Improving Special Education: 10 Best Practices

Improving special education is challenging. All districts want to close the achievement gap and improve outcomes for students with special needs and for students who struggle, but school and district practices are not always aligned to meet this objective most effectively.

When implemented well with a systems-thinking approach, DMGroup's best practices for improving special education, developed from extensive research and hands-on work with almost a hundred districts, have helped achieve dramatic gains in achievement and inclusion and expand services for students with disabilities. Surprisingly, the cost is no more, and in some cases less, than current efforts. Read about this commonsense but not commonplace approach to improving special education, and see if there might be opportunities for your district.