Special education students are disproportionately challenged by school building closures during the coronavirus pandemic. Here are five things to know about special ed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Schools can ask the state for additional money for special education costs, but funds for those services is tighter this year.

New guidance from the department emphasizes the requirement that schools provide behavioral supports for students with disabilities. It's a measure officials hope can reduce suspension and expulsion.

The Hancock Madison Shelby Educational Services cooperative, which this year served about 2,500 students in five school corporations, will close at the end of the 2016-17 school year.