Growing up, I was always taught to be inclusive to everyone, especially my classmates who I would see every day. My godbrother has autism, and being inclusive has always been important to me because I ...

According to the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, approximately 1 in 6 children in the United States have developmental disabilities which include physical, learning, ...

Every child has the right to a quality education. UNICEF works with partners worldwide to ensure children with disabilities receive the support they need to participate fully in the classroom and have ...

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 ...

Students with learning disabilities (LD) struggle with particular skills like reading, writing, or mathematics and often require additional, individualized support to fill educational gaps. A team of ...

The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. A new research ...

According to the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, approximately 1 in 6 children in the United States have developmental disabilities which include physical, learning, ...

Selina Likely, the director of Edwards Creative Learning Center in Columbus, Ohio, was motivated to pursue a career in child care after a program expelled her 1-year-old daughter for biting. Credit: ...

Proficiency levels have gone up among special ed students kept in class with their peers. (Jackie Mader/Hechinger Report) When Bethany Jolliffe started teaching kindergarten 15 years ago, she picked ...

There are 240 million children in the world who are living with a disability. UNICEF works with partners to help ensure they are not left behind as the world continues to make progress on the ...