Like many students across the country‚ 16-year-old Ayden von West has high hopes for his education and career once he graduates from high school. “I want to get into engineering‚” he says. “I’m probably going to go to college for aerodynamics or aerospace engineering because I want to get more into the engineering and flight design of drones.”  Statistically‚ however‚ von West faces a more difficult path than most do when it comes to achieving his dream. That’s because von West is autistic. Students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) face tough odds after high school: According to a study published in the medical journal Pediatrics in 2012‚ only 35 percent of 18-year-olds with ASD go to college‚ and of those who graduate‚ only 15 percent are employed. More recent studies have similar findings: Only 36 percent of young adults on the spectrum attempt postsecondary education‚ including two- and four-year colleges or vocational schooling. Of those who do‚ only 38.8 percent will complete their degree. This means that only about 14 percent of students with autism go on to graduate from college. High school math teacher Supreet Kaur‚ AZACS’ STEAM and Innovation Director‚ leads students in coding and robotics using Go Pi Go. Courtesy of AZACS In many cases‚ what stands in the way is not the youths’ intellectual faculties or physical capabilities but instead the lack of specialized education and transitional support services. In Phoenix‚ Arizona‚ one woman — and one school — is seeking to change that. Diana Diaz-Harrison is the founder of Arizona Autism Charter School (AZACS)‚ the first and only autism-focused charter network in the Southwest. A former teacher‚ Diaz-Harrison was working in broadcasting and Spanish-language media when her son‚ Sammy‚ was diagnosed with autism at age two. Finding it difficult to access quality public education or affordable private schooling as he got older‚ she immersed herself in his care and the educational best practices for the disorder.

February 23‚ 2024

Meanwhile‚ Biden gives an interview boasting about his commitment to the First Amendment. The post CBS Seizes Confidential Source Material From Fired Reporter Investigating Hunter Biden appeared first on Frontpage Mag.

Hiding information not from our enemies‚ but from Congress. The post First China‚ Now Russia. The Biden Admin Keeps Hiding Enemy Activity From Americans. appeared first on Frontpage Mag.

Media pounces on an alleged Russian intel asset to attack Hunter Biden case while forgetting its own sins. The post Russiagate Was Based on the Work of an “Russian Intelligence Asset” appeared first on Frontpage Mag.

A roundup of mysterious‚ paranormal and strange news stories from the past week.

Situated within the rugged expanse of the Rocky Mountains lies Rocky Mountain National Park‚ a beloved tourist destination. Since its establishment in 1915‚ an unknown number of individuals have disappeared in the area. From seasoned adventurers to novice explorers‚ a select few have ventured into the park’s depths only to meet tragic fates‚ their stories […] The post 10 People Who Went Missing in Rocky Mountain National Park appeared first on Listverse.

Prison and prison life remain a fascinating subject for us law abiders. We all know the anecdotal (and likely terrible advice) handed out to people new to the clink: fight the biggest guy and assert dominance‚ watch yourself in the showers‚ etc. Women’s prisons‚ while more of an unknown‚ have crept into the public eye […] The post 10 of History’s Most Infamous Female Prisoners appeared first on Listverse.

Former President Donald Trump is still facing multiple legal cases against him‚ including federal charges. In Manhattan‚ Trump is looking at felony charges over alleged hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels. In Georgia‚ Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has accused Trump of seeking to interfere with the results of the 2020 election. The Justice Department’s special counsel‚ Jack Smith‚ brought two cases against Trump‚ one involving classified documents and the other stemming from the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Last week‚ a New York judge ordered Trump to pay $354 million in his civil fraud case involving allegations that Trump improperly inflated the value of his property holdings. And in Colorado‚ Trump is fighting to keep his name on the presidential primary ballot in Colorado after the state Supreme Court ruled he couldn’t appear on the ballot‚ citing the 14th Amendment. The latter case is now in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court. The cases Trump is facing “paint a picture of a weaponized justice system‚” according to Kyle Brosnan‚ chief counsel for the Oversight Project at The Heritage Foundation. (The Daily Signal is the news outlet of The Heritage Foundation.) “You have these rogue prosecutors in local jurisdictions in Atlanta and New York‚ and the attorney general of New York I’d throw in there‚ too‚ allocating vast amounts of resources to go after [Trump] when that’s not really their job‚” Brosnan said. He pointed to rising crime in cities such as New York and Atlanta as issues that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and Willis should be focusing their time and energy on instead. Brosnan joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to explain where the various cases against Trump currently stand. Listen to the podcast below: Have an opinion about this article? To sound off‚ please email letters@DailySignal.com‚ and we’ll consider publishing your edited remarks in our regular “We Hear You” feature. Remember to include the URL or headline of the article plus your name and town and/or state.  The post Trump’s Legal Cases 101: Where They Stand appeared first on The Daily Signal.