Special Education
IEPs. Learning disabilities. Inclusion. IDEA. Response to intervention. Gifted education. Explore all EdWeek coverage of special education
Special Education: Definition, Statistics, and Trends
What is special education and what do we know about the student special education population and the teachers who educate them?
- Special Education Q&A A Teenager With Disabilities Implores Educators: 'Be My Champion'From cooperative learning to school projects, teachers can ensure that students with disabilities are fully included and supported.Special Education Video How This Public School Meets the Needs of Students With DyslexiaAll students at this Colorado Springs public school have dyslexia. Here’s how the school is making their education a positive experience.Special Education 'She Just Wants a Friend’: Families Push for Full School Days for Children With DisabilitiesSchools nationwide are removing students with disabilities from the classroom, often in response to challenging behavior, advocates say.Special Education To Prepare Students With Autism for the Working World, Drones Might Be a Good StartResearchers are working with students to help them figure out how to navigate a workplace setting and explore STEM careers.Special Education What It's Like to Struggle With a Little-Known Math DisabilityFive young adults recount their challenges in school with dyscalculia, a disorder that neither they nor their teachers fully understood.Special Education Schools for Students With Dyslexia Also Promote Social Emotional Resilience. Here's HowSuperstar guests, taekwondo lessons, and other offerings give dyslexic students hope and confidence.Special Education New Type of Public Schools Specialize in Teaching Students With DyslexiaThe schools are designed to provide the more intensive literacy supports many of these students require.Special Education Photos A Day in the Life of a School Designed to Support Students With DyslexiaAn independent school uses art and movement to set students with learning differences up for success.Special Education Video I Have Dyslexia. How Teachers Can Support Students Like MeThese adults with dyslexia have advice for educators working with students like them.Special Education Quiz How Does Special Education Funding Work? Test Your KnowledgeWhat is IDEA? How much can the federal government contribute to special education funding? Take our quiz.Special Education How Teachers Can Help Students With Dyslexia: What Our Readers SayEdWeek's social-media followers weigh in on how to support students with dyslexia, a learning disability that interferes with reading.Special Education Webinar What Do Students With Dyslexia Need From Schools?Hear from two educators who are dedicated to serving students with dyslexia and learn what reading-challenged students need from schools to thrive.Special Education Explainer How Special Education Funding Actually WorksSpecial education is among the most complicated and misunderstood facets of America’s sprawling K-12 school landscape.Special Education Spotlight Spotlight on Special Education ComplianceThis Spotlight will help you examine implementation of universal screening for dyslexia and more.Special Education Opinion Autistic Isn't a Bad Word: The Case for Rethinking Your LanguageEducators may want to switch from "child with autism" to "autistic child," writes a special ed. teacher and parent of an autistic son.