The U.S. Department of Education recently announced reductions in force (also called RIFs) for more than 460 employees in the Office of Special Education Programs. That’s almost the entire department.

The nation’s main special education law has “serious cracks” and needs more than just money to fix it, Republican leaders said last week. Secretary of Education Rod Paige discusses special education ...

This month marks the 50th anniversary of a groundbreaking federal law that promised to cover 40 percent of the extra costs states and school districts need to educate children with disabilities. At a ...

A group of Kansas City parents is calling on lawmakers to protect the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act amid changes to education at the federal level. As the Individuals with Disabilities ...

Karma Quick-Panwala had an Individualized Education Program (IEP) from kindergarten through high school. She believes that having an IEP was the difference between her getting through a class and ...