MONROE, Wash. — School has never been easy for Kyle Cook. Diagnosed with autism at just 18 months old, he's largely non-verbal. Cook's parents worried how much he'd ever be able to learn. "He was ...

The Boston Globe's Steph Machado joins 12 News Anchor Kim Kalunian to discuss special needs education. Parents of Rhode ...

Special education teachers work with students who have disabilities. They conduct assessments to determine each individual’s educational needs, design adaptive lesson plans and coordinate with ...

Relatively common diagnoses for which there is insufficient mainstream educational or behavioral support, such as autism and ADHD, have risen enough that now fully 15 percent of the school population ...

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 ...

A report by the U.S. Department of Education is the latest to raise concerns about special education in North Carolina, which ...

A career in special education often starts with passion. "For many, it's more than a job," said Dr. Danny Tanguay, an academic dean of education at Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU). "It's a ...

I became a special education (special ed) teacher after 20-plus years of being a general education teacher. I wanted to work with and advocate for students with disabilities. I like my job, and my ...