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Special Education
Opinion
This Is My Reality as a Student With Dyslexia
A high schooler reflects on what teachers should know to make school better for students with learning differences.
Student Well-Being
Explainer
More 69传媒 Are Getting Diabetes. Here's What That Means for the Classroom
More than a half million people under 20 could have the chronic health disorder by 2060, and they'll need support from schools.
Student Well-Being
69传媒 With Health Conditions Protected Under Federal Law, Education Department Stresses
Asthma, diabetes, allergies, and gastroesophageal reflux disease may trigger student protections under civil rights law.
Special Education
Video
How This Public School Meets the Needs of 69传媒 With Dyslexia
All students at this Colorado Springs public school have dyslexia. Here鈥檚 how the school is making their education a positive experience.
Special Education
How Teachers Can Help 69传媒 With Dyslexia: What Our Readers Say
EdWeek's social-media followers weigh in on how to support students with dyslexia, a learning disability that interferes with reading.
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Special Education
69传媒 With Disabilities Urge Smoother Transition to College
Legislation would simplify the process for students with disabilities to continue getting accommodations when they head to college.
Classroom Technology
10 Tips for Making Digital Materials More Accessible to 69传媒 With Disabilities
Avoiding PDFs, editing automatic transcriptions, and describing what's onscreen rather than pointing are among their ideas.
Student Well-Being
Thousands of 69传媒 Will Face Long COVID. 69传媒 Need to Plan Now
The issue may not be on educators' radar screens, but should be.
Special Education
Protect 69传媒 With Disabilities as COVID Rules Ease, Education Secretary Tells 69传媒
Even as schools drop precautions like mask requirements, they must by law protect medically vulnerable students, a letter emphasizes.
Student Well-Being
A New Imperative for 69传媒: Protecting Vulnerable Kids as Masks Disappear
Relying only on virtual learning or voluntary masking for kids at greater risk of illness from COVID-19 is legally and medically risky.
Student Well-Being
Relaxed Mask Guidelines Raise Anxiety for Parents of Children With Disabilities
The CDC's changes could undercut some legal arguments for those who have pushed universal masking to protect medically vulnerable children.
Student Well-Being
69传媒 With Depression, Anxiety May Qualify for Accommodations, Feds Tell 69传媒
As COVID fuels concerns, the Education and Justice departments detailed schools' obligations to students with mental health conditions.
Special Education
Opinion
Daydreaming or Distracted? What Teachers Misunderstand About ADHD
Teachers must not wait for a firm diagnosis to make important learning accommodations for students who may have ADHD, writes Kyle Redford.