Tophs Harris's parents have been searching for a diagnosis for his symptoms since he was 22 months old.Marcus Maddox for TIME After just one IEP meeting at Tophs’ new school, I understood why many ...

Children who require academic accommodations will most likely have them met through one of two ways: a 504 plan or an Individualized Education Program, commonly referred to as an IEP. While both plans ...

Each year, a greater percentage of students in California qualify for special education. Last year, about 13% of students in California’s K-12 public schools received individualized services for ...

Navigating the IEP process in Prince George's County Public Schools is challenging for parents of autistic children. The system needs improvement.

For the nearly 60% of Wisconsin's youths who say they've dealt with at least one mental health challenge in the last year, prioritizing academic success and social connections may fall to the wayside ...

Over the past decade, the number of students with disabilities has been increasing, and there’s also a special education teacher shortage. That has made individualized education programs, which ...

A change in how Indiana tracks certain special education documents has led to confusion at the start of the new school year, with parents, teachers and districts scrambling to get students the help ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Education is something Amy Gaffney knows well. "I'm a speech language pathologist and an educational consultant," Gaffney said. When it came time to develop an individualized education ...