Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Conversations around race and disability often get left out of schools. FG Trade/E+ via Getty Images When I was a special ...

It’s a constant struggle for school districts across the country to find qualified special education teachers. An extra challenge: finding special educators of color to help meet the needs of a ...

It is my pleasure to share with you my conversation with Dr. Donna Ford, a mentor to me. I first was introduced to Dr. Ford through Facebook as part of a mentoring space she co-founded called R.A.C.E.

Test scores of Latino students fell sharply during the pandemic. Ayesha Rascoe talks with Amalia Chamorro, education policy director for UnidosUS, about the findings. Parents and educators are ...

They’re called “warm demanders” and “cultural guardians,” polite nods to the additional roles with which African-American and Latino teachers – often the only teachers of color in their schools – are ...

(This is the last post in a special six-part series. You can see Part One here, Part Two here, Part Three here, Part Four here, and Part Five here.) The new question-of-the-week is: What are the best ...

When I was a special education teacher at Myrtle Grove Elementary School in Miami in 2010, my colleagues and I recommended that a Black girl receive special education services because she had ...