School districts have to seek out and evaluate any child in their boundaries that may have a disability—a process that the special education law calls “child find.” But the process of ...

What is Special Education Law and Process? Meeting the needs of children with disabilities through school-family-community collaboration is an ambitious goal of educational policy in the U.S. As a ...

Changes to the law would affect students with autism, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome and other disabilities, as well as those who receive classroom accommodations, known as 504 plans, due to learning ...

School districts must comply with federal special education laws during the school closures despite pleas from school administrators for flexibility, U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced ...

Citing concerns from families, the federal government is launching a review of the state’s special education system. It is questioning if Massachusetts adequately supports students with ...

Breggett Rideau of Keller, Texas, fought for years for the camera bill after her son, Terrance, was injured by a special education teacher. She cheered Paxton’s interpretation of the law.