# Best Special Education Software

  *By [Emma Stein](https://research.g2.com/insights/author/emma-stein)*

   Special education software provides tools for school teachers and administrators to manage the Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) of qualified special needs students.

Special education software is designed to handle all aspects of IEPs, which are meant to address each student’s unique educational needs and learning objectives with specific goals agreed upon by both educators and parents.

Special education software products are used throughout the education industry to help facilitate IEP compliance checks, evaluations, and other reporting features per state requirements. Many products also include features to streamline the production of IEPs and evaluation documents. Some special education tools track data related to disabilities, case management, and other relevant services for high visibility and quick progress reporting.

Special education software frequently integrates with [student information system (SIS) software](https://www.g2.com/categories/student-information-system-sis), while some features may be shared with [study tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/study-tools).

To qualify for inclusion in the Special Education category, a product must:

- Provide features designed specifically for IEPs
- Have intervention tools
- Include personalized learning program





## Category Overview

**Total Products under this Category:** 64


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## Best Special Education Software At A Glance

- **Leader:** [AngelSense](https://www.g2.com/products/angelsense/reviews)
- **Highest Performer:** [YellowFolder](https://www.g2.com/products/yellowfolder/reviews)
- **Easiest to Use:** [YellowFolder](https://www.g2.com/products/yellowfolder/reviews)
- **Top Trending:** [Embrace](https://www.g2.com/products/embrace/reviews)
- **Best Free Software:** [Embrace](https://www.g2.com/products/embrace/reviews)


## Top-Rated Products (Ranked by G2 Score)
  ### 1. [AngelSense](https://www.g2.com/products/angelsense/reviews)
  AngelSense is an assistive technology for maximum safety, effective remote support, and increased independence for children and adults with special needs. It includes a wearable device with an auto-pickup speakerphone, an AI-powered monitoring & alerting system, an app for multiple caregivers, and customer support by parents of children and adults with special needs.


  **Average Rating:** 5.0/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 11

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Student Data Management:** 6.3/10 (Category avg: 8.2/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 7.6/10)
- **Goals & Objectives Library:** 4.7/10 (Category avg: 7.6/10)
- **Reporting Capabilities:** 3.0/10 (Category avg: 7.7/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [AngelSense](https://www.g2.com/sellers/angelsense)
- **Year Founded:** 2013
- **HQ Location:** Pine Brook, US
- **Twitter:** @AngelSenseGPS (2,550 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/5252017 (65 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Company Size:** 92% Small-Business


  ### 2. [Skyward Student Management Suite](https://www.g2.com/products/skyward-student-management-suite/reviews)
  Our goal is the same as yours: get the right information in front of the right people at the right time. It doesn't have to be more complicated than that. Welcome to a better SIS and ERP experience.


  **Average Rating:** 3.8/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 176

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Student Data Management:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.2/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 7.3/10 (Category avg: 7.6/10)
- **Goals & Objectives Library:** 8.0/10 (Category avg: 7.6/10)
- **Reporting Capabilities:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 7.7/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [Skyward](https://www.g2.com/sellers/skyward-82670470-eb9c-470d-b0b8-2ac401ff31f6)
- **Year Founded:** 1980
- **HQ Location:** Stevens Point, WI
- **Twitter:** @Skyward_Inc (3,251 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/61181/ (651 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Who Uses This:** Teacher, Special Education Teacher
  - **Top Industries:** Education Management, Primary/Secondary Education
  - **Company Size:** 54% Mid-Market, 34% Enterprise


#### Pros & Cons

**Pros:**

- Ease of Use (2 reviews)
- Centralized Information (1 reviews)
- Comprehensive Features (1 reviews)
- Ease of Access (1 reviews)
- Easy Integrations (1 reviews)

**Cons:**

- Learning Difficulty (2 reviews)
- Poor Usability (2 reviews)
- Poor Support (1 reviews)

