ADHD can poses challenges -- or be an advantage.

Is there an "epidemic" of severe autism -- or a surge in diagnoses for quirky kids?

China is using "genius" classes for top math and science students to train AI researchers.

A new IDEA would focus on student success, and reserve special ed for the truly disabled.

At elite universities, growing numbers of students receive special treatment for ADHD, anxiety, depression and other conditions now considered disabilities.

Every year, more students are labeled with a special-ed diagnosis, more money is invested, and yet the results remain the same: Millions of children unable to read, write or calculate proficiently.

Students -- including those with disabilities -- are learning at Indiana schools that stress structure and good behavior. But suspension rates are high for students with disabilities.

Schools, colleges (and parents) are teaching kids the habits of anxious, depressed people.

How can districts hire and retain high-quality special-ed teachers?

There's no consensus on the "science of math." Special educators say generalists are pushing ideas that don't work for struggling students.

Autism rates skyrocketed when the diagnostic criteria changed to include mild "Aspie" symptoms.

Special-ed rules make it hard to suspend students for fighting, if parents know their rights.

Is ADHD a medical disorder best treated with drugs?

"Dignity in Pay" legislation would make it illegal to pay severely disabled workers less than minimum wage. Few will be able to find work.

In many schools, "they're warehousing our children in special ed or warehousing them in gen Ed."

Passing special-ed students along with high grades and a diploma -- but no effective instruction --doesn't do them any favors.

When teachers teach, ask questions, let students practice and provide feedback, students learn more.

The evidence that mainstreaming special-needs students improves their academic success is "flawed," says a new study.

A deaf student with 3rd-4th-grade reading and math skills was given high grades and a diploma, ending special-ed services.

Student misbehavior is the "number one cause of job-related stress in teachers," reports Matt Lincoln for CBS12 in Palm Beach County,...