Special education
Helping students with intellectual disabilities conquer college
More colleges are opening doors to students with intellectual disabilities and giving them life skills and a ticket to employment, but federal funding for some of these programs runs out next year
Using virtual reality to help students with disabilities
Virtual tours and virtual social interactions give kids a chance to practice life skills in safe spaces
COLUMN: New studies challenge the claim that black students are sent to special ed too much
Two quantitative studies find that black students are under-identified for disabilities at school
Personalized learning can be a tool for equity or a barrier to it
It takes work to maintain high expectations for all students when personalizing instruction
Preschool for children with disabilities works, but federal funding for it is plummeting
Special education programs for preschoolers with disabilities are required by law. But as the number of students needing services has doubled, funding per child has decreased 40% in two decades
When personalized learning also boosts special education students
A Brooklyn school’s commitment to personalized learning draws double the portion of special ed students as its local district
New report underscores education problems in institutions for foster youth
Advocacy groups call for Pennsylvania state government to step up oversight of residential facilities
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‘A child is not a revolving door’
A South Bronx school started by a child welfare agency has gradually found answers for educating youth in foster care
Designing accessible ed tech can be costly, but demand is on the rise
Schools are putting more pressure on developers to think about access
Institutions for foster kids aren’t doing enough to educate them
Missing credits and easy, worksheet-based education add to the learning challenges of children in foster care