I became a special education (special ed) teacher after 20-plus years of being a general education teacher. I wanted to work with and advocate for students with disabilities. I like my job, and my ...

The Conversation has collaborated with SciLine to bring you highlights from the discussion, which have been edited for brevity and clarity. Which students receive special education services? Students ...

America’s special education system is facing a slow-motion collapse. Nearly 8 million students now receive services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), but the number of ...

A career in special education often starts with passion. "For many, it's more than a job," said Dr. Danny Tanguay, an academic dean of education at Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU). "It's a ...

Solutions to the perennial crisis of special education staffing must extend beyond training and recruiting more teachers to the more complex work of retaining educators who’ve already entered the ...

The working conditions of special education teachers have become a major point of friction in labor negotiations with teachers this year.

California schools are grappling with rising numbers of special education students who have increasingly complex needs — even ...

Wake County will reorganize how it serves its 22,000 special-education students amid challenges such as allegations of teacher abuse and complaints about slow service. Wake County school ...

Starting in 2020, all North Carolina schools were required to use a framework called Multi‑Tiered Systems of Support, or MTSS ...