It’s not enough for schools to help students with learning differences or disabilities shore up their academic weaknesses. Students also need to learn how to communicate with others—particularly ...

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Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, some “otherwise qualified” individuals with disabilities are protected from discrimination and ...

Despite initiatives, students with disabilities are still performing significantly below their peers in general education. Credit: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one ...

A Lawrence Technological University program is working with a group of young adult students with disabilities through Royal Oak Schools to increase their access to science, technology, engineering and ...

“If everybody had an ocean/Across the USA/Then everybody’d be surfin’/Like Californ-i-a.” The effervescent surf rock of the Beach Boys’ “Surfin’ USA” splashed out of the PA at the Sussex County ...

This article originally appeared on ProPublica. They never got the help they needed with learning disabilities. Or they came to this country without the ability to read English. Or they graduated from ...

The English learner population in the United States stands at about 5.2 million students. Sixteen percent of these students also have disabilities. So, in addition to English-language instruction, ...

As a teacher, you want all of your students to reach their academic potential. However, not everyone learns at the same pace or in the same way. That means you need to be prepared to provide ...

Special education teacher Andrea “Dre” Singleton pointed to a binder full of restaurant logos, as she helped her three adult students with disabilities bake brownies for a holiday event the week ...

Social-emotional learning can help kids thrive, but programming may not be inclusive of students with disabilities. Credit: Inside Creative House / iStock / Getty Images Plus Erin Crosby doesn't ...