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June 2023
The United States Secretary of Education and the Director of Special Education are supporting a local effort to address what the Institute for Learning Centered Education Director Don Mesibov calls “A crisis affecting people with autism and their families.”
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March 2022
“Research shows that kids who experience this type of education stay in college longer and once they leave school, are more active and effective, and experience greater career satisfaction,” added Drmacich. “This book addresses the bottom-line question: What skills do kids need to become active, responsible citizens?”
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March 2022
The other three: How do racism, homophobia and financial poverty factor into education issues? How should skills be assessed, if not through standardized testing? And finally, what does educational research point out as the missing link in getting students to think more and engage more in the classroom?
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January 2018
A couple years ago, Mesibov realized the kind of tools he was developing for general education applied perfectly to children who live in poverty, things like "active learning, where the students are motivated to learn and move around, so it fit perfectly with our mission."
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February 2018
Researchers have found students from disadvantaged backgrounds need these kinds of connections with adults, says ELA teacher April Charleson. "A single stable nurturing relationship shows students tend to have more success as adults, and we recognize a lot of our students who are living in poverty or experiencing trauma don’t have that relationship with an adult that’s trustworthy."
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