Beginning in fall 2027, the University of Michigan will replace traditional letter grades for some first-semester freshmen with pass/fail grades to allow freshmen a smoother entry into college. The reasoning is that removing grades will help address the growing...
The other day, a parent described her child as showing signs of “autistic burnout.” The term stopped us both mid-sentence. We wrote it down immediately, because it captured something we had observed in our practice for years but had never had a name for. We have...
Some kids can tell you a whole story out loud but freeze the moment they have to write it down. Often, the reason is dysgraphia, a specific learning disability that interferes with a child’s ability to learn written language and use it to express their thoughts, as...
Title IX was enacted to protect students, faculty members, and staff on college campuses across the country from sexual discrimination. However, Title IX is not a perfect model. Some people leverage the federal law to falsely accuse others of sexual misconduct. ...
Although schools should be places where children are safe, this is not always the case. Sadly, perpetrators can find their way to trusted positions in schools. Teachers, staff members and coaches – those adults who have frequent contact with students – have been...
We have written extensively about how we defend scientists, professors, and students accused of research misconduct on federally funded projects at universities. Academic institutions that receive federal research funding have a long-standing obligation to ensure...
