July 9, 2017
By: Jordan Rau
Source: The Washington Post Aidan Long is a 13-year-old in Kalispell, Mont., who has suffered seizures nearly every day for a decade. These episodes defy medical cure, and some of them continue for weeks, requiring Aidan to be airlifted to children’s hospitals in Denver or Seattle. The medical bills, covered in large […]
July 8, 2017
By: Rachel Morello
Source: NPR Ed When young people struggle through addiction or substance abuse, there’s also the question of school. Getting behind academically can be detrimental to learning and future success, but traditional school can be tough for kids whose peer groups use drugs or alcohol and where treatment resources can be limited. Research […]
July 6, 2017
By: Antwan Wilson
Source: The Hechinger Report A few weeks into my new position as Chancellor of D.C. Public Schools, I visited a school where I asked a principal, “What’s the secret sauce of your school?” It didn’t take him long to answer: “We know every child and they know we care about them.” Great things happen […]
June 22, 2017
By: Shaun Heasley
Source: Disability Scoop Participating in autism interventions can be costly and time consuming, but new research suggests there could be a way to predict whether or not specific treatments will be effective. In a small pilot study, researchers found that activity in two areas of the brain signaled how receptive adults on […]
June 21, 2017
By: Marva Hinton
Source: Education Week The First Five Years Fund’s 2017 national poll found support on the left and right from American voters for making quality early-childhood education more affordable, with 97 percent of Democrats in favor compared to 85 percent of independents and 82 percent of Republicans. Improving the quality of public education […]
June 20, 2017
By: Michelle Diament
Source: Disability Scoop Advocates are working furiously to oppose a health care bill that they say would bring devastating cuts to services and supports that people with disabilities rely on. The U.S. Senate is barreling toward a vote on legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, which could happen as […]
June 20, 2017
By: Mike Elsen-Rooney
Source: The Hechinger Report When it comes to educating students from urban low-income families, according to a new study, one state leads the pack. And it’s one you might not expect. Texas cities were top performers on a new measure designed to compare how well schools in the nation’s 300 largest cities are […]
June 19, 2017
By: Katie Hayes Luke
Source: NPR Ed On the last day of school, the fifth grade students at Positive Tomorrows perform last-minute rehearsals for the inaugural “Classy Awards.” Teachers, parents and mentors file into the classroom through a doorway pasted with dangling gold stars, along a red paper carpet. While similar scenes play out in […]
June 18, 2017
By: Grant Butler
Source: Oregon Live After months of whirlwind emotions, a Portland teen who won a trip to the United Nations, but then had the trip denied because he has autism, has learned that he will be able to go on the trip after all. Niko Boskovic, 15, finished first in an essay contest […]
June 16, 2017
By: Michelle Diament
Source: Disability Scoop Expectant mothers who have a fever during pregnancy are significantly more likely to have a child with autism, new research suggests. The odds of a child developing autism increased 34 percent in women who came down with a fever at any time during pregnancy. The risk was greatest during […]