws.
January 31, 2012 - Education Week
New Ohio Voucher Effort Serves Special-Needs Students
Ohio is about to launch its fourth tax-funded education-voucher program, this one for students with special needs.
January 25, 2012 - McClatchy-Tribune
House ESEA Draft Would Loosen Strings on K-12 Aid
A bill in the House on reauthorization would offer more leeway for districts and less federal oversight on use of education funding.
January 20, 2012 - Education Week
Focus on: Special Needs
Special Educators Borrow From Brain Studies
Around the country, educators are starting to turn to research in mind and brain science in teaching students with disabilities.
January 17, 2012 - Education Week
More Students With Disabilities Heading to College
For a growing number of students with intellectual disabilities, college is becoming a bridge between special education and work.
December 13, 2011 - Education Week
N.J. Teacher Who Allegedly Bullied Special-Needs Student Could Lose Tenure
A Gloucester County teacher who was videotaped while allegedly bullying a special-needs student could be on the way to losing tenure.
December 8, 2011 - McClatchy-Tribune
Often Excluded, More Special-Needs Students Taking NAEP
States are excluding fewer ELLs and special education students from NAEP tests but they still fall short of federal targets.
November 15, 2011 - Education Week
Digital Book-Sharing Unlocks Print for Students
A service called Bookshare makes traditional books quickly accessible for students with certain disabilities.
November 1, 2011 - Education Week
Manual Addresses Autism Teaching
Given the challenges of providing appropriate services to a student population with autism spectrum disorders, the need for evidence-based practice has never been so urgent.
October 24, 2011 - Education Week

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