Improving education for students with disabilities benefits everyone in a school, said Debra McAdams, the director of exceptional student education for the Nashville, Tenn., district.

Federal lawmakers are considering taking up legislation that would amend IDEA, a move that advocates fear could open the door to broader changes amid an already tumultuous time for special education.

When Debra McAdams stepped into her role leading special education for Nashville schools in 2009, she knew she would ...

A valuable resource for teacher candidates and current teachers about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder is the Canada FASD ...

After months of uncertainty, federal lawmakers approved a spending package that rejects Trump administration efforts to alter ...

This means that increases in special education can strain a school district's general funds, according to Scott Turner, ...

PENNSYLVANIA, USA — Schools in Pennsylvania will soon have the opportunity to receive funding for disability-inclusive curriculum thanks to a new program the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) ...

Education experts warn of "toxic entitlement" as college students increasingly claim dubious disability diagnoses for ...

In recent years, there has been a noticeable decline in the number of faculty to train aspiring special education teachers and other leaders in the field of special education. Project SELF (Special ...

Judy Heumann was denied enrollment to a Brooklyn elementary school as a 5-year-old girl due to her use of a wheelchair, which she needed as a result of polio. She spent her summers at a New York camp ...

A Corpus Christi mother says education freedom accounts could help families of students with disabilities pay for specialized ...

This guest essay reflects the views of Philip S. Cicero, retired superintendent of Lynbrook Public Schools. In the early 1970s, nearly 2 million students with disabilities could not attend public ...