Special Education
IEPs. Learning disabilities. Inclusion. IDEA. Response to intervention. Gifted education. Explore all EdWeek coverage of special education
A Guide to Special Education Terms
The number of students in special education has increased steadily in the last four decades. Here are some of the common terms used.
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Special Education: Practice & Pitfalls
Educators and parents use a range of promising tools as they work to serve the needs of the nation’s 6 million students with disabilities amid continuing challenges.
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Response to Intervention 2.0
Education Week's second special report on RTI explores how the instructional framework has expanded into new forms and uses in schools across the country.
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Monitoring Progress
This special report examines the many forms RTI is now taking, its research base, its influence on the educational marketplace, and the federal regulations that both fuel and restrict its growth.
Special Education 'Mystery Parents' Test Charters' Enrollment of Spec. Ed., ELL StudentsEnsuring that charter schools don't turn away students with special needs and English-learners is the goal of secret-caller programs in the District of Columbia and Massachusetts.Special Education Arts Program Builds Bridges in Inclusion Program for Deaf, Hard-of-HearingFour Seasons A+ Elementary School is a magnet that infuses theater, visual arts, music and dance in all curriculum areas.
Special Education Opinion 6 Strategies for Working With Diverse-Needs StudentsCreating a plan for students with diverse needs can be challenging, but Cossandra George has some tools and tips for success.Special Education Special Education Charter Schools Vulnerable to Funding ShortfallsA North Carolina charter school for students with disabilities is struggling with the costs of educating those students and may soon close.Special Education Ed. Dept. Offers Guidance on Supporting Communications Needs of StudentsStudents with hearing, vision or speech impairments are eligible for additional protections under the Americans with Disabilities Act, says recent guidance.Special Education Tracking the Origins of Persistent Math Difficulties in Young ChildrenSome factors associated with math difficulties can be seen in children as young as 2 years old, according to recent research.Special Education Maryland Parents Seeking Legislation to Shift IEP 'Burden of Proof'A 2005 U.S. Supreme Court decision placed the burden of proof in individualized education program disputes with the party that's bringing the complaint--usually the parents.Special Education Study: High Schoolers with ADHD Receiving Few Evidence-Based SupportsIn a long-term study of children with ADHD, researchers found that many students were receiving services that show little effectiveness in improving their academic performance.Special Education News in Brief L.A. Faulted on Data System for Special Ed. StudentsProblems with the Los Angeles Unified School District's new student-tracking system led to widespread issues in identifying special-needs students and placing them in the correct programs, a report concludes.
Special Education Ed. Dept. Expands Guidance on Bullying and '504' Students With DisabilitiesThe information offers anti-bullying advice to schools regarding students covered by Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which may include those with impairments such as depression or severe food allergiesSpecial Education Opinion Nobel Peace Prize Winners: Finding Common GroundLet us find that space where we come together with hope and purpose and care about our children and allow for our own Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai to rise from our crowd of concerned advocates.Special Education News in Brief Supreme Court Seeks Views of U.S. in Special Ed. CaseThe U.S. Supreme Court last week asked the Obama administration for its views on whether it should take up a case involving an interpretation of federal special education law.Special Education Report Roundup Research Report: English-Language LearnersEnglish-language learners in special education programs in one district had significantly lower English-proficiency scores than the average for all ell students, a study found.Special Education News in Brief Hawaii Is Ordered to Serve Older Students Under IDEAHawaii must provide free educational services to more than 1,000 young adults with disabilities who aged out of the state's system.
