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...

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The majority of states are reporting improvement in their graduation rates for students with disabilities. Preliminary data released this week by the U.S. Department of Education indicates that graduation rates for children with disabilities...

Girls tend to get better grades in reading, math and science than boys, according to a new study that challenges the widely held belief that boys do better in these subjects than girls. "Even in countries where women's liberties are severely...

What role do genes play in egg, milk, and nut allergies? A study published in Nature Communications, led by the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) and Charité -- Universitätsmedizin Berlin, has found five genetic risk loci that...

Researchers supported by the National Institutes of Health report in the current issue of the journal "Science" that a much-studied gene called SUMO1, when under expressed, can cause cleft lip and palate, one of the world's most common birth...

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...

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have discovered that a previously unexplained fatal form of Osteogenesis Imperfecta -- a disorder that weakens bones and which may cause frequent fractures -- results from a genetic defect in a...

A federal advisory panel is urging clinicians to be careful when applying new diagnostic criteria for autism in order to ensure that no one is denied needed services. Dramatic changes to the definition of autism took effect last year with...

Consumers with Allergies Will Benefit From Improved Food Labels Effective January 1, 2006, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requiring food labels to clearly state if food products contain any ingredients that contain protein derived...