New data shows that the number of U.S. children eligible for services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ...

A budget agreement working its way through Congress rebuffs Trump administration efforts to make major changes to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and eliminate some disability programs ...

The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, which focuses on ensuring equal opportunity and improving outcomes for individuals with disabilities in the public education system, was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WASHINGTON – Families and educators across the country were plunged into a state of uncertainty over the weekend after the federal ...

WESTFIELD - More than 20 people, some virtually, attended the first Special Education Parent Advisory Committee (SEPAC) meeting of the school year on Sept. 11 in the Westfield River Elementary library ...

The wave of layoffs nearly axed all employees within the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services. The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) has laid off almost all employees in the ...

For the last 30 years, nearly every state has struggled to find and keep educators qualified to support students with disabilities. The intensity and variety of student needs makes special education a ...

Susan Popkin has a brother-in-law who was kept out of traditional education until high school. David Bateman has a brother-in-law who couldn’t enroll for the first 17 years of his life. These stories ...

California schools are grappling with rising numbers of special education students who have increasingly complex needs — even as declining enrollment means school budgets are shrinking. This budget ...

WASHINGTON — Families and educators across the country were plunged into a state of uncertainty over the weekend after the federal Education Department laid off practically every staffer in the ...