June 16, 2017, Kansas City Star: High percentage of students with learning disabilities drop out of high school, report finds http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article156601639.html
The latest “State of Learning Disabilities” report by the National Center for Learning Disabilities assesses the progress — and the work yet to be done — to improve the educational performance of students with some learning or attention challenges. Roughly 20 percent of students nationally have such a disability.
Among the learning disabilities considered in the report released last month are dyslexia and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
But officials who analyzed national data said they believe there are many more students with attention and learning challenges who are not identified as having a specific learning disability.
Childhood Lost
Children today are noticeably different from previous generations, and the proof is in the news coverage we see every day. This site shows you what’s happening in schools around the world. Children are increasingly disabled and chronically ill, and the education system has to accommodate them. Things we've long associated with autism, like sensory issues, repetitive behaviors, anxiety and lack of social skills, are now problems affecting mainstream students. Blame is predictably placed on bad parenting (otherwise known as trauma from home).
Addressing mental health needs is as important as academics for modern educators. This is an unrecognized disaster. The stories here are about children who can’t learn or behave like children have always been expected to. What childhood has become is a chilling portent for the future of mankind.