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The article offers information on role of the principals in special education along with steps for its management. Topics include details on an importance of interaction of the principal with student's family and information on a misconception about disable student that they cannot be disciplined along with its management by taking some additional steps to determine if students' misbehavior may be a manifestation of their disability.

The article examines the factors contributing to the higher rate of attrition among special education teachers compared to regular teachers. Citing surveys, teacher interviews, and research, it states that a lack of support from principals, poor professional relationships with peers, and workloads that distract from teaching are the most common factors.

The article offers information on Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) plan. Topics discussed include need of plan regarding implementation of new federal education law for students with disabilities; importance of receiving good rating with special education; and shift in the role of the federal government in creating education policy as marked by ESSA plans. It also mention about the need to pay attention to the school improvement plans.

The article discusses concerns among advocates of students with emotional and mental difficulties that such individuals would be stigmatized following the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in February 2018, allegedly perpetrated by Nikolas Cruz, whose was apparently emotionally disturbed and prone to violence.

The article discusses education policy under the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump and Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. The author reflects on the rollback of guidance documents and rules on special education, elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education. Emphasis is given to topics such as private school vouchers, funding for special education, and the overrepresentation of minority students in special education.

The article states that a rule associated with the U.S. legislation the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires U.S. states to begin utilizing a standardized process to determine if significant disparities exist within school districts concerning the identification, placement, and discipline of minority students with disabilities. The article also discusses the concept of educational equity as it relates to former U.S. president Barack Obama's My Brother's Keeper initiative.

The article reports on the use of U.S. government funded school vouchers by private schools and whether their admission policies discriminate against certain students. It mentions that while race and ethnicity are generally protected conditions, no state protects all marginal groups, including those defined by religion, disability, sex, or sexual orientation. The article also discusses statutes and legal cases that have covered such protections, and the proposed education budget of U.S. president Donald Trump.

The article states that scholars and civil rights experts presented various findings concerning the establishment of a more equitable disciplinary system for students, particularly minority students and students with disabilities, identified as being disproportionately singled out for discipline in U.S. schools during the 2018 annual meeting of the group the American Educational Research Association.