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July 9
Four Major Accreditors Agree on Special Ed Standards. Voluntary Still Means Optional. Education policy Four Major Accreditors Agree on Special Ed Standards. Voluntary Still Means Optional. Four major accrediting agencies now share a framework for special education quality. The framework is genuine progress. It is also voluntary, and “evidence-based instruction” appeared in accreditation standards for decades… California Got Dyslexia Screening Right Then Got the Budget Trade-Off Wrong Education policy California Got Dyslexia Screening Right Then Got the Budget Trade-Off Wrong California redirected $5 million from school library databases to fund dyslexia screening. The science on early identification is solid. The equity fallout for lower-income schools is not. AI in education AI That Watches Your Child All Day Is Coming to Schools A new category of classroom technology called ambient AI passively monitors students through cameras, microphones, and platform data without any student interaction. Maryland stakeholders are debating adoption now. For children… Why Kids Who Struggle to Write Often End Up Refusing School Entirely Dysgraphia Why Kids Who Struggle to Write Often End Up Refusing School Entirely When a child refuses school and everyone is treating the anxiety, the question rarely asked is whether writing is driving it. Published research finds learning disabilities, especially the most under-tested… Education policy Federal Rule That Flags Racial Bias in Special Ed Faces August Rewrite The federal rule that forces schools to track racial bias in special education identification is scheduled for a rewrite. Specific changes have not been disclosed, but 40 years of research… Education policy Nine States Are Challenging the Federal Rules Behind Your Child 504 Accommodations Nine states are challenging the enforcement regulations behind Section 504, with briefing closing August 6. Here is what the science shows about when 504 plans work, and what every parent…
July 8
Oklahoma Doubled Recess. The State Ruled It Does Not Count. Science Disagrees. Education policy Oklahoma Doubled Recess. The State Ruled It Does Not Count. Science Disagrees. Oklahoma doubled mandatory recess for elementary students. Then the state ruled it does not count as instructional time. The resulting school-day scramble reveals exactly how school systems think about learning,… Education policy More Special Ed Staff Than Ever, Fewer Kids Identified With Learning Differences Schools hired more support staff than ever and identified nearly half a million fewer children with learning differences. An Education Next analysis of federal data reveals a system that grew…
July 7
Dyslexia Stanford Research Shows Reading and Math Run on Separate Brain Chemistry A Stanford study of 991 children just showed that reading and math rely on different neurochemical circuits in the developing brain. If your child struggles with both, here is why…
July 6
ADHD 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…