During her son Ben's time in school, Alison Peetz became an expert in advocating for his needs. Ben — who is now an adult — is autistic and has a language processing disorder. Peetz described Ben's ...

Individualized Education Plans (IEP) have been the foundation of special education for decades, and the process in which these documents are written has evolved over the years. As technology has ...

Special education is designed to ensure students with disabilities can have their educational needs met, according to the U.S. Department of Education. In Wisconsin, there’s a wide range of reasons ...

According to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), K-12 public schools faced significant teacher shortages in 2022, with nearly half reporting vacancies. Special education was one of ...

For most students, the most anxiety-inducing part of the first day of college comes before class. For students with learning disabilities, however, the day’s biggest tribulation comes after class — ...

America’s special education system faces a crisis that jeopardizes the futures of millions of students. With 7.5M students requiring specialized services annually and chronic shortages of ...

A large group of RSU 21 parents and guardians who have children with special and additional needs claim that the district is creating a struggle when they try to advocate for their children in the ...

Hours after federal officials released findings that the nation’s second-largest school district had failed to meet the needs of students with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic, the document ...