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Mental health

Schools Can Spot Struggle Early—Here’s How

Last fall, a high school screened one grade for anxiety and depression. Within a week, every student who needed help had a follow-up. No waiting list. No mystery. No “let’s see how it goes.” Here’s the bigger twist: a year earlier, that same district wasn’t screening anyone at all. If that makes you think, “Wait—how […]

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Academics

What Dyslexia Reveals About How Kids Learn Numbers

Here’s a stat that might stop you in your tracks: two out of every three children diagnosed with dyslexia also have math difficulties. We often picture dyslexia as a reading disorder—letters flipping, words jumbling—but for many kids, numbers trip them up just as much as words. A new study from researchers at the University of […]

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News

This Week in Educational News, November 4, 2025

Today is Election Day and in many places, that means school board elections. These local votes might not make national headlines, but they shape one of the most important environments in a child’s life: their school. School boards decide how resources are spent, which programs are supported, and what kind of climate students experience every […]

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Mental health

How Online Parent Coaching Helps Kids with Autism Thrive

On a Tuesday evening, just after homework time, a mother sits beside her 10-year-old son. The math worksheet has dissolved into tears. She takes a breath, recalls a phrase from her parent-training session—“Big deal or little deal?”—and gently asks him to decide. Within moments, the storm passes. For many families raising autistic children, those micro-victories […]

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Technology

When Big Feelings Meet Big Screens

“Wait, what?!” Across 39 research studies, the same pattern kept popping up: when adolescents struggle to manage big feelings, their screen use gets harder to manage too. And when screen time turns compulsive—scrolling late into the night, gaming through homework, chasing likes—emotions get even tougher to handle. It’s a loop. The good news? Loops can […]

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Development

Teens, Tech, and Temptation: The New Face of Addiction

One Spanish teacher noticed something odd during recess: half her class sat on the steps, scrolling silently. The chatter that once filled the courtyard was replaced by glowing screens. When she asked them to put their phones away, one student muttered, “I can’t. I’ll miss something.” That quiet confession echoes across classrooms worldwide—and it’s not […]

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Safety

The Real Danger on Halloween Isn’t What You Think

On Halloween night, children are four times more likely to die in a car accident than on any other night of the year.Wait—what? For years, parents have been warned about poisoned candy, razor blades in apples, and—more recently—predators lurking behind porch lights. However, when researchers examined the numbers, the biggest Halloween threat wasn’t candy or […]

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Bullying

When Tough Coaching Breaks Kids Down

One out of every four young athletes reports experiencing verbal abuse from a coach. Let that sink in—25% of kids who lace up their shoes for practice are told they’re “stupid,” “worthless,” or humiliated in front of teammates. For decades, many adults excused this as “tough love” or “building resilience.” But new research shows that […]

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