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AI in education Jun 30 San Diego School Spent $500K on Robot Tutors. Reading Science Disagrees. A San Diego charter chain spent $500,000 on two ChatGPT-powered humanoid robots for students already behind. Three leading researchers called it a parody. Reading science explains exactly what was missing. AI in education Jun 30 AI That Plays Counselor in Schools Is Bad News for Struggling Learners Alberta’s teachers drew a hard line: AI that simulates friendship or counseling has no place in K-12 schools. The APA and dependency research back them up. Here is what parents… AI in education Jun 30 Rigorous Math Education Helped This Teen Discover 1.5 Million Space Objects A Pasadena teenager won $250,000 for discovering 1.5 million unknown space objects. His secret wasn't an AI program. It was rigorous math education at a time when everyone else was… ADHD Jun 30 New ADHD Drug Trial for Teens Launches and Parents Deserve the Full Story A new Phase 3 drug trial for teens with ADHD launched this week, testing a non-stimulant option with a novel mechanism. Three decades of brain-training research show attention is a… ADHD Jun 30 Not Every ADHD Generic Works the Same. Pediatricians Now Confirm It. America's top pediatricians updated generic prescribing guidance for the first time since 1987. For extended-release ADHD medications, not all generics use the same delivery technology, and a decade of clinical… Education policy Jun 30 Arkansas School Choice Families Wait Months for Money the State Promised Arkansas enrolled 44,000 students in its school choice program. The platform managing $379 million in funds promised AI-powered efficiency and delivered months-long payment delays instead. A DOE memo makes it… AI in education Jun 30 AI Classroom Robots Claim to Help Struggling Learners. Ask This First. Realbotix deployed a humanoid AI robot and 24/7 digital tutor in a New York school district, promising support for neurodiverse learners. The technology is real. So is the question the… Dyslexia Jun 30 Dyslexia Gave an F1 Rookie Strengths. It Was Never a Superpower. Racing Bulls rookie Arvid Lindblad unveiled a British GP helmet celebrating his dyslexia journey. His collaborator called it a superpower. The science — and Lindblad's own story — points parents… ADHD Jun 30 What NSW ADHD Reform Gets Right That Most Diagnostic Programs Miss NSW just committed $1.5 million to fund free ADHD assessments through trained GPs. The price-zero headline is real progress. The design underneath it is the part that separates this from…

ADHD Jun 29 What 120,000 Siblings Just Revealed About Prenatal Tylenol and ADHD 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…