Articles tagged as: special education
September 17, 2025
How does this acclaimed Indiana charter school keep halls calm? Suspending students
A WFYI analysis shows that Paramount charter schools suspended students with disabilities about three times more often than the state average.
Read MoreSeptember 17, 2025
Look up your school's 2024-25 suspension rate here
Most Indiana districts and charter schools disproportionately suspend students in special education in the 2024-25 academic year.
Read MoreApril 16, 2025
Families say school civil rights investigations have stalled after federal cuts
The U.S. Education Department's Office for Civil Rights investigates discrimination in schools. It recently lost more than 40% of its staff.
Read MoreApril 9, 2025
'Why am I so bad?' Indiana schools suspend tens of thousands of students with disabilities
Children who receive special education services were suspended more than twice as often from school as compared to their peers during the last academic year.
Read MoreApril 9, 2025
Database: Look up your school's 2023-24 suspension rate
Most Indiana districts and charter schools disproportionately suspend students in special education.
Read MoreSeptember 9, 2024
Vouchers for Indiana students with disabilities hits record enrollment
All $10 million budgeted for Indiana's Education Scholarship Account is spoken for this school year.
Read MoreMarch 25, 2024
New law, prompted by WFYI investigation, tightens rules for student seclusion
A new Indiana law was promoted by a WFYI investigation that found that some schools aren’t accurately reporting how often they forcibly isolate and restrain students.
Read MoreFebruary 26, 2024
Indiana senators tank reform legislation for special education disputes
Legislation intended to help families of students with disabilities navigate disputes over special education services with Indiana school districts appears to have failed in the General Assembly.
Read MoreJanuary 22, 2024
'We should not have kids in closets.' Indiana legislation targets systemic issues for students with disabilities
Legislation now at the Statehouse was inspired by a WFYI investigation into the lack of accountability on the use of restraint and seclusion of students at local schools.
Read MoreDecember 28, 2023
WFYI’s education stories of 2023 – special education investigations, mental health, science of reading
This year, WFYI reporters tackled complex education investigations and explainers in audio and written reports
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