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Special Education Today Newsletter 6(8)
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Diverse discussions of neurodiversity and diagnostic uncertainty
Friday catch-up notes—21 August 2026
Leucovorin was dispensed more frequently after US officials touted it
Paige Pullen on “The Canon” and special education
Work site featured in news report
Special Education Today newsletter 6(7)
Advocacy for disabilities run awry
Friday catch-up notes—14 August 2026
Pediatricians discredited President Trump's executive order on vaccines
Revisiting K. Hempenstall on effective reading instruction
S. Graham on writing instruction
August 2026 sale on subscriptions
President Trump promoted changed vaccination schedules
Special Education Today newsletter 6(6)
Friday catch-up notes—7 August 2026
Count me in—Disability in the arts
Webinar series on managing classrooms starts 11 August 2026
U. Frith questioned broadening autism diagnosis
ALLIED Hub launches literacy resource
Special Education Today newsletter 6(5)
Not eating broccoli, spinach, sprouts, seed cakes...
SET years ago #001: August 2021
ICYMI: G. R. Lyon and D. Carnine on professionalizing teacher preparation
International conference: “Listen to me! Children’s Voices and Agency”
Science of reading and structured literacy
Friday catch-up notes—31 July 2026
Senate committee hearing of 30 July 2026 on special education
Chris Ulmer has another interview from SBSK
US Senate committee hearing on legislation relevant to special education
Division for Emotional & Behavioral Health slates Webinar series on classroom management
Special Education Today newsletter 6(4)
A mother's questions about why her autistic son was killed
Friday catch-up notes—24 July 2026
Webinar on building capacity for changing systems
All you need to know about classroom management!
CEC: Petition US legislators to sustain OSERS
Review reveals functions of aggressive behavior in children with autism
Special Education Today Newsletter 6(3)
Moving ED's Office of Civil Rights reduces investigations of discrimination
P. Pullen published "Canon of Literacy"
Friday catch-up notes—17 July 2026
Former US government leaders call for stop to changes for federal special education
A. Archer interview about teaching
NZ epidemiological study of neurodevelopmental disorders
Special Education Today newsletter: 6(2)
Living with disability out in the country
Keeping current with learning disabilities
Friday catch-up notes—10 July 2026
US Education Department's annual report about states' implementation of IDEA
Foundation for scientific thinking
Readiness tips from the American Medical Association
Special Education Today newsletter—6(1)
Influential articles in learning disabilities
Friday catch-up notes—3 July 2026
It's water safety time for kids with disabilities
Socks design competition for WDS
Retro: Barbash: Fix affirmative action by fixing k-12 instruction
Carnine: R. Lyon on research about reading
2026 USA Special Olympics begins 20 June
Special Education Today newsletter 5(50)
Proposed changes in US federal guidelines for funding
Friday catch-up notes—12 June 2026
MSLBD conference proposals call
More news on fraud in autism services
Media influencers who have autism
Special Education Today Newsletter 5(49)
Friday catch-up notes—5 June 2026
Romaine Mackie award nominations open
Detailed US achievement data available
Special Education Today newsletter 5(48)
Friday catch-up notes—29 May 2026
Special Education Today newsletter 5(47)
Frank Joseph Hayden, 1930-2026
Friday catch-up notes—22 May 2026
Webinar on improving instruction is coming
Special Education Today Newsletter 5(46)
A. Northern discussed her "reimagining" of IES
Friday catch-up notes—15 May 2026
J. R. Smith took his LD to college
A mini-lesson in decoding "vce" words
Special Education Today newsletter 5(45)
Course on analyzing education goals
Friday catch-up notes—8 May 2026
Vanderbilt University on festschrift for Lynn Fuchs
Special Education Today Newsletter 5(44)
Promoting spelling interventions for autism: A parent's pushback
Friday catch-up notes—1 May 2026
Large-scale community treatment for mental health
E. Hanford interviewed D. Owen
PBS News Hour reported on splitting ASD by severity
Special Education Today newsletter 5(43)
US agency approved gene therapy for deafness
Friday catch-up notes—24 April 2026
C. Ullmer interviewed a boy with multiple disabilities
US autism identifications skew toward White boys
