Navy SEAL deployments are often long and grueling, and leaving school-age children behind only adds to the challenge, especially if the children are struggling in school. If a father is “getting ready to go on mission , and there’s Timmy...

Connecticut Sues Over No Child Left Behind Law On Monday, August 23, 2005, the state of Connecticut filed a lawsuit in U.S. Disdtrict Court in Hartford against the federal government over the No Child Left Behind Act. They are the first state...

Based on observations of more than 4,000 infants, researchers in a National Institute of Health (NIH) newborn research network have identified several factors that influence an extremely low birth weight infant's chances for survival and...

The first long-term, large-scale study designed to determine the safety and effectiveness of treating preschoolers who have attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with methylphenidate (Ritalin) has found that overall, low doses of this...

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The National Institutes of Health has developed a research plan to advance understanding of Down syndrome and speed development of new treatments for the condition, the most frequent genetic cause of mild to moderate mental retardation and...

On April 15, 2006, Dr. George Giuliani, co-Executive Director of NASET, spoke to "Learning Matters" regarding an upcoming documentary on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and No Child Left Behind (NCLB). Learning Matters is...

Children who spend lots of time indoors and on computers and other electronic devices may be raising their risk for nearsightedness, a panel of U.S. ophthalmology experts suggests. The prevalence of Americans with nearsightedness -- also known...

While teacher mentoring has become nearly ubiquitous as an education reform, new research suggests state and district mentoring policies may leave gaps in support for special education teachers. Mentoring, in which a new or struggling teacher...

Mental Illness Exacts Heavy Toll, Beginning in Youth June 6, 2005: Researchers supported by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) have found that half of all lifetime cases of mental illness begin by age 14, and that despite effective...