Beatrice Garcia credits the special education classroom assistants at Henderson Elementary in Englewood for helping her son speak. “He hasn’t been verbal,” said Garcia. “But now that he’s been with ...

This story about special education was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. When Bethany Jolliffe started ...

Let's face it: unfortunate stereotypes exist around special education. These stereotypes are wrong, of course, but knowing they're wrong doesn't keep them from influencing our parenting decisions. My ...

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At the young age of 5 years old, I was introduced to the concept of neurodivergency. My elementary school participated in mainstreaming, a practice in which students with special needs are integrated ...

This story about special education classrooms was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Terri Joyce believed ...