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The Outdated Tests Far Too Many Schools Still Use to Judge a Kid’s Ability
Slate via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThis story about intelligence testing in schools was produced by the Hechinger Report, a nonprofit,...
Carrying On The Legacy
Greenville News via Yahoo News· 11 months agoA would-be dancer who became passionate about working with people with disabilities is following in the footsteps of a mother who began fiercely...
From the Beacon Journal archives: A dozen reasons to be glad
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEditor’s note: The following story by Charlene Nevada appeared in the Akron Beacon Journal’s...
75 years ago, these NJ parents ignited a national movement for kids with disabilities
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLaura Blossfeld welcomed her first child, Ricky, into the world in 1937. It wasn't long before the Teaneck mom noticed something amiss. Ricky developed more slowly than other children. He didn't ...
Meet Rob Harris, the state rep who wants to make abortion in SC akin to murder
The State via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWhen Rob Harris unseated longtime S.C. House member Rita Allison last year he said, “We’re going to...
Margaret Sanger Did Not Advocate 'Exterminating the Negro Population'
Snopes via Yahoo News· 9 months agoLibrary of Congress Catalog/Wikimedia Commons A quote from birth control advocate and sometime...
What does neurodivergent mean? Answers to frequently asked questions
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 1 month agoAs the scientific community's understanding of the human brain has evolved over the past few...
Nonspeaking student with autism gives moving commencement speech
Good Morning America via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA college valedictorian who has not spoken since the age of 15 months due to autism delivered a...
‘Dysfunction’: Teens’ grievances reveal safety, hygiene problems in KY juvenile justice facilities
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 1 month agoInmates got spoiled milk and uncooked or burned food, served with dirty cups and utensils. Bed...
Jean Koch, a fixture on The Times' letters page for 55 years, dies at 100
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoKoch saw at least 65 letters to the editor published in the Los Angeles Times over 55 years, putting...