A major JAMA study of 124,000 siblings found no link between prenatal acetaminophen and ADHD. The earlier fear was driven by a specific design flaw — and the correction matters for every parent carrying that weight.
California’s $1B science-of-reading overhaul and mandatory K-2 screener mark a real shift. But the screener identifies risk, not cause. For children with co-occurring processing challenges, phonics instruction alone won’t close the gap, and parents need to know the right questions to ask.
A spring 2025 experiment at Middlebury College found students who used AI to automate their work scored worse than no-AI peers by week two. Those who used AI to push their own thinking scored better. Same tool. Opposite outcomes. It’s not about AI — it’s about who does the thinking.
A spring 2025 experiment at Middlebury College found students who used AI to automate their work scored worse than no-AI peers by week two. Those who used AI to push their own thinking scored better. Same tool. Opposite outcomes. It’s not about AI — it’s about who does the thinking.
A national report found 47 percent of teacher preparation programs still fail on science-of-reading standards, and California fares worse than the national average despite a billion-dollar literacy reform. The science has been settled for decades. The obstacle is the system training teachers.
Gary Payton II’s foundation brings free dyslexia screenings and basketball to Oakland youth this week. His own story points to something the coverage skips: the early identification, daily practice, and profile-matched tutoring that actually rewires reading brains.
Gary Payton II’s foundation brings free dyslexia screenings and basketball to Oakland youth this week. His own story points to something the coverage skips: the early identification, daily practice, and profile-matched tutoring that actually rewires reading brains.
A Senate hearing on AI in schools named the risk: “cognitive surrender,” when AI replaces rather than assists thinking. For children still building phonological and reading skills, the risk is not abstract — it goes straight to the cognitive practice their brains need most.
A California school just became one of approximately 20 programs in America to earn Orton-Gillingham Academy accreditation. The news matters more to parents across the country than to families in San Jose, because most programs claim OG and far fewer can back it.
A California school just became one of approximately 20 programs in America to earn Orton-Gillingham Academy accreditation. The news matters more to parents across the country than to families in San Jose, because most programs claim OG and far fewer can back it.
