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News from the National LDA Organization
LDA Webinar: Cognitive Control: ADHD and Dyslexia
Join us on April 30, 2025, 3:30pm ET, for Cognitive Control: ADHD and Dyslexia. Given the brain’s vertical organization, motor functioning is foundational for both brain development and cognitive control. Even mild delays in motor development and procedural learning...
How the Special Education Teacher Shortage Affects Students with LD, and What to Do About it – Learning Disabilities Association of America
Allison Gilmour, American Institutes for Research Loretta Mason-Williams, Binghamton University Elizabeth Bettini, Boston University The research reported here was supported by the Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, through Grant...
The Potential Impact the Closure of the Department of Education would have on Children with Disabilities
The U.S. Department of Education plays a vital role in ensuring that children with disabilities receive the support, services, and legal protections they need to access quality education. Without federal oversight and guidance, many students with disabilities could...
News from LDA's Healthy Children Project:
PFAS Chemicals
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) chemicals are used to make materials grease and water-resistant. These chemicals are also harmful to our health and are nicknamed “forever chemicals” because they do not break down. PFAS chemicals are linked to many health...
Teaching Lead Poisoning Prevention with Elementary Students
Ecology Center’s Free Lead Curriculum Unit This webinar is an introduction to original lessons and materials – all free – developed to raise awareness about lead exposures and help everyone, including kids, take action to protect families against lead...
Accidental PFAS Firefighting Foam in Maine
In the next town over from our LDA Healthy Children Project Director, Tracy Gregoire, there was an accidental discharge of 1600 gallons of PFAS firefighting foam at the former naval air station. A malfunction of the system discharged 1600 gallons of PFAS firefighting...