Friday catch-up notes—27 March 2026
What tidbits didn't show up as a full post this week?
Editor’s note: This post contains snippets about stories, resources, and observations that the SET authors didn’t develop into full-blown posts over the past week. I’m hoping it’s a help as we catch up with our burgeoning in-boxes. We didn’t want you, Dear Readers, to miss them. Some of them may later appear as a part (or parcel) of a full-blown post.—JohnL
In December 2025, Muammer Maral of Milli Savunma University in Turkey published an article in Psychology in the Schools examining the literature about school climate. Although the study reports little about special education, the general topic of “Sixty Years of School Climate Research: A Bibliometric and Content Analysis” may be of interest to some Dear Readers of Special Education Today.
The US Department of Education published proposed rules for a program that funds Comprehensive Centers on 3 March 2026. Although “proposed rules” about research centers may seem unremarkable, they really are important, and this publication invites public input about future work on important matters such as reading instruction for kids with learning disabilities (e.g., dyslexia) and other matters of interest to Dear Readers of SET. And we can provide recommendations about these rules.
Over in the pediatrics section of the EdHub of the American Medical Association on 26 March 2026, Yulin Hswen posted an interview with John Torous, a psychiatrist, professor at Beth Israel Medication Center, and an authority about technology and psychiatry. Two medical doctors discussed the safety, evidence, and transparency of chatbots using artificial intelligence in mental health for youths. It’s available at “AI Chatbots and Youth Mental Health.”
Writing in Gene Expression, Bani Bandana Ganguly and Nitin N. Kadam of New Bombay Hospital and MGM Institute of Health Sciences in Mumbai (India) reported “Impact of Triplicated DYRK1A on Neurogenesis and Intellectual Disability in Down Syndrome and Therapeutic Potential.” http://dx.doi.org/10.14218/GE.2025.00051