Special Education

Special Education

Nebraska invested in having special education students learn alongside their peers — and is seeing promising results

“Kids don’t earn their way into a general ed classroom. That’s where they belong." One state is reimagining education for kids with disabilities.

Policy and Legislation

Supreme Court unanimously sides with disabled student in lawsuit vs. Minnesota district

In a decisive ruling, the high court confirms that the Americans with Disabilities Act holds schools to the same standards as other institutions.

Special Education

Top scholar says evidence for special education inclusion is ‘fundamentally flawed’

The Hechinger Report

A new analysis of 50 years of research argues that there isn’t strong evidence for the academic advantages of placing children with disabilities in general education classrooms.

Research

New study explores common barrier to older K-12 students’ reading proficiency

An analysis by researchers from AERDF and ETS found that the “decoding threshold” is the point that blocks many students in grades 3-8 from advancing to grade-level reading comprehension.

Research

Report: Progress being made, but pandemic recovery still "slow and uneven" in K-12

The 2024 CRPE study focused on the ongoing impact of COVID-19 school closures on special student populations, and offers recommendations for district leaders and schools to close learning gaps.