Tag: Special education
Decades after special education law and key ruling, updates still languish
Charles J. Russo, University of Dayton
It has been 40 years since the U.S. Supreme Court first took up...
Students of color in special education are less likely to get...
Mildred Boveda, Penn State
When I was a special education teacher at Myrtle Grove Elementary School in Miami in...
Students with disabilities are not getting help to address lost opportunities
John McKenna, UMass Lowell
Even before the pandemic hit, 98% of U.S. school districts said they didn’t have enough...
5 tips to help preschoolers with special needs during the pandemic
Michele L. Stites, University of Maryland, Baltimore County and Susan Sonnenschein, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Four months in...
Federal spending covers only 8% of public school budgets
David S. Knight, University of Washington
CC BY-SAState and local tax dollars cover the bulk of U.S. public school funding.
The federal government spends just under...
Why I made an app to document the seclusion and restraint...
Gabriela Marcu, University of Michigan
School districts are failing to accurately report when their most vulnerable students are being physically restrained or secluded. That’s according...
How to succeed in college with a disability
Stephen Byrd, Elon University
If you’re entering college as a student with a disability, the first thing you should know is that you’re not alone....