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July 10
ADHD
Prescription Scrutiny Is Pushing ADHD Telehealth Toward Coaching and Therapy
Federal enforcement forced telehealth ADHD providers to pivot toward coaching and therapy. For parents, the striking part is not the crackdown—it is how long the evidence backed exactly this approach.
Dyslexia
Schools Grade Your Child ‘Proficient’ in Reading. The National Data Says Otherwise.
Your child's school report says proficient. The Nation's Report Card says something different. In three-quarters of U.S. states the gap is at least fifteen percentage points — and a new…
Education policy
Colorado School Removed Her Disability Support Because Her Scores Improved
A Colorado school district ended a fifth grader’s 504 plan because her test scores improved, while those scores came from the accommodations in place. The lawsuit reveals a legal trap…
Dyslexia
Modern School Design Overwhelms Kids with Dyslexia, ADHD, and Autism, Scientists Find
A 2026 peer-reviewed study found that modern school environments, including glass facades, striped patterns, and high-contrast screens, overload the visual brains of children with dyslexia, ADHD, and autism. The word…
Dyslexia
UK Report: Dyslexia Attainment Gap Unchanged After Ten Years of Reform
A British Dyslexia Association report finds that students with dyslexia sit 30 percentage points below their peers at national exams, and that gap has held for a decade. The research…
July 9
ADHD
ADHD Telehealth CEO Gets Six Years for Turning Diagnoses Into Products
A federal court sentenced Done Global’s CEO to six years for distributing 37 million Adderall pills through telehealth. The case reveals the endpoint of a system that treats attention struggles…
AI in education
Virginia Schools Must Have AI Policies After Eight of Ten Districts Had None
A new Virginia law requires every school district to have an AI policy, but VCU research found eight of ten districts had none for teachers. For children who already struggle…
AI in education
AI Tools Tell Schools Which Kids Struggle. They Don’t Say Why.
Schools are adopting AI analytics platforms that promise personalized learning pathways and weekly progress reports. The one question no press release answers: what does the AI actually do when it…
AI in education
Maryland School AI Policies Arrive This Fall. One Critical Gap Remains.
Maryland now requires every school district to adopt AI policies by fall. The law checks real boxes: privacy, bias monitoring, IDEA compliance. Legal compliance is not the same as proof…
Dyslexia
Louisville School’s Rhythmic Reading Classes Show What Phonics Alone Misses
A Louisville school for students with dyslexia has been chanting word families in reading classes for years — and a 2025 randomized trial explains why it works for stuck readers.…