A few things to read today

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•  It's worth taking a note on this CDC report on the diagnosis of developmental disabilities between 2019-22, nicely covered here by K-12 Dive. There has been what the CDC calls a " significant increase" in the diagnosis of developmental disabilities from 7.4% in 2019 to 8.6% in 2021. There has not, however, been an increase in autism spectrum disorder or intellectual disability. Boys and Black, non-Hispanic children are more likely to be diagnosed than others.
  
  
• They've asked again, and yes, parents of public school children continue to be satisfied with their children's education. As Chalkbeat notes: 
  Gallup’s finding is not an outlier. A Pew survey last year found that over 90% of parents were at least somewhat satisfied with the quality of their child’s education. A New York Times poll found that 77% were satisfied. Focusing just on parents with children in district schools, Education Next reported that 85% were at least somewhat satisfied; more recently EdChoice found that 84% were.
  So who is unhappy? Those without children in schools.
  
  
• The Department of Education has opened an investigation into the use of legacy and donor status in admission at Harvard. The Crimson's coverage is here, WBUR here. This follows release Monday of a report that rich students are overrepresented at selective colleges, which the New York Times covered here. Several colleges have ended the use of legacy status in admissions, with Wesleyan being the latest last week.