  ### 3. [Frontline Special Education Management Software](https://www.g2.com/products/frontline-special-education-management-software/reviews)
  Confidently Meet the Needs of the Whole Child. Build a continuum of services with Frontline’s Special Education & Interventions software. IEP & Special Education Management - Meet each milestone and compliance deadline of the special education process - Improve IEP quality and implementation - Create timely progress reports that tell a student’s full story - Securely collaborate with general education, external providers and parents - Design custom reports for anything you need to evaluate as a supervisor RTI/MTSS Program Management - Validate Tier 1, 2 and 3 decisions using reliable data and assessment results - Use your data to track intervention efficacy - Solidify RTI/MTSS best practices across your district and keep everyone on the same page - Shift away from cumbersome paper-based tracking 504 Program Management - Improve the quality of 504 Plans - Simplify case management and improve staff accountability - Get comprehensive reports to help make data-backed decisions more easily - Spend less time transitioning a student from an IEP to 504 Medicaid Tracking & Claim Management - Help providers accurately track encounters and eliminate duplicate data entry - Efficiently manage claims submission and reconciliation - Automatically verify that claims are aligned with IEP mandates - Set appropriate, realistic goals for allowable reimbursement - Easily identify incomplete documentation that would prevent or delay Medicaid claims Gifted and Talented Program Management - Collect and track nominations and selections for your program - Create personalized education plans - Manage your program with workflows, dashboards and configurable forms - Easily track student progress toward goals with data from multiple sources - Securely and effectively communicate with parents English Learner Program Management - Stay compliant with your state’s regulation updates, which are monitored and reflected in the software automatically - Streamline meeting management and staff collaboration - Streamline management and preparation for each LPAC meeting type - Eliminate signing parties with electronic signature capabilities - Simplify progress monitoring by housing data from different systems in one system


  **Average Rating:** 4.2/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 43

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Student Data Management:** 8.6/10 (Category avg: 8.2/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 7.5/10 (Category avg: 7.6/10)
- **Goals & Objectives Library:** 8.1/10 (Category avg: 7.6/10)
- **Reporting Capabilities:** 8.1/10 (Category avg: 7.7/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [Frontline Education](https://www.g2.com/sellers/frontline-education)
- **Year Founded:** 1998
- **HQ Location:** Malvern, PA
- **Twitter:** @FrontlineEdu (1,939 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/frontline-education/ (1,107 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Who Uses This:** Special Education Teacher
  - **Top Industries:** Education Management, Primary/Secondary Education
  - **Company Size:** 50% Mid-Market, 45% Enterprise


  ### 4. [PowerSchool Special Programs](https://www.g2.com/products/powerschool-special-programs/reviews)
  Improve your support for students with unique and different needs with PowerSchool Unified Classroom™ Special Programs. The system simplifies the management and access to critical special programs’ data and documentation online.


  **Average Rating:** 3.9/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 26

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Student Data Management:** 9.2/10 (Category avg: 8.2/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 7.7/10 (Category avg: 7.6/10)
- **Goals & Objectives Library:** 7.8/10 (Category avg: 7.6/10)
- **Reporting Capabilities:** 7.8/10 (Category avg: 7.7/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [PowerSchool](https://www.g2.com/sellers/powerschool)
- **HQ Location:** Folsom, CA
- **Twitter:** @MyPowerSchool (12,172 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/10114126/ (3,517 employees on LinkedIn®)
- **Ownership:** NYSE: PWSC

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Top Industries:** Education Management, Primary/Secondary Education
  - **Company Size:** 44% Mid-Market, 33% Enterprise


  ### 5. [SEIS](https://www.g2.com/products/seis/reviews)
  SEIS provides centralized online management of IEPs and Special Education records.


  **Average Rating:** 4.3/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 14

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Student Data Management:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 8.2/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 7.6/10)
- **Goals & Objectives Library:** 6.7/10 (Category avg: 7.6/10)
- **Reporting Capabilities:** 8.9/10 (Category avg: 7.7/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [CEDR Systems](https://www.g2.com/sellers/cedr-systems)
- **Year Founded:** 1989
- **HQ Location:** Stockton, CA
- **Twitter:** @thesjcoe (2,316 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/cedrsystems/ (57 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Top Industries:** Education Management
  - **Company Size:** 64% Mid-Market, 29% Enterprise


  ### 6. [YellowFolder](https://www.g2.com/products/yellowfolder/reviews)
  YellowFolder provides a cloud-based, digital file cabinet where your school system can safely store, retrieve and manage all of their Administrative, Employee, Special Education, and Student Records. Solely focused on K-12 schools, the YellowFolder system is built specifically for the needs of a school and is 100% FERPA and HIPAA compliant. We are the largest supplier of digital file cabinet services to K-12 schools in the nation, having over 300 school district partners across the United States. Follow us on Twitter: @Yellow\_Folder Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yellowfolder


  **Average Rating:** 4.0/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 53

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Student Data Management:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.2/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 8.1/10 (Category avg: 7.6/10)
- **Goals & Objectives Library:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 7.6/10)
- **Reporting Capabilities:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 7.7/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [YellowFolder](https://www.g2.com/sellers/yellowfolder)
- **HQ Location:** Carrollton, TX
- **Twitter:** @Yellow_Folder (150 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/3574116/ (13 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Top Industries:** Education Management
  - **Company Size:** 43% Mid-Market, 38% Small-Business


  ### 7. [ED Plan](https://www.g2.com/products/ed-plan/reviews)
  PCG Education is a leading provider of comprehensive, Web-based student case management solutions for special education.


