Under current law, Washington only provides state funding to cover special education for up to 16% of a district’s total student population.

My family’s first and only move was for the sake of special education. My twin brother, Rohan, had just been diagnosed with profound nonverbal autism. We were 2 years old, and my parents ...

Special education advocates, school district officials and teachers say mass federal layoffs mean that too few people are left to carry out a complicated law intended to protect some of the nation ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Kristy Hedler, mother of a son with Down syndrome, about what eliminating the Department of Education would mean for kids who receive special education services.

The shrinking number of special ed teachers adds to schools’ pressures Federal statistics show that there's not only a shortage of special education teachers, but also a "quality shortage" -- a ...

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