When it comes to inclusive education, England has gone backwards, with more and more students placed in segregated provision or excluded from educational opportunities.
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A professor of information discusses how an app she developed can help solve the problem of schools failing to report when students are restrained or secluded.
A six-province study of principals finds those who prioritize spending time boosting staff report high levels of effectiveness supporting inclusive schools.
Teachers' understanding of dyslexia is mostly limited to behaviour, new survey finds.
Things could get worse for special education students if the Trump administration follows through on its plans to give states more leeway when it comes to how they treat special education students.
South Africa has a new policy framework for students with disabilities but will it bring real change?
Dyslexia affects up to 10% of the population, but until recently it was thought to be a pseudo-medical diagnosis used by parents to explain their children’s poor performance in reading.
Thousands of children with cerebral palsy were deemed 'ineducable' in the 1950s.
Negative experiences in mainstream schools have harmful long-term effects on pupils with autism spectrum conditions.
From student loans to Title IX, Betsy DeVos has had a busy six months in office. But despite numerous reversals of Obama-era guidelines, little has come in the way of tangible policy.
The story of a six-year-old boy with dyslexia who, with support from friends and teachers, became a successful professor. Now he teaches teachers how to help children like him.
For many disabled students, college is the first time that they're put to the test of making their own way. The experience can be challenging, but there are strategies to help ease the way.
A shortage of special education teachers is threatening states’ abilities to provide high quality education for students with disabilities. Changing teachers’ working conditions can help.
The way children are assessed for special educational needs is still a postcode lottery.
Parents need to be pushier and demand private school places for their children.
Teenagers need to make friends outside their own cliques – and schools should help them.
Recent articles question whether inclusive education can do more harm than good. However, neither article presents examples of inclusion. Rather, they present tragic examples of exclusion that are claimed to be inclusion-not-working.
On July 26, America celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This law and its predecessors changed the lives of those with disabilities. This is Jim's story.
New partnerships between schools and colleges have helped more children with autism continue in further education.
Researchers have found that allowing use of mobile phones in schools harms low-achieving and low-income students the most.
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Professor of participation and learning support, The Open University
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