Remote learning has meant unexpected challenges for schools around the country. For students who receive special education, those challenges have been especially acute.

For starters, students' access to paraprofessionals, such as occupational therapists or speech therapists, has been pared down in the transition away from in-person learning.

We reflect on the past year and a half of special education during the pandemic.

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