This comes as the school district faces a $730 million budget deficit. Chicago Public Schools officials say the changes are not about reducing costs but about doing right by students.

With the start of the new school year less than 2 weeks away, 11 special-education staff members were told they can't return ...

Last December, after a year and a half of blind alleys, impenetrable paperwork and bureaucratic stonewalling, it seemed like ...

Activists and community members want clarity amid layoff announcements and budget analysis by Chicago Public Schools July is Disability Pride Month. This July, Chicago disability advocates have been ...

Providing special education teachers with consistent coaching on social-emotional learning, access to group therapy or meditation sessions and relaxation strategies could help, Boxer said.

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The Parkrose district in Oregon spent $6.3 million on special education this year—25 percent of the district’s operating budget for 16 percent of its students.

Editor’s Note: Associate Editor Christina Samuels covers special education. This analysis is part of a special report exploring pressing trends in education. Read the full report: 10 Big Ideas ...

We have safeguards — classroom accommodations and an Individualized Education Plan, or IEP, a document required by law for students who receive special education — to keep him on track.

Ask any special ed teacher and they will probably tell you that paperwork is the bane of their jobs. These three teachers at Renaissance Academy in Utah have figured out how to keep it under control.