Kellen Hedler is actively engaged in his fourth-grade classroom: He raises his hand to correctly answer a math question, he reads prompts out loud for the class and he gathers with classmates to watch ...

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Beatrice Garcia credits the special education classroom assistants at Henderson Elementary in Englewood for helping her son speak. “He hasn’t been verbal,” said Garcia. “But now that he’s been with ...

At the young age of 5 years old, I was introduced to the concept of neurodivergency. My elementary school participated in mainstreaming, a practice in which students with special needs are integrated ...

The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. Abby Taylor ...

That’s why Pennsylvania’s Attract-Prepare-Retain initiative—which personalizes mentoring and support for special education ...

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 ...

Ellie Caron is a student in Aledo ISD’s special education program. Ellie’s mom, Carol, said the district limited Ellie’s time in her regular classroom, in violation of her IEP. Photo provided The ...

A prominent professor of special education is about to ignite a fierce debate over a tenet of his field, that students with disabilities should be educated as much as possible alongside their peers in ...

The Aledo Independent School District violated federal laws over special education in its dealing with more than a dozen students with disabilities, according to the Texas Education Agency, which ...