  **Average Rating:** 3.6/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 19

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Student Data Management:** 7.9/10 (Category avg: 8.2/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 7.0/10 (Category avg: 7.6/10)
- **Goals & Objectives Library:** 7.0/10 (Category avg: 7.6/10)
- **Reporting Capabilities:** 8.2/10 (Category avg: 7.7/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [Public Consulting Group](https://www.g2.com/sellers/public-consulting-group)
- **Year Founded:** 1986
- **HQ Location:** Boston, MA
- **Twitter:** @PCG_US (824 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/17516/ (2,709 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Top Industries:** Education Management, Primary/Secondary Education
  - **Company Size:** 63% Mid-Market, 21% Enterprise


  ### 8. [Embrace](https://www.g2.com/products/embrace/reviews)
  Embrace® is a comprehensive software program designed to streamline the IEP/ARD, 504, Medicaid Billing, Teacher Evaluation, RTI/MTSS process and reduce staff frustration. Embrace® offers a comprehensive IEP/ARD experience by including state and core learning standards, timeline tracking and notification, an information tracking form, parental contact data logs, a variety of administrative reports, and much more!


  **Average Rating:** 4.4/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 27

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Student Data Management:** 9.2/10 (Category avg: 8.2/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 8.6/10 (Category avg: 7.6/10)
- **Goals & Objectives Library:** 9.0/10 (Category avg: 7.6/10)
- **Reporting Capabilities:** 9.2/10 (Category avg: 7.7/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [Embrace](https://www.g2.com/sellers/embrace)
- **Year Founded:** 1999
- **HQ Location:** Highland, IL
- **Twitter:** @EmbraceSchools (183 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/11346836/ (41 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Top Industries:** Education Management
  - **Company Size:** 74% Mid-Market, 19% Small-Business


  ### 9. [Helperbird](https://www.g2.com/products/helperbird/reviews)
  Helperbird is your all in one extension that gives you the features to make the web more accessible and productive. Providing you text to speech, OCR, dyslexia support, dictation, immersive reader, overlays, annotate any website, picture dictionary, Reader mode, and more.


  **Average Rating:** 4.5/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 34

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Student Data Management:** 9.0/10 (Category avg: 8.2/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 9.1/10 (Category avg: 7.6/10)
- **Goals & Objectives Library:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 7.6/10)
- **Reporting Capabilities:** 9.5/10 (Category avg: 7.7/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [Helperbird](https://www.g2.com/sellers/helperbird)
- **Year Founded:** 2015
- **HQ Location:** Cork, Ireland
- **Twitter:** @helperbird (822 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/helperbird/ (1 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Company Size:** 76% Small-Business, 21% Mid-Market


  ### 10. [AcceliPLAN](https://www.g2.com/products/acceliplan/reviews)
  Accelify's enterprise special education software and best-in-class consulting services help school districts strengthen special education operations and compliance and maximize Medicaid reimbursement. Providing unprecedented visibility tools to all layers of a special education department, Accelify's systems encompass everything from workflow-based plan development and management (e.g. IEP, 504, RTI, IFSP, ELL, Gifted) to related service resource estimation and allocation, and the world's most robust set of scheduling, tracking, and billing systems for special education services. Accelify’s solutions are proven to make school district personnel more efficient and effective while generating a significant return on investment in increased Medicaid reimbursement and more efficient utilization of district resources.


