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 ...

When Evan Gabovitch was a public school student, the annual meetings to review his special education plan always felt stressful. It was hard to hear teachers at Lexington Public Schools list the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Steven covers accessibility and assistive technologies. Earlier this year, I had an opportunity to sit down with Antoinette Banks.

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 ...