Federal Lawsuit Threatens 504 Plans for 8.5 Million U.S. Students
A federal lawsuit targeting Section 504 enforcement puts 504 Plans for 8.5 million students at risk. Here is what parents need to know, and the harder question no one is asking.
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Fifty-Five Studies Confirm ADHD Time Blindness Is Neurological, Not Defiance
A 55-study meta-analysis confirms ADHD time blindness is neurological, not defiant. The internal clock is genuinely impaired. Here’s what that reframe means for how you parent and what strategies actually work.
ADHD Medication Use Doubled in Five Years. Data Points to a Missing Conversation.
ADHD medication consumption jumped 98% in five years, with amphetamines surging 675%. The surge signals a system reaching for efficiency over effectiveness — and what parents can do about it.
New Study of 10,000 Children Finds the Diagnostic Boxes Are Wrong
A new Molecular Psychiatry study of more than 10,000 children found ADHD, autism, and dyslexia are dimensions of the same neurodevelopmental spectrum, not three separate conditions. Here is what that means for parents navigating a diagnostic system still built around separate boxes.
Massachusetts Dropped the MCAS Graduation Gate. The Replacement Needs Scrutiny.
Massachusetts voters ended the MCAS graduation requirement in 2024. Now the replacement plan proposes end-of-course tests that “meaningfully count toward graduation.” For kids with learning differences, the capstone component offers real promise, but the testing questions need answers before the Legislature acts.
Reading Science Is Reaching Your Child’s Teachers. A Federal Freeze Threatens That.
Congress protected federal teacher training funds in February. OMB froze $2 billion anyway. Here is what that means for the reading science finally reaching your child’s classroom, and the one question every parent should ask their school right now.
Federal Bills Push AI Into K-12 Schools. Parents Should Ask Who Benefits.
Two bipartisan federal bills want to bring AI literacy into every K-12 classroom. The endorser list for one of them includes OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft. That is not a neutral fact. Here are three questions the cheerleading coverage is not asking.
Nevada College Program Shows At-Risk Labels Are Part of the Problem
A Nevada college program stopped calling Native students “at-risk” and gave them five days on campus instead. Three peer-reviewed research streams explain exactly why that order matters—and what it means for every struggling learner carrying a label into school.
Georgia Charters Win Federal Millions. Parents of Struggling Learners Need This Data.
Georgia’s charter schools collected $2.4 million in new federal grants. For parents of kids who learn differently, the bigger question isn’t which schools got the money. It’s what the research says about whether charter schools actually serve their children well.
New Missouri Virtual School Offers Credits Without Fixing Why Students Fell Behind
Missouri’s new K12-powered virtual high school targets teens who fell behind. Research shows online credit recovery doesn’t improve graduation rates, and the program structurally cannot deliver IEP services requiring in-person contact. Before enrolling, parents need to ask a harder question.