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Our daughter is a rising Junior at Lake Forest College. Her education has been incredibly enriched by F-1 students and her summer work with J-1. She has friends from all over the globe, and she has gained a worldview with a variety of perspectives thanks to sharing her college journey with them. This makes me sad.

DHS just put a four-year clock on every F-1 student in the country A rule published few days ago ends three decades of open-ended student status. The direct effects are narrow. The financial ones, for the domestic families you actually advise, are not.

Why does phonics-based reading instruction for dyslexics work for all readers? This series exposes how schools relied on a debunked theory that encouraged kids to guess words rather than sound them out.https://features.apmreports.org/sold-a-story/

https://open.substack.com/pub/higheredinsights/p/students-already-know-how-to-use?r=41mdbs&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

The Self-Taught Generation The Class of 2026 learned AI on their own. Now they're job hunting in a market that expects them to prove it.

Should college and professors teach students what to think or how to think?

What happened when one university set out to purge ‘woke’ classes — The Washington Post The University of Florida and other red-state schools are fostering a conservative vision for the humanities to compete against courses with more diverse perspectives.

Just throwing the Child Find mandate out there, just in case it’s been forgotten.

Child Find is not optional, it’s not flexible, and it’s definitely not something we can “wait and see” our way around.

Federal law requires schools to identify, locate, and evaluate students suspected of having disabilities. Not after more data. Not after another round of interventions. Not after months of watching the gap grow.

If a disability is suspected, the obligation is clear: evaluate.

We cannot keep training schools to delay, we cannot keep normalizing “wait for growth” when the data is flat or inconsistent, and we cannot keep putting systems over students.

Every delay has a cost, and it’s paid by the child.

Don't forget to attend tomorrow!

March Virtual College Fair: Join us on March 15 from 1-6 pm ET. www.nacacattend.org/26VirtualMar15 Virtual fairs provide a chance to connect with hundreds of schools and universities, all from the comfort of home.

Great visit to the University of Georgia. Contact 504U to learn more about their culture and see if it is the right fit for you and your goals.

It's thinking and reporting like this that I've been fighting against for my entire adult life. Hey, The Atlantic, you got this one WRONG! Students with learning disabilities are not gaming the system. Just trying to find the same success as their neurotypical peers. As we learn more about various learning differences, we learn more about what helps their success. Colleges should support all students' success. Sorry, it's more work for professors, but didn't they get into teaching to help students (all students) LEARN!!! I AM LIVID!!! https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/01/elite-university-student-accommodation/684946/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=cr&utm_campaign=2024_Content_ContentTestingII_Prospecting_Sales_Advantage&utm_content=120225_EliteCollegesExtraTime_NA_NA_NoCTA&utm_term=ContentTestingII_Advantage&referral=FB_PAID&utm_id=6581568102677&fbclid=IwY2xjawPtuf5leHRuA2FlbQEwAGFkaWQAAAY8ompfhWJyaWQRMVNYaXdnMm9SRk14YUU4ZnhzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeasQItnk6hjB2lM9WExnWU-G_JC3Al8R8jKtEkEFUysejSPQadMrWWjrcG3k_aem_V7UZ2cy1ZV9KrSZ71G3lyQ&campaign_id=6581568102677&ad_id=6842459910677

Accommodation Nation America’s colleges have an extra-time-on-tests problem.

It is your right to speak up. TELL YOUR TRUTH!

As millions of Americans gather today in what will likely become the largest day of peaceful protest in our nation's history, we honor the extraordinary courage of Minnesotans who refused to be silenced during the first No Kings Day in June.

In the early hours of June 14, Representative Melissa Hortman -- a 55-year-old Democratic leader in the Minnesota House -- was assassinated at her home alongside her husband Mark in a politically motivated attack by a far-right extremist. With the killer still at large and an active manhunt underway, authorities urged residents to stay home.

They came anyway.

Tens of thousands of Minnesotans flooded the State Capitol in St. Paul, refusing to let a heinous act of political violence silence their voices or keep them from standing up for democracy when it mattered most.

As Indivisible Twin Cities observed: "The day started with tragedy and political violence in Minnesota. Instead of being scared, neighbors SHOWED UP to stand together. We packed the Capitol Mall all the way to the Cathedral -- an estimated 80,000+ strong. So proud of our state."

In the face of unspeakable horror, Minnesota showed the nation what democracy looks like: not the absence of fear, but the courage to show up anyway.

Today, it's your turn to show up and let your voice be heard. To find one of the 2,500 No Kings protests and events being held today, visit https://www.nokings.org/

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To keep the momentum going after Saturday, you can find a local Indivisible group and start organizing to protect democracy at https://indivisible.org/groups

For books for children and teens about the importance of standing up for truth, decency, and justice, even in dark times, visit our blog post, "Dissent Is Patriotic: 50 Books About Women Who Fought for Change," at https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=14364

For books for tweens and teens about girls living under real-life authoritarian regimes throughout history that will help them appreciate how precious democracy truly is, visit our blog post "The Fragility of Freedom: Mighty Girl Books About Life Under Authoritarianism" at https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=32426

For two excellent resources to help tween and teen girls learn how to assert themselves with confidence and let their voices be heard, we highly recommend "A Smart Girl’s Guide to Knowing What to Say" for ages 9 to 12 (https://www.amightygirl.com/a-smart-girl-s-guide-to-knowing-what-to-say) and "Express Yourself: A Teen Girl's Guide to Speaking Up and Being Who You Are" for ages 12 and up (https://www.amightygirl.com/express-yourself-guide)

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Don't just take the president's word for it AND don't freak out. We still have a lot to learn!.Get the facts.

Does Tylenol cause ADHD, autism, and other neurodevelopmental disorders? Our research team took a look at the studies linking acetaminophen use in pregnancy and neurodevelopmental disorders. Here’s what you need to know.