Mar 22 Learning Differences and the Arts It's minutes before the curtain is set to rise for this year's production of the Black History Month play at Henderson Inclusion Elementary School on a late February morning. Students are excitedly tending to last-minute costume fixes and teachers… Continue reading
Mar 21 Watch Engaging Students With Learning Differences Early On Engaging Students With Learning Disabilities Early On… Continue watching
Mar 21 6 Tips for Parents of Students With Learning Differences Daniel Paris on the campus of Harvard University's Graduate School of Education. Here, he points to the address where he sent his application materials. After dropping out of high school, Daniel Paris was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and… Continue reading
Mar 21 From High School Dropout to Harvard University Graduate Student By Sarah Clune EmbedVideo(2941, 514, 320); Editor's Note: This profile is part of a PBS NewsHour series on the role of learning disabilities in America's dropout crisis. Stay tuned for more in the coming days, both on-air and online. Daniel… Continue reading
Mar 20 Condoleezza Rice Makes the Case for Arts as Vital Part of Education By Tom LeGro // On Tuesday, Jeffrey Brown sat down with former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and former New York City Schools Chancellor Joel Klein to discuss a new report examining the connections between education and national security. He also took… Continue reading
Mar 20 Watch Condoleezza Rice: Education Could Be 'Greatest National Security Challenge' Condoleezza Rice, Joel Klein Want to Make Education Better for National Security… Continue watching
Mar 20 Condoleezza Rice Makes the Case for Arts as Vital Part of Education EmbedVideo(2962, 482, 304); On Tuesday, Jeffrey Brown sat down with former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and former New York City Schools Chancellor Joel Klein to discuss a new report examining the connections between education and national… Continue reading
Mar 19 Poetry from a 'Neurologically Impaired' Life Editor's Note: This profile is part of a PBS NewsHour series on the role of learning disabilities in America's dropout crisis. Stay tuned for more in the coming days, both on-air and online. I wanted to tell you,… Continue reading
Mar 19 Report: Graduation Rates Improve, but Hurdles Remain Track your state's high school graduation rates over the years with this interactive map. Interactive by Justin Myers. A new report reveals progress is being made in the effort to curb the dropout rate among U.S. high school students,… Continue reading
Mar 16 Five Misconceptions About Learning Disabilities Getty illustration by Zigy Kaluzny In the classroom, it starts simply -- sometimes with a struggle to sound out simple words; sometimes with trouble telling time, memorizing the times tables or learning left from right. It often ends… Continue reading