Indiana lawmakers approved legislation a decade ago that was intended to regulate and curb the use of restraint and seclusion in schools. But a lack of oversight from the Indiana Department of Education means it’s unclear whether the law has had its intended effect.

Students with significant cognitive disabilities can earn a new type of diploma this year intended to provide them with more opportunities after graduation.

Schools across the country struggle to hire enough special education teachers and paraprofessionals. The shortage is so severe at one Indiana school that parents and educators worry it’s unsafe. They blame the problem on years of low pay and a reliance on inexperienced and unqualified staff.

When schools don’t have enough special education teaching assistants, it’s a problem for the whole system.

El Programa de Cuentas para Becas de Educación de Indiana tiene por objeto ayudar a los padres de niños con discapacidades a que puedan pagar los tratamientos y tutorías. Pero hay un problema: solo está disponible para las familias que hayan abandonado el sistema de las escuelas públicas.

EmpowerED Families is hosting a series of meetings focused on educating and connecting parents of children with disabilities.

A new Indiana training program will prepare current educators for permits in mild or intense intervention as the state faces a shortage of special education teachers.

In Hawaii, hiring qualified special education teachers became a lot easier after schools started offering a $10,000 pay bump.

When schools can't find a licensed special education teacher, they hire people who are willing to do the job, but lack the training. It's a practice that concerns some special education experts.

The Indiana State Board of Education approved a new temporary, special education teaching license designed to help schools address the special education teacher shortage.