Special Education
Special education has become a flash point in negotiations with teachers
Top Takeaways Special education is now a central issue in negotiations with teachers across the state, including San Diego, San […]
February 24, 2026
Special education has become a flash point in negotiations with teachers
Top Takeaways Special education is now a central issue in negotiations with teachers across the state, including San Diego, San […]
February 24, 2026
Tips and tools to effectively differentiate learning for student engagement
Key points: As a paraprofessional for over 3 years and going on my 5th year as a certified special education […]
February 17, 2026
How the governor’s budget proposal addresses rising numbers of students in special education
A special education class at West Contra Costa Unified’s Stege Elementary School in Richmond. (File photo) Credit: Andrew Reed / […]
February 4, 2026
EdSource’s Best of 2025: Our favorite Education Beat podcast episodes
Credits: Zaidee Stavely/EdSource; Lasherica Thornton/EdSource; GoFundMe; Palo Alto Unified; and Becca Esquivel Makris. EdSource’s “Education Beat” podcast gets to the […]
December 30, 2025
Special Education Services At Risk Under Department of Education Cuts
Susan Popkin has a brother-in-law who was kept out of traditional education until high school. David Bateman has a brother-in-law […]
November 18, 2025
IDEA’s uncertain future: A call to protect student rights
Credit: Alison Yin / EdSource (2017) Students with disabilities are in the crosshairs of the attacks on public education. In […]
October 1, 2025
How this teen pushed California to change special education policy
Saran Tugsjargal was one of the first two student commissioners for the California Advisory Commission on Special Education. Credit: Courtesy […]
September 26, 2025
What does threatened federal funding do for California K-12 schools? | Quick Guide
The U.S. Department of Education alarmed school leaders last week by threatening to withhold federal funding from schools and colleges […]
February 24, 2025