IEP is a meaningless acronym to most people. To thousands of Washoe County families, it's vital, something they fight to protect. It's the legally binding document telling a school how it must treat, ...

Over the past decade, the number of students with disabilities has been increasing, and there’s also a special education teacher shortage. That has made individualized education programs, which ...

Shaun McMichael and Kelly McCallum have spent years fighting with their home school district, Boone County Schools, trying to get the resources they believe their daughter, Ryanne McMichael, needs to ...

Your child has just been diagnosed with a special education need and now you have to sit down with school officials for an IEP meeting. As a parent, your mind is still processing the diagnosis. Now ...

Special education professionals often gripe about the onslaught of paperwork they’re required to fill out, on top of the challenges of providing robust services to students with disabilities. What if ...

The Houston Chronicle asked four special education advocates, parents and experts to help decode Texas' often-confusing and ever-changing special education system for parents. Those panelists covered ...