Month: November 2025

This article was written by Erin Stark and published by New Schools on November 19th, 2025. Our education system was never built with every learner in mind, especially students who learn and think differently. One in five students has a learning difference, yet most classrooms and tools still aren’t designed for them, limiting their ability to…

This article was written by Lauren Coffey and published by EdSurge on November 18th, 2025. Susan Popkin has a brother-in-law who was kept out of traditional education until high school. David Bateman has a brother-in-law who couldn’t enroll for the first 17 years of his life. These stories were common before special education accommodations saw…

This article was written by Jessika Harkay and published by The 74 on November 17th, 2025. Undiagnosed dyslexia can manifest as behavior issues, which can disproportionately harm Black and brown kids in school and their mental health. When Clarice Jackson raised concerns in 2000 about her adopted daughter’s inability to read two or three letter…

This article was written by Michael McCarthy and published by Disability Discourse Matters on November 3rd, 2025. After a six-month hiatus, Disability Discourse Matters (DDM) is proud to announce our return with major improvements to our public dashboards, data processing systems, and AI scoring mechanisms. Our mission remains the same: to track how political leaders…

The All Learners Action Lab is an exclusive, virtual learning accelerator for education leaders. We move past discussion to documenting best practices for students with learning differences. It’s where the field’s most innovative teams gather to refine their work and co-create the high-leverage solutions that EALA then publishes for the world. Designed to bring past…

This article was written by Mia Ives-Rublee, et al., and published by the Center for American Progress on November 14th, 2025. Fifty years after the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act transformed special education services for children with disabilities, it is important to both celebrate its legacy and confront the urgent work still needed to fulfill…