Six in ten teachers in our poll say they have worked a second job to pay the bills.

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Q: “We knew high school meant a tougher academic workload, but what we didn’t expect was the huge increase in extracurricular activities. My outgoing teen is invited to more social events, sports practices, and after-school clubs than ever before — and, of course, she wants to participate in as many as...

As always, Miles comes to today’s IEP meeting. The rest of us are gathered when he arrives — IEP coordinator, counselor, psychologist, social worker, and a few teachers. Miles is six feet tall, broad shouldered. His horn-rimmed glasses and floppy hair make him look older than 15, but his face is nervous. He plops...

On May 1, high school seniors must submit a commitment — and financial deposit — to their final college choice. But for low-income students, it's not necessarily the end of the road.

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“As ancestors of the dead prepare the bodies, they offer rice balls to their souls, as sustenance for the journey to the world of fathers.”

There I was, halfway through a lecture on ancient Hindu death rites, wondering how the hell I had fallen so deep into something I disliked so much. Practically speaking, I knew...

Scores of students submitted their poems about teamwork to an NPR callout. Here are a few of the highlights.

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Sleep should be simple. The sun goes down, your brain and body get sleepy, you go to bed and close your eyes, you drift into slumber. It doesn’t work that way for me, nor anyone I know with attention deficit disorder (ADHD or ADD). What I didn’t realize, until over a decade ago, was that sleep problems and ADHD are...

Q: “I’m constantly working on myself as a mom with young children running an at-home daycare. My medication strategy has been largely to run from it and not engage out of fear for how they make my heart race. I’ve been on antidepressants in the past and weaned myself off for pregnancy and post-partum. Now,...

ADHD meltdowns are more than just an angry outburst. The tears, flailing limbs, and irrationality are enough to make you wish you had never left the house.

You feel like a failure, and see the judgement in other parents’ eyes. In reality, meltdowns say nothing about your parenting ability. They reflect the nature of ADHD.

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In late 2017, a manufacturing problem disrupted the production and distribution of two popular ADHD medications, Quillivant XR and QuilliChew ER, across the United States. Before the problem’s resolution some three months later, families across America found themselves scrambling for treatment solutions. Some drove...

Q: “Our 17-year-old smokes marijuana, sneaks out at night, and argues about everything. He was recently asked to withdraw from a good school for having marijuana in his school bag. He says he hates his mother and is moving out as soon as he can. This child needs saving from himself. What should we, as the parents,...

April 30, 2018

Emotional symptoms — including anxiety, anger, or earth-shattering meltdowns — rank high among the biggest challenges faced by children with autism. At the same time, standard treatment plans typically focus more on social symptoms; they don’t often address emotional challenges head-on. Now, a...