Black Special-Needs Student Handcuffed and Kept From His Mother After Mental Health Crisis
Questions are being asked after a Black special-needs student was placed in handcuffs in a Walpole, Massachusetts, classroom....
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‘Criminal Justice Policy Is Education Policy’
The Economic Policy Institute recently issued a report that draws a straight line between parental incarceration and an array of outcomes in children—none of them...
Kids Are Going to School Too Young, Studies Show
But the results still prompt the question: If starting school later leads to greater self-control and focus, does starting school early contribute to children’s developing...
To Do Better in School, Exercise!
Yet, exercise appears to be extremely effective in reducing symptoms. It also improves mood as well as cognitive performance, memory, and mental focus....
Does Your Child Need to Be on Medication?
Half of American preschoolers with ADHD are given medication to treat their symptoms. A neuroscientist questions this practice but provides no easy answers....