Students with special needs were disproportionately affected by COVID-related learning disruptions--focusing on the whole child can help

Special education students need a whole child approach


Students with special needs were disproportionately affected by COVID-related learning disruptions--focusing on the whole child will help get them back on track

In early 2020, 7.3 million students received special education services as required by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), according to the National Center for Education Statistics. That’s 14% of K–12 students in public schools in the United States who depend on additional—and often very specialized—services to support their ability to learn and live their lives fully.

But once the pandemic set in and schools closed their doors, the elaborately precarious systems that have been constructed to meet the needs of these students collapsed.

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