In your latest book, Our Stories, Our Songs: African Children Talk about AIDS, you write that 11.5 million children in sub-Saharan Africa have lost their parents to AIDS. Is there any hope? I certainly find hope in the people who are there. We don’t get a good sense of people in African countries from our [...]
Once upon a time, there was a little boy with curly red hair, big brown eyes, a smattering of freckles on his nose, and a smile as big as the whole outdoors. His name is Corey and this is his story. Corey has seen a lot in the 5 years he had been on this [...]
Each month, Special Report summarizes a recent research study (or several studies related to the same topic) containing findings of importance to Educational Leadership readers. The purpose of this column is not to endorse or refute the conclusions of the study or studies summarized, but rather to keep readers informed about timely research that may [...]
Fights have been waged in various state legislatures over the past few years concerning whether undocumented immigrant students should be able to benefit from in-state tuition rates at public colleges and universities. But a story in The Wall Street Journal (April 26) points out a downside for students in the nine states that have passed [...]
The direct ability of a TIDE education to create inventors and innovators is simply overlooked and underestimated. The National Innovation Initiative (Nll) defines innovation as “the intersection of invention and insight, leading to the creation of social and economic value.” Innovation has been fundamental in exploration, opportunity, and discovery. It is the story of how [...]