Two smiling students read and review children's literature with book shelves in the background

Department of Special Education at the University of Kansas

Preparing special educators as leaders for over 50 years

data

#1
Special Education Public Graduate Program
#1
Online Special Education Graduate Program
#10
Public School of Education & Human Sciences

A view of the WWII World War II Memorial bell tower building (Campanile), a campus landmark

Review our research

Our Research

our latest news

Deck of Spaces, cards designed to maximize educational space usage, spread to schools around the world

LAWRENCE — Playing cards might not be considered a traditional school activity, but the Deck of Spaces has educators thinking about how they can make the most of schools, classrooms and the spaces in which students learn.

KU School of Education & Human Sciences partners with fellow Regent Institutions on professional development opportunity for Kansas educators

LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Education & Human Sciences is among seven Kansas Board of Reg

Professors call for further study of potential uses of AI in special education, avoiding bans

LAWRENCE — Artificial intelligence is making headlines about its potentially disruptive influence in many spaces, including the classroom.

Study shows vast discrepancies in autism diagnoses in US, Indian subcontinent

LAWRENCE — The United States and countries like Pakistan, India and Bangladesh are quite different culturally. But the people residing in those nations are not so different that Americans would have double the rates of autism spectrum disorder.

Upcoming Events

Give to the Department of Special Education

Follow us on social media