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The Trauma of Coercion: Disabled Elementary School Students and ‘Isolation Boxes’

Isolation boxes have been used as punishment against students with special needs for decades. Why did it take neurotypical students being isolated for parents to collectively speak out?

Laura Dorwart

Education

Florida Demands Parents Call Their Kids ‘Limited’ or Lose Health Care

America's scarcity model for disability treatment is pushing parents to answer impossible questions.

David M. Perry

News in Brief

A Girl and Her Guide Dog Push Forward for Special Education Rights

The Supreme Court ruled yesterday to continue a lawsuit against a public school district that rejected a special-needs…

Pacific Standard Staff

News in Brief

Native American Students Are Suing the Government Over Education Quality

Native American students from the Havasupai tribe in Arizona have brought a lawsuit against the federal government for…

Pacific Standard Staff

Environment

The Limits of Camera Monitoring to Reduce Caregiver Abuse

Recording staff in nursing homes and special education classrooms may dodge the roots of the problem.

Elena Gooray

Education

The Music Man

Steven Angel uses drumming to teach literacy. Across L.A., juvenile-detention centers, schools, and libraries have fallen in love with his program. But scientists say there’s no reason to believe it should work.

Gabriel Kahn