/down-syndrome Down Syndrome en-US 2021 (c) Education Week Fri, 14 Oct 2022 18:59:20 GMT /teaching-learning/older-students-face-time-crunch-in-getting-crucial-special-education-services/2022/10 Many students with disabilities missed out on key transition services during the pandemic. Advocates are pushing schools to make up for lost time. Fri, 14 Oct 2022 18:59:20 GMT /teaching-learning/older-students-face-time-crunch-in-getting-crucial-special-education-services/2022/10 /teaching-learning/young-adults-with-down-syndrome-star-in-new-cable-reality-show/2015/12 "Born this Way," featuring seven young adults with Down syndrome, premieres at 10 p.m. ET December 8 on the A&E network. Mon, 07 Dec 2015 22:32:00 GMT /teaching-learning/young-adults-with-down-syndrome-star-in-new-cable-reality-show/2015/12 /leadership/students-with-down-syndrome-grow-a-community-for-research/2015/01 A federal registry aims to connect students with Down syndrome to each other and to researchers. Fri, 16 Jan 2015 17:31:00 GMT /leadership/students-with-down-syndrome-grow-a-community-for-research/2015/01 /teaching-learning/nih-resets-study-plans-for-down-syndrome/2015/01 The new agenda calls for more research on how students with Down syndrome can experience improved learning and memory and participate more in schooling. Wed, 14 Jan 2015 03:56:46 GMT /teaching-learning/nih-resets-study-plans-for-down-syndrome/2015/01 /leadership/teenager-with-down-syndrome-to-play-for-harlem-globetrotters/2014/02 The illustrious basketball career of Kevin Grow added another chapter on Tuesday, as the Harlem Globetrotters announced that the teenager will suit up for the squad next month in Philadelphia as a "three-point specialist." Wed, 26 Feb 2014 19:51:07 GMT /leadership/teenager-with-down-syndrome-to-play-for-harlem-globetrotters/2014/02 /leadership/prenatal-treatment-cuts-learning-deficits-in-mice-with-down-syndrome/2012/12 Mice with a Down syndrome-like condition had better memory and learning skills after being treated while still developing in the womb, new research shows. Thu, 06 Dec 2012 14:21:55 GMT /leadership/prenatal-treatment-cuts-learning-deficits-in-mice-with-down-syndrome/2012/12 /teaching-learning/advocates-uphold-grad-rate-accountability-under-nclb-waivers/2012/10 When reviewing some states' waiver applications, the Alliance for Excellent Education found that several of those approved inflate grad rates by combining calculations of the graduation rate that include GEDs with the four-year adjusted cohort rate, use alternative diplomas in their measure of high school completion, omit graduation rate accountability for student subgroups, and use extended-year graduation rates. Mon, 22 Oct 2012 12:32:31 GMT /teaching-learning/advocates-uphold-grad-rate-accountability-under-nclb-waivers/2012/10 /teaching-learning/student-athlete-with-down-syndrome-allowed-to-play-his-senior-year/2012/08 Eric Dompierre, a 19-year-old Michigan student-athlete with Down syndrome, will be allowed to participate on his high school's football and basketball teams, the Michigan High School Athletic Association announced today. Thu, 09 Aug 2012 22:20:00 GMT /teaching-learning/student-athlete-with-down-syndrome-allowed-to-play-his-senior-year/2012/08 /teaching-learning/text-to-speech-app-now-features-childrens-voices/2012/07 For the first time, children who cannot speak or who have speech impairments and use the text-to-speech app Proloquo2Go will sound a little more like themselves, thanks to months of work recording real children speaking. Mon, 30 Jul 2012 14:40:42 GMT /teaching-learning/text-to-speech-app-now-features-childrens-voices/2012/07 /teaching-learning/u-s-lawmakers-create-caucus-devoted-to-dyslexia/2012/05 The founders, one a Republican and one Democrat, are both parents of children with dyslexia. Fri, 11 May 2012 18:53:00 GMT /teaching-learning/u-s-lawmakers-create-caucus-devoted-to-dyslexia/2012/05 /leadership/student-athlete-with-down-syndrome-may-retain-athletic-eligibility/2012/05 The Michigan High School Athletic Association is allowing member schools to vote on on changing the constitution to allow for flexibility with the maximum age requirement, under "narrowly defined circumstances." Thu, 10 May 2012 18:25:01 GMT /leadership/student-athlete-with-down-syndrome-may-retain-athletic-eligibility/2012/05 /leadership/mich-student-with-down-syndrome-fights-for-athletic-eligibility/2012/05 Michigan's Senate Education Committee unanimously passed a resolution Wednesday urging the Michigan High School Athletic Association to adopt a policy allowing eligibility waivers for students with disabilities in limited circumstances. Thu, 03 May 2012 16:58:59 GMT /leadership/mich-student-with-down-syndrome-fights-for-athletic-eligibility/2012/05 /teaching-learning/breakthroughs-in-diagnosing-one-day-preventing-autism/2011/10 A new collection of research makes it possible to diagnose autism in those with Down syndrome, and diagnose autism earlier--and possibly prevent it. Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:29:34 GMT /teaching-learning/breakthroughs-in-diagnosing-one-day-preventing-autism/2011/10 /teaching-learning/student-with-disability-eligible-for-school-but-not-sports/2011/08 A North Carolina high school student who has Down syndrome is 19, which is too old to play on the school football team, according to state rules. But Brett Bowden can attend school until his 22nd birthday. Wed, 10 Aug 2011 19:10:14 GMT /teaching-learning/student-with-disability-eligible-for-school-but-not-sports/2011/08 /teaching-learning/homecoming-queen-with-down-syndrome-walking-on-air/2008/10 And now, time for a purely "good news" story: The Chicago Tribune ran a delightful article a few days ago about a young woman with Down syndrome who was chosen as homecoming queen. Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:52:27 GMT /teaching-learning/homecoming-queen-with-down-syndrome-walking-on-air/2008/10 /teaching-learning/bloggers-weigh-in-on-the-debate/2008/10 Lots of chatter out there about last night's debate. Here's some blog entries that I dug up: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 22:37:21 GMT /teaching-learning/bloggers-weigh-in-on-the-debate/2008/10 /teaching-learning/president-signs-disability-diagnosis-bill/2008/10 From Patricia E. Bauer's Disability News blog, this news: Thu, 09 Oct 2008 23:43:13 GMT /teaching-learning/president-signs-disability-diagnosis-bill/2008/10 /teaching-learning/illinois-down-syndrome-student-graduates-after-all/2004/06 All Brittany Booth wanted to do was graduate with her classmates at Lyons Township High School in La Grange, Ill. Wed, 16 Jun 2004 14:00:00 GMT /teaching-learning/illinois-down-syndrome-student-graduates-after-all/2004/06 /teaching-learning/brave-new-world/2002/07 Middle school is hard enough. Imagine what it's like for a child with Down syndrome. Sixth grader Chris Vogelberger found out last year. Wed, 10 Jul 2002 14:00:00 GMT /teaching-learning/brave-new-world/2002/07 /teaching-learning/educating-rafael/1996/01 When a child has Down syndrome, who decides what kind of education is "best"? Wed, 17 Jan 1996 15:00:00 GMT /teaching-learning/educating-rafael/1996/01