A survey of superintendents found that 65% of districts are missing mandated IEP minutes, and nearly 50% are spending 40 or more hours a month managing the fallout.Provider vacancies in special education aren’t just a staffing problem — they’re a student problem, and...
Raisin is a fintech company that partners with banks to offer high interest rates. They also run deposit promotions where they will give you a cash bonus for large deposits as long as you keep them there for 90+ days. Right now, there’s an offer...
Whenever you want to move brokerage accounts, you typically use ACATS to do it. ACATS stands for Automated Customer Account Transfer Service and it allows you to transfer assets from one brokerage to another. By doing it through ACATS, sometimes called ACAT, you can make the...
A couple years ago, the warning signs of a recession were mostly talk. But in 2026, this concern is much higher and if you aren’t preparing for it now, you will not be ready. With the Iran war, tariffs, and general economic uncertainty, the likelihood of...
Most travelers check their passport expiration date before a trip, but another rule can cause problems at the airport: how many blank passport pages you have left. Many countries require at least one completely blank visa page for entry stamps or visas. Some require two pages,...
Roughly 11% of all U.S. children ages 3–17 have been diagnosed with ADHD, or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. That’s the equivalent of two to three students in a typical classroom. And the brain-based disorder is only becoming more common. Between 2016 and 2022, about 1...
A Missouri school district focused on special education restrains and secludes its students excessively and improperly, in “gross violation” of the Americans with Disabilities Act, a U.S. Department of Justice investigation has found.The use of restraint and seclusion in schools operated by the...
To the Editor: The debate over AI in writing individualized education programs is pointed in the wrong direction (“Teachers Are Using AI to Help Write IEPs. Advocates Have Concerns,” Oct. 29, 2025). The threat to special education isn’t AI but an overwhelmed system...
When students return to the Lamar Consolidated schools in Texas after summer break, some will attend a new district-sponsored school that’s on track to become the latest charter school designed specifically to serve a growing population of students with autism.Bright Futures Academy, in...
Money decisions are hard because they always involve the future. If you’re trying to save for retirement, your lizard brain has difficult understanding that putting $500 away each month for 40 years at an 8% rate of return will result in $1.61 million. Your lizard brain wants...