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July 19
The Education Department Breakup Won’t Change How Your Child Learns to Read Education policy The Education Department Breakup Won’t Change How Your Child Learns to Read A House committee approved ten bills moving most Education Department functions to other agencies. Parents are hearing panic and celebration. Both frames miss what decides your child's outcomes: instruction quality,…
July 18
ADHD Medication Choice Was Never About Which Works Better ADHD ADHD Medication Choice Was Never About Which Works Better The first yearlong head-to-head trial of the two leading ADHD stimulants found no difference in symptom control. The difference that matters shows up on the scale, and it puts parents,…
July 17
One Dose, Every Day: Why ADHD Care Overlooks the Menstrual Cycle ADHD One Dose, Every Day: Why ADHD Care Overlooks the Menstrual Cycle New UK research is measuring how ADHD medication effectiveness shifts across the menstrual cycle. Here is what the first systematic study found, and the question every parent of a teen… What Makes AI Chatbots Feel Safe to Teens Also Makes Them Risky ADHD What Makes AI Chatbots Feel Safe to Teens Also Makes Them Risky 1 in 5 teens now turn to AI chatbots for mental health advice, and most never tell a parent. What safety testers found when they simulated a struggling teen is…
July 16
ADHD More ADHD Medication Is Not Better, and 113 Trials Prove It A 113-trial Lancet Psychiatry study found that ADHD medication benefits plateau at specific doses. Beyond that ceiling, side effects rise without added benefit. Here is what the data means at…
July 15
Education policy Mississippi Gave Teachers Classroom Funding Early. The New Platform Blocked Local Suppliers. Mississippi released $25 million in teacher supply funds two weeks early. The new platform blocked Walmart and local tutoring stores, required pre-approval on every purchase, and trained teachers via a… Dyslexia India Builds a Neurodiversity Platform Around a Fact Schools Still Ignore India’s first narrative-driven neurodiversity platform just launched on a science-backed insight most schools still ignore: the story told about a struggling child — not the label, the story — shapes… Dyslexia California’s Reading Screener Delay Puts Parents Between Two Real Risks California schools are screening all K-2 students for reading difficulties for the first time—but a new budget proposal would delay that screening by weeks. Both sides of the debate have… Dyslexia Louisiana Offers Free Dyslexia Tutoring. Here Is What Phonics Alone Won’t Fix Louisiana’s Caldwell Parish is offering free after-school dyslexia tutoring for ages 8-17, five hours a week, no cost. The program is real help. The IDA’s 2025 definition says phonics alone…
July 14
ADHD ADHD Traits Appear Three Times More Often in Distance Runners A 2026 study screened 601 endurance runners and found ADHD traits at nearly triple the general adult rate. What the coverage leaves out is what that gap says about the…