A bill that would require states to only use the science of reading in classrooms in order to qualify for a multi-million dollar funding grant passed with bipartisan support from a committee of federal lawmakers Thursday morning.
The READ Act (S.4689) would strengthen the federal government’s oversight of the science of reading through amendments to the Comprehensive Literacy State Development grant, which currently provides $194 million to aid literacy instruction in 23 states.
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The East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST) has become the first organisation in the UK to achieve the British Dyslexia Association’s Gold Dyslexia Friendly Workplace Quality Mark, recognising its long-term commitment to supporting neurodivergent staff and volunteers.
The accreditation marks another milestone in the Trust’s inclusion journey, having previously achieved the Bronze Quality Mark in 2023, Silver in 2024 and the Inclusive Employer Award later that year.
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Stirling-based charity Dyslexia Scotland have announced the design of the Dyslexia-Friendly Scotland tartan.
The new tartan is part of a campaign by the charity to promote the rights of people with dyslexia and the efforts of changemakers to create a more inclusive society.
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A new animated film has been developed to challenge negative attitudes and misconceptions about dyslexia, after research found that many children feel “hopeless” because of how the learning difference is often described.
The charity Made By Dyslexia, which is behind the animation, surveyed 5,000 dyslexic adults and young people, along with their parents and teachers, including 2,000 participants from the UK.
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For the first time researchers have used an advanced AI model that understands both images and language allowing them to model dyslexia, paving the way for potential new treatments.
Dyslexia, the world’s most common learning disorder impacting reading, spelling and writing, is estimated to affect up to 20% of the global population. Until now, traditional approaches to studying dyslexia, such as behavioral and neuroimaging methods, have provided valuable insights but remain limited in their ability to test the underlying mechanisms of reading impairments.
Now, researchers from EPFL’s NeuroAI Lab , part of the Schools of Computer and Communication Sciences and Life Sciences have modelled dyslexia using next-generation Vision Language Models, that can fully model the whole pipeline from seeing words to processing and understanding the context.
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More parents are taking legal action against Georgia school districts over special education disputes, with cases often involving school officials accused of not following the law by allegedly failing to provide necessary resources for children.
The numbers tell the story. According to the Georgia Department of Education, due process hearing requests — which ask a mediator to formally decide whether a school violated special education law — have surged 141% over the past five years. The first two months of 2026 alone saw 111 hearings requested, nearly double all of 2021, which had 73 total.
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