NPR Much of the pivot away from screens in schools has come from parents who are concerned screen use is getting in the way of their children's learning — an argument Heather Martin hears in her own community in Concord, 30 miles northeast of San Francisco. She shares...
American Bar Association Recent pieces in the media, including The Wall Street Journal and The Atlantic, have reported on the dramatic rise in disability accommodations at elite colleges—with much of the increase tied to conditions such as ADHD,...
Common Sense Media has launched the Youth AI Safety Institute, an independent research and testing organization focused on ensuring that AI products used by children and teens are safe and developmentally appropriate. The initiative comes as AI use among young people...
K-12 Dive A U.S. Department of Education proposal to remove certain data collections for racial disparities in special education has drawn opposition from special education organizations, disability rights advocacy groups and a coalition of state attorneys...
K-12 Dive Amid growing calls to scale back screen time in schools, some organizations and education researchers are urging a more nuanced approach that considers the quality and purpose of technology — particularly for students with disabilities who rely on assistive...
Disability Scoop For the first time in more than two decades, federal officials are moving forward with plans to find out just how much schools across the nation are spending on students with disabilities. The U.S. Department of Education is taking steps to...
People Twelve students with disabilities were left out of their high school yearbook. The teens were omitted from Chapel Hill High School’s yearbook this year, according to WRAL. Parent Krista Caraway learned of the omission when she discovered that her two...
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee held a hearing last Wednesday titled, “Meeting the Individual Needs of All Students: The Role of Charter Schools.” As Chairman Bill Cassidy (R-LA) gaveled in, his opening remarks focused on the need for...
Legis1 The Senate HELP Committee held a hearing on charter schools on Wednesday, May 20, that put a sharp spotlight on one of the Trump administration's core education priorities, while Democrats used the session to raise alarms about the dismantling of federal...