  **Average Rating:** 4.2/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 10

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Student Data Management:** 8.6/10 (Category avg: 8.2/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 6.7/10 (Category avg: 7.6/10)
- **Goals & Objectives Library:** 4.2/10 (Category avg: 7.6/10)
- **Reporting Capabilities:** 8.8/10 (Category avg: 7.7/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [Frontline Education](https://www.g2.com/sellers/frontline-education)
- **Year Founded:** 1998
- **HQ Location:** Malvern, PA
- **Twitter:** @FrontlineEdu (1,939 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/frontline-education/ (1,107 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Top Industries:** Education Management
  - **Company Size:** 70% Enterprise, 20% Mid-Market


  ### 11. [Unique Learning System](https://www.g2.com/products/unique-learning-system/reviews)
  Unique Learning System (ULS) is a special education solution that gives educators with differentiated instruction, data-driven assessments, and progress-tracking tools. Designed for students with disabilities from early childhood through transition, ULS delivers standards-aligned lessons across key subjects, including ELA, math, science, and social studies. ULS helps both students and educators achieve more with: ✔ Best practices: Built on instructional models like the Science of Reading, Explicit Instruction, and Gradual Release of Responsibility, ULS ensures educators use research-backed strategies that drive student success. ✔ Ready-to-use resources: Pre-made, differentiated lesson plans, pacing guides, and learning pathways streamline lesson planning, saving teachers time while meeting diverse student needs. ✔ Building skills that last: Helps students retain knowledge and meet IEP goals through scaffolded learning and repeated exposure to key concepts. ✔ Support in key subjects: Provides structured, differentiated instruction in math, science, and social studies, ensuring all students receive equitable, high-quality education. ULS offers a structured yet flexible approach to special education, ensuring every student has access to high-quality instruction tailored to their abilities.


  **Average Rating:** 4.0/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 10

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Student Data Management:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.2/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 6.2/10 (Category avg: 7.6/10)
- **Goals & Objectives Library:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 7.6/10)
- **Reporting Capabilities:** 5.8/10 (Category avg: 7.7/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [Everway (formerly Texthelp and n2y)](https://www.g2.com/sellers/everway-formerly-texthelp-and-n2y)
- **HQ Location:** Huron, OH
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/1136517/ (176 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Top Industries:** Education Management, Primary/Secondary Education
  - **Company Size:** 50% Enterprise, 40% Mid-Market


  ### 12. [SEAS Achieve](https://www.g2.com/products/seas-achieve/reviews)
  SEAS Achieve 2.0 supports all school district education plan types including IEP, Academic and Behavior, RTI, Section 504, English Language Learner, and Gifted.


  **Average Rating:** 3.8/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 10

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Student Data Management:** 7.8/10 (Category avg: 8.2/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 7.7/10 (Category avg: 7.6/10)
- **Goals & Objectives Library:** 6.9/10 (Category avg: 7.6/10)
- **Reporting Capabilities:** 5.0/10 (Category avg: 7.7/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [SEAS Education](https://www.g2.com/sellers/seas-education)
- **Year Founded:** 1995
- **HQ Location:** Mountain Home, Arkansas
- **Twitter:** @seasedu (96 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/89714/ (63 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Top Industries:** Education Management
  - **Company Size:** 73% Mid-Market, 18% Enterprise


  ### 13. [Synergy Education Platform](https://www.g2.com/products/edupoint-synergy-education-platform/reviews)
  Synergy Education Platform provides all the data and process management functionality you expect from a world-class SIS, while extending beyond traditional SIS boundaries to deliver greater value.


  **Average Rating:** 2.7/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 72

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Student Data Management:** 6.2/10 (Category avg: 8.2/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 5.9/10 (Category avg: 7.6/10)
- **Goals & Objectives Library:** 4.7/10 (Category avg: 7.6/10)
- **Reporting Capabilities:** 5.5/10 (Category avg: 7.7/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [Edupoint](https://www.g2.com/sellers/edupoint)
- **HQ Location:** Mesa, AZ
- **Twitter:** @EduPoint (43 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/949015/ (248 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Who Uses This:** Teacher
  - **Top Industries:** Education Management, Primary/Secondary Education
  - **Company Size:** 53% Enterprise, 33% Mid-Market


  ### 14. [Evolve](https://www.g2.com/products/evolve/reviews)
  EVOLVE is an efficient, feature-rich and user-friendly special education solution available.Its cutting-edge web technologies provides an intuitive environment for collaboration, knowledge transfer, needs assessment, specialized curriculum delivery and tracking.


