All this buzz about the possibility of creating national standards (see Stephen’s post on Weingarten) has me thinking: How would national standards affect students with special needs? Could they ...

These days, there’s no shame in children of different ability levels needing extra help at school. That’s the purpose of an IEP, or a written Individualized Education Program document needed to ...

T.A.C.L.E. (Technology and Augmentative Communication for Learning Enhancement) is a special day class program at Redwood Heights Elementary School in Oakland, Calif., Wednesday, June 4, 2014. Photos ...

The new school year is in full swing and it’s time to review your child’s Individual Education Plan. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, or IDEA, guarantees special education for children ...

An IEP is a complex document. As a school psychologist, I understand all of the parts of the document and the purpose that each serves, but I know that it is a complicated and thick stack of pages, ...

EdSource · This California Teacher of the Year embraces her dwarfism as a strength California schools will soon have a template for special education programs translated into 10 languages in addition ...