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The Niagara Falls Review (Canada)
Kay MacDonald's efforts to help her own son turned into a lifelong passion for helping other children with learning disabilities. She retires this week after 25 years with the Learning Disabilities Association of Niagara.
States Found Moving to Head Off Due-Process Hearings
Education Week
The fear of due-process hearings looms large in disputes between parents of children with disabilities and schools. But more than 80 percent of requests for due process mdash; a legal remedy outlined in the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act mdash; never get to the point at which a hearing is held, according to the Consortium for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education, a national technical-assistance center on resolving special education disputes.
Dyslexic Student Finds MacEwan Opens Door to Academic Success
Edmonton Journal (Canada)
Throughout her years in public school, Kerie Hildebrandt struggled. In college, her world changed counsellors, new equipment and learning devices she had never seen before were all available to her. Her grade point average zoomed to a 3.8 with the right support.
Newport News Daily Press (VA)
Is it really possible that disabilities are much more common than they were just a few years ago? That's what special education enrollment numbers would indicate. But don't be startled. The explanation is probably encouraging, not alarming. We're better at identifying learning disabilities than ever before.
Gaithersburg School Tailors Teaching To Help Students Cope With Disorder
Washington Post (DC)
A special program in Montgomery County, Md., addresses one of the most vexing problems in special education: What to do with a child who is disabled but capable of work at or above grade level? Such programs are unusual in public education. Because children with Asperger's often are bright and capable, albeit with some behavioral quirks, schools tend to assign them to regular classrooms, either missing or misdiagnosing their disability.
Editorial: MPS Should Settle Case
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel (WI)
After losing another round in its long battle over how it identifies and works with special education students, Milwaukee Public Schools has a decision to make: Keep fighting or find a way to end this seven-year dispute. The district should find a way to put its long battle over special education behind it.
ADHD Genetics Sometimes Beneficial
Scientific American
A study in Kenya finds that those with genes associated with ADHD who still live a nomadic life are actually more fit, but those who have adopted a more settled life are less fit. Cynthia Graber reports in this podcast.
NYC Special Education Students Wait and Wonder about Middle Schools
New York Daily News
City special education fifth-graders are still waiting to find out where they're going to middle school next fall. It's been particularly troublesome for students in inclusion classes, where general- and special-education students attend class together, educators said. Middle school parents have charged it took months to learn where their children would be attending school next year - and some haven't yet heard where.
No Child Left Behind is Catch-22 for California School District
Easy Reader (CA)
The conflicting demands of federal and state law have presented the Manhattan Beach Unified School District with a predicament: The district has been unable to meet the testing standards of the No Child Left Behind Act for the third straight year, despite the fact that its test scores rank among the top five school districts in the state. The catch-22 binding the districts' schools is that students with disabilities who are on state-mandated Independent Education Plans (IEPs) are legally allowed to have accommodations while taking standardized tests. The federal government, however, negates such students' tests and counts them as though the student failed to show.
Shire Issues Voluntary Recall for ADHD Skin Patch
Boston Globe
Shire Ltd. said Monday it is voluntarily recalling some of its Daytrana attention deficit hyperactivity disorder skin patches because some people could have difficulty removing the release liner, or backing material, of the patch before applying it to the skin.
'Creating an Atmosphere Of Acceptance'
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
"On both HBCU and White campuses, many Black and Latino students with learning disabilities never get any help," says Thomas Mays, manager of disability services for Prince George's Community College in Maryland. "Many are never diagnosed, and many of those who were identified as having LDs in grammar or high school had such a terrible time in special education that they never want to be identified in college even though they could really benefit from our services."
School Districts Struggle with Special Education Costs
The Post-Star (IA)
Each year, school officials create a budget, hoping the money is enough to run a school district. Certain expenses, such as oil, can be difficult to plan for, because of the volatility of weather and price. But no single expense is as problematic for a school district as special education.
St. John's Wort Doesn't Work for ADHD
Washington Post (DC)
Published in the June 11 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, the study compared St. John's wort to a placebo in children aged 6 to 17 and found the herb wasn't any more effective than the placebo at treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
'Rewired' Brains Help Children Read Better
Pittsburgh Union Tribune (PA)
Carnegie Mellon University researchers said Wednesday that brain scans of 25 fifth-graders who participated in the reading program managed by the Allegheny Intermediate Unit improved to near-normal activity in brain areas responsible for reading.
(Opinion) Including Special-Needs Children in Class: Is it Worth it?
Christian Science Monitor
Some parents are asking themselves an uncomfortable yet critical question: Does the practice of inclusion detract from my child's education? Is it really worth it? It all depends on your point of view. The author's has changed in the past 30 years, after seeing some unexpected benefits from having her son, who has Down syndrome, enrolled in regular school.
Supporting Children with Learning Disabilities
Savannah Morning News (GA)
This parenting column discusses ways to support your child, including understanding their disability, finding their strengths, and identifying ways to work with the disability.
Study: Attention Deficit Disorder Gene a Boon for Kenyan Nomads
AFP
U.S. researchers found that a gene associated with ADHD was linked to better health and body weight in a group of nomadic cattle herders, but could cause malnourishment in their cousins who have recently settled and begun to grow crops. "Our findings suggest that some of the variety of personalities we see in people is evolutionarily helpful or detrimental, depending on the context," said lead author Dan Eisenberg, an anthropology graduate at Northwestern University.
(Opinion) Work for Adequate School Plan for Child with Disabilities
Southtown Star (IL)
Columnist Paige Fumo Fox reflects on her recent meeting with school staff about her son's individualized education plan, and encourages any parent about to enter the IEP process to be optimistic, but prepared.
Are Food Dyes Fueling Kids' Hyperactivity?
ABC News
The Center for Science in the Public Interest recently called on the Food and Drug Administration to ban artificial coloring in all U.S. foods based on a controversial claim that artificial coloring is behind the rise in kids' behavioral problems, like Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. To others, however, that connection is far less clear.
The Pain of Dyslexia, As Told by Bollywood
The Washington Post
A recent Bollywood movie about a dreamy 8-year-old boy had all the ingredients of an Indian blockbuster — six songs, tearful ups and downs, and a happy ending. But the film has also planted the seeds of a movement to raise public awareness about dyslexia in India.
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