Challenging Change: How Schools and Districts are Improving the Performance of Special Education Students

August 18, 2008

National Center for Learning Disabilities, 2008

This report highlights how two schools and three school districts in California, Texas, Ohio, Florida and Massachusetts are succeeding in significantly improving the academic achievement of special education students. The educators profiled have taken on the challenge of implementing reforms that accelerate progress for students with disabilities-nearly half of whom have learning disabilities (LD).