  **Average Rating:** 4.2/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 15

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Student Data Management:** 7.9/10 (Category avg: 8.2/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 7.7/10 (Category avg: 7.6/10)
- **Goals & Objectives Library:** 8.1/10 (Category avg: 7.6/10)
- **Reporting Capabilities:** 6.9/10 (Category avg: 7.7/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [SpedAssist](https://www.g2.com/sellers/spedassist)
- **HQ Location:** Hamilton, Ontario
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/spedassist/ (1 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Company Size:** 53% Small-Business, 33% Mid-Market


  ### 15. [Frontline 504 Program Management](https://www.g2.com/products/frontline-504-program-management/reviews)
  Frontline helps you ensure equitable access for students with disabilities by bringing true consistency and fidelity to both the 504 and Special Education processes.


  **Average Rating:** 4.0/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 9

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Student Data Management:** 9.2/10 (Category avg: 8.2/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 8.1/10 (Category avg: 7.6/10)
- **Goals & Objectives Library:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 7.6/10)
- **Reporting Capabilities:** 8.9/10 (Category avg: 7.7/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [Frontline Education](https://www.g2.com/sellers/frontline-education)
- **Year Founded:** 1998
- **HQ Location:** Malvern, PA
- **Twitter:** @FrontlineEdu (1,939 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/frontline-education/ (1,107 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Company Size:** 67% Mid-Market, 33% Enterprise


  ### 16. [Amplio](https://www.g2.com/products/amplio/reviews)
  Amplio is a special education solution that combines a learning management system with built-in programs and evidence-based curricula designed to deliver intensive instruction that helps prepare students for success. The Amplio Learning Platform gives educators tools to help increase practice intensity and improve data-driven decision-making while saving time and expanding teaching capacity. Using AI-powered adaptive learning technology, Amplio automates data collection and analysis, provides immediate feedback, and supports both in-person and remote instruction to create a path for accelerated learning progress.


  **Average Rating:** 4.3/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 10

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Student Data Management:** 8.9/10 (Category avg: 8.2/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 8.0/10 (Category avg: 7.6/10)
- **Goals & Objectives Library:** 8.9/10 (Category avg: 7.6/10)
- **Reporting Capabilities:** 8.9/10 (Category avg: 7.7/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [Amplio](https://www.g2.com/sellers/amplio)
- **Year Founded:** 2014
- **HQ Location:** Middletown, US
- **Twitter:** @_Amplio_ (132 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/ampliolearning/ (59 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Who Uses This:** Dyslexia Facilitator
  - **Top Industries:** Education Management
  - **Company Size:** 60% Small-Business, 30% Mid-Market


  ### 17. [Mileposts](https://www.g2.com/products/mileposts/reviews)
  Mileposts is a Student Achievement Solution that enables schools to create personalized learning plans, manage interventions, monitor achievement and gain insights to improve instruction to any class, group, or individual student.


  **Average Rating:** 2.4/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 6

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Student Data Management:** 5.4/10 (Category avg: 8.2/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 4.3/10 (Category avg: 7.6/10)
- **Goals & Objectives Library:** 5.0/10 (Category avg: 7.6/10)
- **Reporting Capabilities:** 4.6/10 (Category avg: 7.7/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [EdPower](https://www.g2.com/sellers/edpower)
- **Year Founded:** 2016
- **HQ Location:** San Francisco, US
- **LinkedIn® Page:** http://www.linkedin.com/company/edpower-courses (5 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Company Size:** 67% Enterprise, 33% Mid-Market


  ### 18. [e-IEP PRO](https://www.g2.com/products/e-iep-pro/reviews)
  The e-IEP PRO, developed by MediaNet Solutions, Inc., is a customizable, web-based software that simplifies the management of the special education process.


  **Average Rating:** 4.7/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 5

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Student Data Management:** 9.0/10 (Category avg: 8.2/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 8.0/10 (Category avg: 7.6/10)
- **Goals & Objectives Library:** 7.1/10 (Category avg: 7.6/10)
- **Reporting Capabilities:** 9.2/10 (Category avg: 7.7/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [MediaNet Solutions](https://www.g2.com/sellers/medianet-solutions)
- **Year Founded:** 1997
- **HQ Location:** Phoenix, US
- **Twitter:** @eIEPPRO (13 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/medianet-solutions-inc (1 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Company Size:** 40% Mid-Market, 40% Small-Business


  ### 19. [Simplify Special Programs](https://www.g2.com/products/simplify-special-programs/reviews)
  Simplify Special Programs is a user-friendly program that allows K-12 staff to write, manage and report special education documents online.


