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Over the past five decades, state support for special education has dwindled, with staff shortages and turnover making it more difficult to provide required services. From the time she wakes up in the morning until the time she goes to bed at night, Green Bay parent Denise Seibert’s life centers around her son, Tyler. At just two weeks old, Tyler was diagnosed with fragile X syndrome, a genetic condition that causes a range of developmental problems, including learning disabilities and cognitive impairment. “I carry a genetic disorder, an autism spectrum genetic disorder, so we had my son tested very...

Prison inmates around the U.S. are getting the chance to do something that was almost unheard of a generation ago, pursue a college degree while behind bars and with financial support from the federal government. Inmates in 42 states and Washington DC can now get federal grants to work with colleges and universities to earn trade certifications, associate’s degrees and even bachelor’s degrees. And the programs are expected to become even more popular, thanks to a bipartisan effort to let prisoners use federal Pell Grants to help pay for higher education classes while incarcerated. A grant expansion announced by...