Growing up, I was always taught to be inclusive to everyone, especially my classmates who I would see every day. My godbrother has autism, and being inclusive has always been important to me because I ...
When Bethany Jolliffe started teaching kindergarten 15 years ago, she picked up on what seemed like a long-standing pattern: ...
This story about special education classrooms was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Terri Joyce believed ...
According to the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, approximately 1 in 6 children in the United States have developmental disabilities which include physical, learning, ...
Every child has the right to a quality education. UNICEF works with partners worldwide to ensure children with disabilities receive the support they need to participate fully in the classroom and have ...
Kellen Hedler, 11, is outgoing and gregarious. He dances on a hip-hop team, and he enjoys all kinds of sports. Adaline Whitmer, 7, is bubbly, yet shy. She's starting to come out of her shell since she ...
The Osceola County School District’s plan to consolidate Exceptional Student Education (ESE) services is a devastating blow to families of children with disabilities. This decision, which has been in ...
Some Ohio parents are upset about a state senator's comments about students with disabilities. "We know for a fact that it costs more to teach a student with severe disabilities," said Lang, a ...
At P.S. 15 in Red Hook, a unique program for students with intellectual disabilities could serve as a model for other New York City schools. At P.S. 15 Patrick F. Daly, in Brooklyn, children with ...
Catherine Smith has previously received research funding from Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA). Helen Dickinson receives funding from Australian Research Council, National ...
When Selina Likely became director of the Edwards Creative Learning Center six years ago, she knew there was one longstanding practice that she wanted to change. For as long as she had taught at the ...