Margaret Heck 
With school districts nationwide struggling to meet growing special education demands amid staffing shortages and political pressure to prove efficiency, Streamline, a new AI-powered special education management platform created by Better Speech, solves an acute problem for SPED directors and teams. Streamline uses AI to reduce paperwork time by 90%, shrinking IEP preparation time from 3 hours to just 10 minutes. Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) who used Streamline reported seeing a 50% increase in capacity for direct therapy, as well as a 32% improvement in speech-language outcomes through the platform’s integrated AI-enabled SLP HelperTM.
“Our goal isn’t just to save time—it’s to give educators and therapy providers their purpose back,” said Ranan Lachman, CEO of Better Speech. “We’re using AI to help districts deliver the individualized support students deserve, while improving the retention of the teams providing it.”
An Urgent Need Meets a Scalable Solution
According to the U.S. Department of Education, more than 7.3 million students currently receive special education services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Yet many districts report being overwhelmed by manual paperwork, rising caseloads, and limited visibility into student progress. According to CADRE’s IDEA Dispute Resolution Data, districts have seen a 65% increase in lawsuits related to IDEA noncompliance, indicating that students are not receiving the services they need.
Streamline tackles these challenges head-on with:
- Ensuring 100% compliance – With dashboards that monitor progress at one glance.
- 90% reduction in paperwork time – Leveraging AI to streamline the preparation of evaluation reports, IEP documents, and session notes (gaining 50% more team power, without additional hires)
- SLP HelperTM – Providing students with personalized speech practice and engaging families.
“As a speech-language pathologist, I know firsthand how time-consuming paperwork can pull focus from what truly matters—working with students,” said Lenora Edwards, M.S. CCC-SLP, who has provided school-based services for several districts in Pennsylvania. “Streamline gives special education teams the power to reclaim their time, reduce burnout, and deliver individualized support at scale. This isn’t just about compliance—it’s about outcomes and ensuring every child receives the services they need to thrive.”
Streamline is fully AI-powered and automates across a district’s special education workflow—compliance, documentation, analytics, and service delivery. The platform integrates with major SIS systems, adapts to school workflows, and requires minimal training, making it accessible even for small or understaffed districts.
For more information about Streamline, visit www.streamline-SPED.com.
About Streamline
Streamline is the first AI-powered special education management platform designed to manage compliance, simplify IEP management, and improve student outcomes. Built in partnership with district leaders and educators, Streamline gives special education teams the tool they need to succeed. Streamline is a product of Better Speech, the largest online Speech Therapy provider in the U.S.
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