Long maligned for excluding kids with disabilities, a new crop of charter schools is popping up across the country specifically for those with special needs.

Some of New York City’s most prized public schools are strikingly devoid of students with disabilities. Now the city’s top education official is looking to force change.

Rhode Island is the smallest state in the country, but it has every other state beat by one measure: A higher percentage of its students are in special education than anywhere else.

Developing a special education program for any child can be a contentious process, but new research suggests most parents are satisfied with their inclusion at IEP meetings.

Congress awarded students with disabilities extra protections in recent years. Now, the Education Department is stepping up its efforts to ensure that schools are following the new rules.

African-American children are traditionally overrepresented in special education. Now, one group is poised to do something about it.

One state is facing backlash as officials move forward with plans to stop awarding diplomas to special education students who do not complete minimum academic requirements.

The U.S. Supreme Court will not consider a special education case that raised questions about whether or not school districts should be liable if they fail to identify a child’s special needs.

Despite several recent threats to cut funding for special education, federal spending on students with disabilities will increase this year.

Increasingly frustrated by difficult negotiations with school districts, more parents are turning to special education advocates and attorneys for help.

A proposal in the U.S. Senate is breathing new life into efforts to limit restraint and seclusion of children with disabilities in the nation’s schools.

Too little is being done to ensure that students with disabilities receive appropriate accommodations on the SAT, ACT and other standardized tests, according to a new government report.