States are no strangers to classroom standards. Under the No Child Left Behind Act, signed into law in 2002, the federal government required states to create teacher standards and place highly ...

Our public schools have a hard time dealing with autistic students mainstreamed into the general education classroom. I know this because I have a 12-year-old autistic son in sixth grade, and my wife ...

This morning, I read an article online at Education Week titled, "Where Are the Autism Teaching Competencies?" (1) This commentary calls attention to the fact that only a few states have set forth ...

(WBIR) - Public school systems across the nation are rethinking special education, as the number of children diagnosed with autism continues to rise. Currently, those students get what's called an ...

Autism diagnoses have nearly doubled in the last 10 years. About six of every 1,000 children are now diagnosed with some form of autism, according to statistics from the Centers for Disease Control ...

Readers may want to check out the National Education Association’s free online workshop on improving education for students with autism. The 60-minute video, called “The Puzzle of Autism,” offers ...

This morning, I read an article online at Education Week titled, "Where Are the Autism Teaching Competencies?" (1) This commentary calls attention to the fact that only a few states have set forth ...

The number of children diagnosed with developmental disabilities is on the rise, specifically attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum ...

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Like thousands of Central Florida parents and guardians, Maria Baez said she is concerned about her grandson‘s return to in-person learning this month. Her grandson, Christian Diaz, 8 ...