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October 8
An AI Tutor Is in Texas Classrooms. Engaged Doesn’t Mean Learning. AI in education An AI Tutor Is in Texas Classrooms. Engaged Doesn’t Mean Learning. Alpha School's AI tutor is now in three Texas school districts. One district says students are engaged. Engaged is not the same as learning. Here is what makes software teach,…
October 6
Dyslexia Is Not Always About Sounds. The 2025 Definition Says So. Dyslexia Dyslexia Is Not Always About Sounds. The 2025 Definition Says So. This Dyslexia Awareness Week, look past the story of one broken part. The 2025 IDA definition names a mix of causes. It calls trouble with the sounds and parts of…
October 5
South Korea’s ADHD Drug Surge Tells You Nothing About Your Child ADHD South Korea’s ADHD Drug Surge Tells You Nothing About Your Child ADHD drug tablets in South Korea jumped 37.8% in two years. Korean reporting ties part of it to misuse. A number like that is easy to misread. It says nothing… Minnesota’s New Math Standards Are a Teaching Target, Not a Verdict Education policy Minnesota’s New Math Standards Are a Teaching Target, Not a Verdict Minnesota is rewriting its math standards. Data and statistics join every grade, and a new state test arrives in 2027-28. A new bar invites the "falling behind" panic. Here is…
October 3
Texas Adds Dysgraphia to IEP Paperwork. The Paperwork Is Not the Teaching. Dysgraphia Texas Adds Dysgraphia to IEP Paperwork. The Paperwork Is Not the Teaching. Starting July 1, 2027, Texas IEPs must record dysgraphia decisions. For dyslexia, TEA's summary lists the program, the providers and progress reports. For dysgraphia, it lists who qualifies and decisions… HMH Explained Dyslexia’s New Definition. It Skipped the Part About Causes. Dyslexia HMH Explained Dyslexia’s New Definition. It Skipped the Part About Causes. The dyslexia definition changed in 2025. It now says the causes are complex. Sound trouble is common but not universal. HMH shared pages to explain the update. None of them… California’s New K-2 Math Test Won’t Label Kids. Here’s What Scores Miss. Dyscalculia California’s New K-2 Math Test Won’t Label Kids. Here’s What Scores Miss. California will check every child's math each year, kindergarten through second grade. The law itself bars using the score as a special-education label. But a low score still leaves a…
September 28
New ADHD Brain Study: Attention Is a Spectrum, Not a Switch ADHD New ADHD Brain Study: Attention Is a Spectrum, Not a Switch Is it ADHD, or is it normal? A new study of over 7,000 kids suggests it is not either-or. Attention seems to run on one scale, diagnosis or not. The…
September 27
Which AI Learning Tools Actually Teach? Start With One Question Dyslexia Which AI Learning Tools Actually Teach? Start With One Question A founder with dyslexia built an AI study tool to make schoolwork less overwhelming. That is real help. But easier to start is not the same as learned. Here is… AI Is Coming to Class. What Does It Make Your Child Do? AI in education AI Is Coming to Class. What Does It Make Your Child Do? New Brunswick added AI to its school curriculum this fall. The debate there is about age and speed. Here is the question that matters more for your child, and three…