Words matter, and for more than 15 years, Partners in Learning has joined a national movement encouraging communities to choose respect and inclusion by ending the use of the “R-word,” […] ...

Structuring a successful inclusive classroom takes a lot of work and planning. You will quickly learn that flexibility is the greatest asset of any teacher, because as soon as you think you have it ...

Feeling like you belong—in a classroom, in a major, at an institution—is one of the most important factors in whether you persist and succeed in college. When students sense that their backgrounds, ...

The Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA), passed in 1975, ensures that eligible children with disabilities receive free public education along with the services they need to succeed. The IDEA act ...

When the pandemic forced college classrooms online, it gave faculty members unexpected insights into the off-campus lives of their students. With a virtual peek into the homes of students, college ...

The spring 2020 semester was unlike any other in the history of higher education due in large part to the COVID-19 crisis. Having access to a reliable computer and Wi-Fi as well as a dedicated space ...

On Nov. 3, 2017, the On Special Education blog published “Does Inclusion Slow Down General Education Classrooms? ” The post, which covers a recently released survey of teachers, presents a complex ...

Last week, I had the opportunity to attend a seminar on inclusive teaching hosted by the Center for Teaching and Learning — the group on campus charged with helping Penn instructors with their ...

Stay on top of what’s happening in the Bay Area with essential Bay Area news stories, sent to your inbox every weekday. The Bay Bay Area-raised host Ericka Cruz Guevarra brings you context and ...

If you’re teaching this fall, you’re probably trying to figure out how your courses will be affected by the dual reverberations of Covid-19 and Black Lives Matter. Being prepared for an uncertain ...