Unable to use his hands because of a childhood bout with polio, Paul K. Longmore wrote his first book by punching a keyboard with a pen he held in his mouth. It took him 10 years, and when he was done, he burned a copy in front of the Federal Building downtown.

The Lawrence school district has some catching up to do when it comes to reaching proficiency standards on assessment tests for students with disabilities.

Let it be known that there is nothing wrong with Ian Sullivan.
Sure, upon first meeting him you might notice a slight limp on his right side, but everything about him seems to scream “normal teenager.” He likes hanging out with friends, working out, playing video games and basketball. All the typical teenager stuff.

It may look like any leafy New England campus, but inside one Massachusetts school for special needs children, the method of teaching at work is anything but ordinary.

Schools across Delaware are punishing a disproportional number of students with disabilities, mirroring a national trend.

Gov. Brad Henry signed a bill Tuesday that allows public dollars to follow students with disabilities to private schools.

For more than 35 years, Clare Woods Academy has been providing education to children with disabilities with a customized curriculum.

Georgie Sydnor likes having a computer program that will read to her the words on the screen and reply to her keystrokes. On the other hand, she’s not a fan of the way the female voice responds to her attempts to navigate a tricky task.

Today, we report on the growing number of MPS children facing learning, behavioral and physical challenges. As Erin Toner reports, the district has been fighting a lawsuit that claims MPS has failed such students, while the district insists it is making progress.

Recent tragedies in Western Massachusetts have reminded us all that bullying can have heartbreaking consequences for students in our schools. For parents of special needs students, the threat of bullying is a particularly urgent concern. Unfortunately, these children are more likely to be bullied than their typically developing peers because they are different and because they are less likely to have the skills they need to seek assistance and avoid bullying.