Special education student Jamal Quander looks at the board in his class at St. Coletta of Greater Washington in Washington, D.C.. WASHINGTON — Graduating from high school is typically a moment of ...

Kassiani Nicolakis stands in the Foundation School's art room before class on March 20, 2025. Credit: Shahrzad Rasekh / CT Mirror When 20-year-old Kassiani Nicolakis describes her special education ...

SAND SPRINGS, Okla. — A new law authorizes school districts to issue alternate diplomas to students in the alternate assessment program. In part, school districts are implementing a new pathway for ...

Giancarlo Valdez aspires to work in a restaurant someday, while Cristin Mejia and Amy Rabello want to become better cooks at home. While each of these young adults with special needs has a different ...

Rising special education tuition and transportation costs prompted Killingly Public Schools to open a specialized program. The Therapeutic Academy will serve students in grades 5-12, plus a transition ...

BURLINGAME—Special Education Student Joseph Reed never imagined he would lose his work-study job opportunity at the beginning of the 2025-2026 school year due to President Donald Trump’s funding cuts ...

Like other students, young people with disabilities face big changes as they approach the end of their high school career and enter adulthood. A new program called LINK will help make that transition ...