What is Inclusion in the Classroom and Why is it Important? Inclusion in the classroom means that all children, no matter their racial, religious, or ethnic background, gender, learning style, or ...

The Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA), passed in 1975, ensures that eligible children with disabilities receive free public education along with the services they need to succeed. The IDEA act ...

A teacher works with a student at Westmoor Elementary in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. The district is one of the first to adopt a statewide initiative to improve inclusion in classrooms. Credit: Jackie ...

Five-year-old Brom Brisbois doesn’t yet speak in full sentences. His significant cognitive and speech issues make communication difficult. But his mother, Marilyn, believes that if he could, he’d tell ...

For the past 25 years, U.S. policy has urged schools to keep students with disabilities in the same classrooms with their general education peers unless severe disabilities prevent it. It seems a ...

Back-to-school season is often filled with a mix of excitement and anxiety for students. While this is true for all students, including those who are neurotypical, neurodiverse, or disabled, ...

I saw a video where a teacher said there’s no difference anymore between special education and general education. Can you ...

This episode of the Teaching Table Podcast closes CATT’s Accessible and Inclusive Pedagogy mini-series by exploring how faculty can move beyond compliance to build classrooms where all students feel ...

An Essex County school district was considering major changes to how it teaches special education students in its elementary schools in order to save money. But the plan proved so divisive among ...