Free, accurate information on many neurological disorders is now available on a new Spanish language website from the National Institutes of Health ( NIH ). The website is available at www.espanol.ninds.nih.gov . Health information featured on...

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...

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...

A program that supports infants and toddlers with developmental delays and their families could face significant fiscal pressures due to the Trump administration’s overall efforts to reduce the size and budget of the federal government. While...

Hurricane Victims with Disabilities Receive Assistance Through Department of Education Gulf States to Get $25.9 Million in Vocational Rehabilitation Services President Bush recently signed into law the Assistance for Individuals with...

A couple weeks ago on Detroit Today we talked about the achievement gaps suffered in suburban school districts between white and black students. Even the most affluent districts struggle to narrow the achievement gap that students of color...

COVID-19 dug “quite a hole” for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention when it comes to addressing student behavioral and mental health challenges. But schools’ efforts to address increased behavioral concerns since students returned to...

House Panel Begins Series of Hearings on No Child Left Behind Act First Hearing Focuses on Incorporating Math, Reading into Innovative Classroom Instruction WASHINGTON, D.C. – Testifying before the U.S. House Education & the Workforce...

Education Committee Unveils Head Start Reform Website; Committee Seeking Public Input on Quality Head Start Programs & Strategies for Success WASHINGTON, D.C. – Leaders of the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce unveiled a new...

The recent discovery of a gene associated with specific language impairment (SLI), a disorder that delays first words in children and slows their mastery of language skills throughout their school years, offers new insight into how our genes...