  **Average Rating:** 4.3/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 3

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Student Data Management:** 6.7/10 (Category avg: 8.2/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 7.6/10)
- **Goals & Objectives Library:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 7.6/10)
- **Reporting Capabilities:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 7.7/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [SameGoal](https://www.g2.com/sellers/samegoal)
- **Year Founded:** 2008
- **HQ Location:** Beachwood, US
- **Twitter:** @samegoal (6 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/samegoal (25 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Company Size:** 67% Enterprise, 33% Mid-Market


  ### 20. [AbleSpace](https://www.g2.com/products/ablespace/reviews)
  The only caseload management tool that allows you to digitise your special education workflows. IEP Goal Tracking, Reporting, Assessments, Medicaid Billing and more


  **Average Rating:** 4.5/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 2

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Student Data Management:** 6.7/10 (Category avg: 8.2/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 9.2/10 (Category avg: 7.6/10)
- **Goals & Objectives Library:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 7.6/10)
- **Reporting Capabilities:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 7.7/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [AbleSpace](https://www.g2.com/sellers/ablespace)
- **HQ Location:** San Francisco, US
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/ablespace/ (9 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Company Size:** 100% Small-Business


  ### 21. [News2you](https://www.g2.com/products/news2you/reviews)
  News2you is a symbol-supported newspaper tailored to students with diverse learning needs, including those with autism and other special educational requirements. It offers weekly, standards-aligned articles that are differentiated into four levels, helping students improve literacy, communication, and critical-thinking skills. Each edition includes engaging visuals, interactive tools, and fun activities like puzzles and games to boost learning and comprehension. Teachers can use News2you to initiate discussions, provide career exploration opportunities, and integrate real-world news into the classroom. With features like text-to-speech, print and online access, and recurring content such as jokes and fun facts, News2you keeps students motivated and connected to the world around them. With users across over 60,000 classrooms, it’s a resource for special education settings, used with the goal of making learning both fun and impactful. News2you Features Supported: ✔ Weekly standards-aligned articles: Feature explained: Symbol-supported articles differentiated to four levels, supported by engaging visuals for easy understanding. ✔ Interactive tools and games: Joey’s Locker includes puzzles, quizzes, and games that bring learning to life with communication skills activities for students. ✔ Ease of use: Works with the technology and other education solutions and adaptable to the systems for future systems. ✔ Online and print resources: Educators can access both online and print articles with standards-aligned content, offering flexibility for the classroom. ✔ Ready-made routines: Routines to start the day, from Today’s Weather to Breaking News. ✔ Recurring favorites: Keeps students engaged with jokes, fun facts, and more in every edition.


  **Average Rating:** 3.5/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 2

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Ease of Use:** 0.0/10 (Category avg: 7.6/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [Everway (formerly Texthelp and n2y)](https://www.g2.com/sellers/everway-formerly-texthelp-and-n2y)
- **HQ Location:** Huron, OH
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/1136517/ (176 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Company Size:** 100% Mid-Market


  ### 22. [Polaris](https://www.g2.com/products/polaris/reviews)
  Polaris is an IEP solution that simplifies and enhances the IEP creation and monitoring process for special education professionals. Designed to reduce time on admin, Polaris provides step-by-step guidance for educators, so that they can more easily generate high-quality, compliant IEPs efficiently. Polaris ultimately empowers educators to develop high-impact, individualized learning plans that support student success. Key features and benefits: ✔ Automated IEP recommendations: Auto-generated Present Level statements, SMART goals, accommodations, and modifications based on student data. ✔ Real-time progress monitoring: Tracks student performance through integrated assessments, instructional activities, and manually added data. ✔ Integrations: Connects with other educational tools such as Unique Learning System (ULS) and Inspire, using assessment data to create personalized IEPs aligned with curriculum and standards. ✔ Generated reports: Provides clear, visual insights into student progress, making data-driven decision-making simple. ✔ Compliance & quality assurance: Ensures IEPs meet state and federal requirements while aligning with student needs.


