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, ...

Co-teaching is transforming inclusive classrooms by pairing educators to share planning, instruction, and assessment for diverse learners. Grounded in mutual respect, clear role definitions, and ...

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 ...

Does the social and structural system reward teachers for including all students? Unfortunately not. Does the social and structural system punish teachers for excluding certain students? Absolutely ...

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Carrie Doyle serves on the Orange County school board and is not currently running for reelection. This piece reflects her personal opinion and not the opinion of the OCS Board of Education. Inclusive ...

In Nebraska, with the second-highest inclusion rate in the nation for that age group, 88 percent of kids are included in general education classrooms the vast majority of their day. High exclusion ...

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 ...