Special Education

Many children with autism struggle to find the words to express how they feel. But when it comes to music, it’s an entirely different situation. Evidence s

With the end of the pandemic in sight and some communities already reopening, it is time to understand what it will take for special education teachers to

I am a special education teacher with 17 years of experience in the classroom and a parent of two children with dyslexia. Recently, I learned that my daugh

My son with autism is turning 19 in a couple weeks. In June, he’ll graduate from high school. I took a month-long break from writing education articles to

While we continue to struggle to figure out how to educate students 12 months into the global pandemic, we cannot afford to lose sight of the pressing need

Over many decades, America’s disciplinary policies, from preschool to high school, have disproportionately affected marginalized students. This difference

Prior to COVID-19 upending American education, some state legislatures around the country considered moratoriums or “pauses” on public charter schools; whi

Here at brightbeam, our North Star is “How Are The Children?” As parents look back over the last nine months of COVID-related school disruptions and closur

Each of us has been that lone, righteous educator at the dinner party—that overzealous, overtired reality-checker among adults whose jobs don’t include ens