Additionally, isolation in special education has subjugated students to racial discrimination. The 1970 case Larry P. v. Riles ruled that schools could no longer use intelligence quotient tests on ...

Special education teachers such as Phillips are like gold. Rare and hard to find, especially in rural areas. This school year, Colorado began with a shortage of nearly 500 special educators.

USA TODAY talked with special education experts about the factors that led to the shortage of special education teachers and what schools can do to address the problem. Start the day smarter.

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 ...

A Hudson PEP Elementary School classroom is seen in 2019. The campus received an A grade from the TEA for the 2022-23 school year. (Les Hassell/Longview News-Journal File Photo) ...

Special Education Day is set for Wednesday at the capitol. “We’re having 300 self-contained special education students come to the capitol. We have a lot of fun things planned,” Brown said.