If a kid is having trouble at school, one of the standard steps is to schedule an assessment for conditions like dyslexia, ADHD or anything else that might require a special approach. But with ...

Our Developmental Disorders Concentration (DD) prepares you to serve K-12 students in a variety of educational settings addressing mild, moderate, and severe needs who have been identified with ...

This post is by Ace Parsi, the Personalized Learning Partnership Manager for the National Center for Learning Disabilities, and Susan Lyons, an associate at the National Center for the Improvement of ...

Editorial Note: We earn a commission from partner links on Forbes Advisor. Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. Special education teachers work with students who have ...

The B.A. in Special Education offers a mostly online format, with occasional on-campus Saturday sessions, allowing adult learners the flexibility to meet requirements on the job and finish their ...

We’re answering readers’ questions about life during the pandemic: What responsibilities do school districts have to meet the needs of students with disabilities in light of distance learning and ...

Since January 2023, the Austin school district has reduced its years of backlogged special education evaluations by almost 83%, putting a dent in the overdue assessments that spurred a federal lawsuit ...

Nearly 2,000 Boston students are awaiting special education assessments — with some missing out on services completely — due to a backlog caused by the pandemic, and one local parent has been trying ...

Olivia Tan is regressing. She’s lost much of her curiosity, is unwilling to explore her home or flip through books as much as she used to — and her father feels helpless. The 6-year-old is deaf, blind ...

Parent Allyson Juneau-Butler says it is difficult during a normal school year to get her son the services and support he needs from the Clark County School District’s special education program, ...

A federal judge has certified a class action lawsuit against the Oxnard School District over special education access. The lawsuit alleges that the district has delayed and denied students of special ...

At her daughter’s routine check up appointment, Melisa Castro learned that her 3-year-old daughter Michelle could have autism. “I was a little taken aback … I thought it was more of her personality, ...