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.

Disability advocates are calling out a group of Republican senators for proposing changes to federal education law that they say would lower expectations for students with disabilities.

Some New York City kindergartners with disabilities are lucking out. They’ll head to private schools this fall at taxpayer expense because there’s simply no room for them in public schools.

A new guide released Tuesday provides parents with a step-by-step look at how to obtain special education services from their school district.

A series of centers across the country designed to help parents find their way in the special education system are getting a lift from the federal government.

A group of U.S. senators wants the federal government to fully fund special education for the first time ever and they’re proposing that higher cigarette taxes are the way to pay for it.

A group of parents is accusing the Philadelphia schools of illegally shuffling kids with disabilities from one school to another. Now, they’re taking their case to federal court.

As lawmakers seek to expand a 20-year-old school voucher program, advocates are crying foul, saying the program discriminates against students with disabilities.