Education is not merely a privilege but a fundamental human right. Anchored by Sustainable Development Goal #4, the United Nations and international human rights law underscores the crucial need for ...

The Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA), passed in 1975, ensures that eligible children with disabilities receive free public education along with the services they need to succeed. The IDEA act ...

Stephen Sommer, PhD Candidate, Learning Sciences / Human Development, School of Education and Institute of Cognitive Science During Maymester, 2020, Stephen Sommer taught Adolescent Development & ...

What are inclusive learning environments, anyway? Putting a definition on this complex concept is deceptively tricky. Environments aren’t just spaces that we exist in; they also encompass the culture ...

Each year, the American Library Association introduces its new class of participants in its Emerging Leaders program—librarians with fewer than five years’ experience working at a professional or ...

Feeling like you belong—in a classroom, in a major, at an institution—is one of the most important factors in whether you persist and succeed in college. When students sense that their backgrounds, ...

An inclusive early learning environment doesn’t just benefit children with disabilities or special health care needs — it also benefits their classmates, families and the community as a whole, ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Skidmore College is receiving a grant from Howard Hughes Medical Institute to support diversity, equity, inclusion, justice and accessibility. Skidmore College has been ...

An important step towards more inclusive teaching is to reflect on our own positionality and biases. Race, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, abilities, background, and experiences ...

In 1989, world leaders gathered to make a historic commitment to the world's children by adopting an international legal framework — the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. The core ...