Many more students are getting extra time to complete the SAT, primarily due to learning disability diagnoses.  Is the SAT still valid?,...

Atypical, a new Netflix show about a family that includes a high school boy with autism, is drawing mixed reviews, writes Mark Walsh on...

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan will spend hundreds of millions of dollars a year to fund “whole-child...

Robin Lake, director of University of Washington’s Center on Reinventing Education, used to oppose vouchers, she writes on U.S. News. A...

Colleges are providing a “path to higher education” for the intellectually disabled, writes Hayley Glatter in The Atlantic. For example,...

Fidget spinners — handheld, multi-pronged tops — are supposed to help hyperactive and anxious kids stay focused.  Some teachers say...

“High-quality generation education can lead to remarkable progress for special education students,” conclude Elizabeth Setren and Nora...

Julia, a Muppet on the autism spectrum, has made her debut on Sesame Street. Elmo, Abby Cadabby and Big Bird learn to play a little...

Many states offer vouchers for students with disabilities, writes Christina Samuels on Ed Week. “Many parents who accept those options...

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act guarantees students with disabilities the chance to make “appropriately ambitious”...

The U.S. expects less of students than many countries in Asia and Europe, writes Alina Adams on New York School Talk. Why not accelerate...

New America’s Kevin Carey lamented “dismal voucher results” in the New York Times, which followed with an editorial calling choice an...

Life, Animated didn’t win the Oscar for best documentary (blame O.J. Simpson), but the movie about Disney and autism is well worth...