  **Average Rating:** 3.5/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 2

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Student Data Management:** 6.7/10 (Category avg: 8.2/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 6.7/10 (Category avg: 7.6/10)
- **Goals & Objectives Library:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 7.6/10)
- **Reporting Capabilities:** 6.7/10 (Category avg: 7.7/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [Everway (formerly Texthelp and n2y)](https://www.g2.com/sellers/everway-formerly-texthelp-and-n2y)
- **HQ Location:** Huron, OH
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/1136517/ (176 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Company Size:** 50% Enterprise, 50% Small-Business


  ### 23. [SymbolStix PRIME](https://www.g2.com/products/symbolstix-prime/reviews)
  SymbolStix Prime is a communication and authoring tool designed to support students with disabilities or special educational needs. Featuring over 100,000 symbols in multiple languages and diverse skin tones, educators can use it to create personalized communication boards and materials that promote engagement and accessibility. The platform includes customizable features, an interactive ink tool, and integration with other educational tools. By saving time through pre-designed templates and offering culturally responsive content, SymbolStix Prime creates a neuroinclusive classroom that supports learning outcomes and helps students build independence. Boasting users among 5,000 schools, it is presented as a tool for fostering meaningful communication and connection. Key features include: ✔ Over 100K symbols: A library of engaging symbols that support learning and communication, while representing different cultures, languages and skin tones. ✔ 11 language options: Support for English, Spanish, and 9 other languages for a culturally inclusive classroom. ✔ Customizable communication boards: Diverse and personalized boards can be created by uploading and adding photos, and boards can be easily shared. ✔ Interactive ink tool: Engages students in visual learning, drawing, highlighting, and writing, helping engage students in active learning. ✔ Adult symbol set: Empowers communication on real-world topics like relationships, safety, and self-advocacy, giving individuals the tools to express themselves.


  **Average Rating:** 5.0/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 2

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Ease of Use:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 7.6/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [Everway (formerly Texthelp and n2y)](https://www.g2.com/sellers/everway-formerly-texthelp-and-n2y)
- **HQ Location:** Huron, OH
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/1136517/ (176 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Company Size:** 100% Enterprise


  ### 24. [Adori](https://www.g2.com/products/adori/reviews)
  Adori is our web-based integrated IEP software and special education management system. With a focus on compliance and efficiency, it is a total special education management process at your fingertips.


  **Average Rating:** 3.5/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 1


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [MSB](https://www.g2.com/sellers/msb)
- **HQ Location:** N/A
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/No-Linkedin-Presence-Added-Intentionally-By-DataOps (1 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Company Size:** 100% Small-Business


  ### 25. [BeDoc](https://www.g2.com/products/bedoc/reviews)
  BeDoc is a SPEDASSIST top pick for educators and administrators that is looking to bring technology and behaviour management together to achieve better student outcomes.


  **Average Rating:** 4.0/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 1

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Student Data Management:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.2/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 7.6/10)
- **Goals & Objectives Library:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 7.6/10)
- **Reporting Capabilities:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 7.7/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [SpedAssist](https://www.g2.com/sellers/spedassist)
- **HQ Location:** Hamilton, Ontario
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/spedassist/ (1 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Company Size:** 100% Mid-Market




## Parent Category

[Education Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/education)




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## Buyer Guide

### What You Should Know About Special Education Software

### What are Special Education Software?

Special education software provides vital support for special education services providers. Solutions in this category contain a multitude of tools that allow special education professionals to create plans, maintain accurate records for billing purposes, track student progress, and stay compliant with the federal and state regulations that guide the special education sector. Special education software contains a wide variety of features facilitating the easy creation of IEPs and 504 plans; in addition, these solutions integrate with student information systems (SIS) to provide a single source for all student data within an educational institution.

### Why Use Special Education Software?

Special education software provides multiple benefits to special education professionals. The software makes it easier to create IEPs, track individual student progress, establish clear communication channels between teachers and parents, and more. The proper communication of student goals and progress to parents is especially important in cases where special education services are needed.

**Create IEPs –** Special education software creates IEPs for special education professionals to plan out an individual student’s education track. IEPs are mandated by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the federal law that guarantees all children access to an appropriately structured, free, public education. Although the myth that only students with severe intellectual and physical disabilities have access to special education persists, the reality is that students with attention difficulties and mild learning disabilities also have a right to special education services. The IEP is the base of operations for all activities related to the education of the child in question. A well-defined and tracked IEP means a smooth transfer of information and defined clarity on what the goals of the student and teacher are in each situation.

**504 Plan Creation –** 504 plans are similar to IEPs but differ significantly in the laws that govern them as well as their end result. A 504 plan is typically less intensive than an IEP, but still addresses difficulties experienced by students who qualify for additional attention. In both cases, IDEA mandates that students be placed in the least restrictive environment (LRE). To meet this standard, accommodations within the general classroom environment are made for these students. (A common example would be a student with ADHD being given extra time to complete a test or assignment.) Special education software contains features designed to let education professionals create and track 504 plans.

