by kids1stadvocac | Oct 7, 2025 | Federal
Education Week Excessive squirming and fidgeting. Difficulty paying attention. A tendency to act impulsively and make careless mistakes. Trouble acting cooperatively. These hallmark symptoms of childhood ADHD run counter to behavior that teachers welcome in their...
by kids1stadvocac | Sep 23, 2025 | State
Mirror Indy Thirteen-year-old Levent goes to an Indianapolis middle school that’s been celebrated for its test scores. But his mother, Shania, says he’s falling behind because the school has suspended him repeatedly. Levent has ADHD, or attention-deficit/hyperactivity...
by kids1stadvocac | Sep 2, 2025 | State
EdSource California’s most vulnerable students are still suspended at disproportionately high rates despite efforts to address racial disparities in school discipline policies. According to “In Harm’s Way: The Persistence of Unjust Discipline Experienced by...
by kids1stadvocac | Jul 1, 2025 | Federal
The 74 In a powerful story and state-by-state data analysis this week, my colleague Amanda Geduld offers disturbing new insight into the degree to which children with disabilities are disproportionately subjected to school suspensions, sometimes for minor infractions....
by kids1stadvocac | Jun 24, 2025 | State
Chalkbeat Tennessee may soon make it easier for schools to temporarily remove some students with disabilities from their classrooms. The proposed rule being considered by the Tennessee Board of Education would amend existing guidelines to allow schools to move a...