P. Coyne examined DI implementations in the real world
Special Education Today newsletter 5(42)
Friday catch-up notes—17 April 2026
The J. Umbreit research award-2026
DI webinar on building comprehension basics
Special Education Today newsletter 5(41)
Earlier identification of ADHD linked to better school outcomes
Friday catch-up notes—10 April 2026
Chris and Alyssa seek support for SBSK
K. Tavalin's report about US budget for 2027
Discipline without legal violations
US funding for research in 2027
Paul Offit expressed concern about autism recommendations
Measuring self-injury using wearable devices
Special Education Today newsletter 5(40)
A little meta science, if you will
Friday catch-up notes—3 April 2026
Friday Photos: It's Paul Morgan
ASAT Newsletter for autism awareness month
World autism awareness day again
Considering the dangers of over-inclusivity in education
Rumors of special education offices moving out of ED
Special Education Today newsletter 5(39)
Friday catch-up notes—27 March 2026
Oh my, oh my...autism+ABA fraud again
P. Stetler on ICE's detention of a man with Down syndrome
Special Education Today newsletter 5(38)
Friday catch-up notes—20 March 2026
Friday photos: It's Lisa Bowman-Perrott
US President Trump asserts dyslexia should disqualify candidates for president
US Advisory Committee on Immunization disruptions
DISES extended due date for conference proposals
Special Education Today newsletter 5(37)
California governor's dyslexia in the news (again)
Success is sweet—thanks E. Dickinson
Friday catch-up notes—13 March 2026
Friday photos: D. Ramer and P. Weiss together at CEC conf
Police kill autistic man outside his new community home
Reading interventions in high school for ELs with disabilities
A presidential press conference about autism, acetaminophen, leucovorin, & ... oh my
Special Education Today newsletter 5(36)
Women leaders whom we should hail
Inclusion is the right policy...or maybe it's not
Friday catch-up notes—2026-03-06
Group forms to guide autism research
Remodeling US special education research
US readers: Call your elected representatives today
Spread the word day for 2026: 4 March
Advocacy organizations promote public lobbying to protect US ED
Free DI seminar coming in March 2026
Special Education Today newsletter 5(35)
Friday catch-up notes—2026-02-27
Equal protection for the handicapped
Autism billing fraud in the news again
PD about disabilities for law enforcement personnel
When success seems like failure
Some concerns about research on methods' effectiveness
CEC-DR award named for Lynn Fuchs
Special Education Today newsletter 5(34)
Autism sex differences may be illusory
Friday catch-up notes—2026-02-20
Article: Behavior problems increase among primary grade children
Engelmann et al.: Educational logic and illogic
Special Education Today newsletter 5(33)
US IES study of spending on special education
The evidence we should trust: Part A
Advocates express concerns about proposed revisions of IDEA
When politics disrupt science, families pay the price
Special Education Today newsletter 5(32)
Melvin Levine, famed pediatrician, died in 2011
Friday photo of G. Wallace & T. Zirpoli
Webinar on transition for students with LD
US federal funding plans are set
Science in Autism Treatment again
Family assessments for child mental health
Special Education Today newsletter 5(31)
Park developments: Misc notes 2026
PBS report on US funding for adult day care
US government prevents father from seeing his disabled son
UK report: temporary housing's effects on children
Old Andrew reposted an insightful article
Senators examining students progress measurement
Children with disabilities amidst political unrest
Special Education Today newsletter 5(30)
What explicit instruction isn't
Research notes: fluoride, firearms, and screen time
Update on federal funding for special education
N. Mather to receive LDA Award
Special Education Today newsletter 5(29)
UK groups champion legal rights of SEND kids
Friday photos: A couple of psychologists
Looking back: "Research proves what?"
Evidence Advocacy Center released special education resources menu
IARLD Montague research award for 2026
W. Greenough honored by American Institute of Architects in Virginia
Special Education Today newsletter 5(28)
Brain scan study helps clarify effects of stimulants
Happy b'day to TeachEffectively.com
Special Education Today newsletter 5(27)
An old blog took its first breath on this day in 2007
D. Carnine provided a coherent explanation to guide educational reform