This page offers information for students who identify as neurodivergent, who have disabilities that impact their academic work, and/or who are looking for ideas for managing their academic endeavors ...

Not every student learns the same. This seemingly simple concept lies at the heart of the term neurodiversity, which refers to differences in the brain’s form or function that impact how people ...

For too many students with disabilities, chronic absenteeism prevents them from accessing the equitable education they deserve. Recent data shows students with disabilities miss substantially more ...

Identifying and applying to “best fit” colleges can be challenging for most college-bound students. But it can be particularly perplexing for students with learning disabilities. When these students ...

Mrs. Alvarez starts her day at 7:30 a.m. with the usual bustle: backpacks thump onto the floor, lunch boxes are unpacked, and a stack of folders marked IEP—short for Individualized Education Program, ...

Every child has the right to a quality education. UNICEF works with partners worldwide to ensure children with disabilities receive the support they need to participate fully in the classroom and have ...

Kellen Hedler is actively engaged in his fourth-grade classroom: He raises his hand to correctly answer a math question, he reads prompts out loud for the class and he gathers with classmates to watch ...

This story about special education was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. When Bethany Jolliffe started ...

The impact of vaping on students with disabilities and their increased vulnerability is a critical topic that school administrators and school resource officers (SROs) must address. Adolescents and ...

Sarah Nichols is a national-board-certified teacher and a Utah Teacher Fellow in Salt Lake City: I teach secondary students with disabilities, many of whom are also English Learners. If I chose to ...

It’s 8 p.m. on a Thursday in late January, the sun set over two hours ago casting darkness over the University of Wisconsin’s campus. As students shuffle home to their houses, dorms, and apartments, ...