Shuffling critical special education services from agency to agency will be costly, chaotic, and put students with disabilities at risk. Moving services out of the Education Department without ...

When the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) was signed into law in 1975, it was a groundbreaking piece of legislation. For the first time, students with disabilities were guaranteed ...

According to McMahon, the reason the president wants to shutter the department is because he wants to ensure federal resources are directed to the states and specifically to parents, students, and ...

Imagine you are an 11-year-old growing up in America in 1974, the year before President Gerald Ford signs into law legislation that will eventually become known as the Individuals with Disabilities ...

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is the federal statute that guarantees children with disabilities special education services, but the IDEA’s text does not speak to many issues ...

This guest essay reflects the views of Philip S. Cicero, retired superintendent of Lynbrook Public Schools. More than 50 years ago, on Nov. 29, 1975, President Gerald Ford signed into law landmark ...

Editor's Note: This story was published in partnership with The 74, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news site covering education in America. Carter was in first grade when the suspensions began. His mom ...