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CA: Santa Rosa mom fights school district for place for daughter with rare seizure disorder

by kids1stadvocac | Sep 9, 2025 | State

When Santa Rosa students returned to their schools from summer break on Aug. 13, seventh grader Brooke Adams did not join her peers. Brooke has a rare form of epilepsy called Dravet Syndrome. The genetic mutation can cause long-lasting seizures either randomly or...

More than a third of homeschool families also use public schools, new data shows

by kids1stadvocac | Jul 29, 2025 | Federal

The 74 The pandemic gave America’s parents a taste of homeschooling, whether they wanted it or not.  Many discovered their children were better suited for learning outside traditional schools and stuck with it. Others said schools were pushing “leftist...

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