THE DEAF LEARNING MAZE
Why aren’t schools doing a better job of turning out well-educated, highly literate deaf alumni? Marc Marschark Director of NTID’s new Center for Education Research Partnerships, believes that it’s “because we have been looking in the wrong places for some of the answers.” NTID has received a $1.1-million grant for deaf-education research and international partnerships. The focus is on understanding and optimizing deaf children’s learning strategies. Improved understanding of them will lead to better education for them. [read more...]

MULTIPLY THAT, PLEASE
The winners of RIT’s first MATHCOUNTS mini-math competition have been announced. Deaf and hard-of-hearing middle-school students are now preparing for the full-scale competition, to be held next March. [read more...]

NEW STUDENT LIFE APPOINTMENTS
NTID has appointed three staffers to leading positions on its Student Life team. All have long-time connections with NTID. [read more...]

STUDENT SCIENTISTS WANTED
NTID’s second annual National Science Fair for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students is now accepting applications. If you’re a middle- or high-schooler with a scientific bent and a project you’d like to enter, you can compete for a $500 cash prize and other goodies. [read more...]

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