Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This article was originally published in Chalkbeat. Before starting at his Harlem high school, Jeurry always assumed he was ...

Only a small percentage of students are supposed to take alternate assessments intended for those with the most significant cognitive disabilities, but new evidence suggests that states are routinely ...

Expanding the GUIDE model’s eligibility language to include adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities offers a ...

A retrospective analysis of data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Disability and Health Data System revealed that the prevalence of self-reported cognitive disability rose from ...

Twice the amount of young people are now at a heightened risk of dementia than there were a decade ago, new research shows. Americans, particularly young Americans, have experienced a 40 percent ...

The number of children with developmental disabilities is on the rise with new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showing that nearly 1 in 11 kids are diagnosed with autism, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Children with these disabilities were 16% to 18% more likely to be suspended or expelled from school. Those with ...

Researchers have identified a new subtype of multiple sclerosis that affects thinking and memory rather than mobility — and as many as 26 percent of people with MS may have it. Researchers have ...