Inclusion advocates warn support system lagging behind rising needs

As the week-long INCLUSION Conference and Festival 2026 opened for its second day at the School of the Nations (SON) yesterday, educators and administrators acknowledged progress in special education but also pointed to critical, unresolved gaps: rising student needs outpacing resources, a lack of classroom support for “in-between” cases, and scarce job opportunities for graduates. While government subsidies and training have expanded over the past 25 years, speakers said the territory now faces a harder challenge: moving from policy to practice. Speaking to the Times on the sidelines, Karine Estadieu, inclusive education coordinator at the…