June 20, 2017

Neos Therapeutics announced yesterday that a new ADHD medication, known as Cotempla XR-ODT, was approved by the FDA and will be made available to consumers in the fall of 2017.

Cotempla XR-ODT is the first methylphenidate-based extended-release orally disintegrating tablet for the treatment of ADHD in children...

If you or your child has ADHD, then someone else in the family has a good chance of having it, too. We learned this like a slap in the face, just about a year ago, in a counseling session for one of our two recently diagnosed-with-ADHD sons. Our therapist gingerly suggested my husband might have the condition as well. We were...

Positive Tomorrows in Oklahoma City addresses education and other basic needs for homeless students and their families.

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Data clearly show how many fatherless children there are and how their lives are affected, but one best-selling author says he rarely sees interventions happening in schools.

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A potential weakening of campus civil rights enforcement, a big transition at Harvard and more in our weekly roundup.

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Noodle this middle school math problem: Napoleon Dynamite and his friend Pedro walk down the hall of their high school. If we know there are 500 lockers in their school, how many are there of each color based on the pattern we see in the movie clip? A movie clip to teach a math concept?...

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There's been a lot of national attention on transgender students this school year. Here's a look at the lives and careers of two transgender teachers.

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Summer is a time when kids claim more independence. And parents worry about keeping them out of trouble. A new generation of resources covers topics like puberty, consent and STDs.

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The week's education news featured debate over Harvard's rescinding of admissions for several incoming freshmen and the education secretary's contentious hearing on Capitol Hill.

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Childhood trauma is the experience of a highly distressing event or situation during one's youth, which is beyond a minor's capacity for coping or control. Trauma encompasses many possible events, from enduring sexual or physical violence to facing the death of a parent. While such events...

Even as overall aid increases, the share of that money going to education has stagnated — leaving least developed countries in the lurch.

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The education secretary told lawmakers at a hearing, "Let me be clear: Schools that receive federal funds must follow federal law." If only federal law were clear.

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