**Improve Parent-Teacher Communication –** Parent-teacher communication is key to ensuring the success of a special education program. Special education software contains a multitude of features designed to facilitate open and honest communication between parents and their children’s teachers. Alignment between the home and school environments can prove a boon to creating and implementing an effective learning strategy. Teachers and parents can communicate as to what the individual student’s issues may be and how to best combat those issues. Teachers can take into account parents’ opinions and information regarding effective learning strategies.

**Ensure Compliance –** IDEA outlines what rights students requiring special education have. The rights afforded to students qualifying for an IEP are outlined under IDEA, while the right to a 504 plan is derived from civil rights law. Schools looking to stay compliant with both of these statutes may use special education software to do so. Solutions in this category provide specific reporting functionality designed with the legal requirements for special education programs in mind.

### Who Uses Special Education Software?

The primary users of special education software are teachers, school administrators, and parents. Each group utilizes solutions in this category in different ways. Parents use special education software to keep up to date on their student’s progress, as well as view school-generated goals and objectives. Teachers use the software to craft and distribute IEPs and 504 plans. School administrators leverage the data and reports generated by special education programs and use them to prove compliance with state and federal regulations, as well as to send billing information to Medicaid to cover the special education services delivered.

### Special Education Software Features

Special education software may contain, but is not limited to, the following features:

**Goals and objectives library –** This is a content library containing prebuilt goals and objectives that can be selected by teachers and administrators in the midst of creating an IEP or 504 plan. This library of content streamlines the creation process for both types of documents and ensures some standardization across different teachers and departments.

**IEP creation –** Teachers and administrators can use the web forms and templates this feature offers to create and collaborate on IEPs for those students who need special education services.

**504 process creation –** 504 process creation – Though not as intensive as an IEP, a 504 plan is also governed by law and demands careful attention. Special education software provides users with tools to easily create and distribute these plans to those in need of access.

**Regulatory compliance –** Special education services are highly regulated, and special education software is designed to ensure compliance via industry specific reporting tools.

**Medicaid billing –** This feature tracks special education services in order to maintain correct Medicaid-specific billing information.

**SIS integration –** Special education students are part of the general school population, and solutions in this category help enable that through the integration with student information systems. By integrating with SIS software, special education software ensures that the SIS remains a single source of truth for all student data.

**Reporting –** This feature ties in to compliance maintenance, as proper reporting is vital to maintaining compliance with federally mandated special education standards.

**Progress tracking –** Special education allows teachers to track student progress against the 504 plan or IEP that they have created for an individual student.

**Response to Intervention (RTI) –** RTI refers to using key student performance indicators to track whether a student may require special education services. Special education software often contains this feature, and the in-depth data can help identify students who are having issues sooner than usual.

### Trends Related to Special Education Software

**Assistive Technology —** Assistive technology is growing in importance and scope within the special education industry. Assistive technology within the education industry refers to anything that can help students with various impairments or learning disabilities to learn in a better or more effective way. Examples include visual or audio aids to help students with difficulties processing spoken language or a speech-to-text program to help a physically impaired student with writing tasks. Additional examples include alternative keyboards, abbreviation expanders, graphic organizers, optical character recognition (OCR) technology, and portable word processors, among others. This technology can be implemented as part of an IEP or 504 plan, helping teachers to set accurate goals and provide their students the tools with which to accomplish those goals.

**Augmented Reality in Special Education —** Augmented reality has begun to make its mark in the education industry as a whole, but a truly valuable application of the technology is in the special education subsection. Augmented reality and virtual reality programs can be used to provide an enhanced learning experience for those with learning disabilities, expanding the capabilities of teachers to cater to them. A student with dyslexia, for example, may learn more effectively with some visual or audio aids that can be provided via an augmented or virtual reality program.

### Software and Services Related to Special Education Software

Special education software integrates with [student information systems (SIS) software](https://www.g2.com/categories/student-information-systems-sis). Solutions in this category focus on a niche within the sector but fit in the general pool of education software within the public education sphere. While SIS is the primary category with which these solutions interact, they are tangentially related to a few other categories within the industry, including [assessment software](https://www.g2.com/categories/assessment) and [admissions and enrollment management software](https://www.g2.com/categories/admissions-and-enrollment-management).