How one suburban district is helping traumatized students succeed [dailyherald.com]

Alicia Doktor 4/10/1812:00 PM

Educators nationwide are recognizing that early psychological traumas can have a huge impact on children's brain development and learning.

Just how teachers and schools can support students affected by adverse childhood experiences, or ACEs, is not quite a science.

That's where Algonquin-based Community Unit District 300's new initiative called DREAM Academy -- for Dedicated Reinforcement, Engagement And Motivation -- comes in.

[For more on this story by Madhu Krishnamurthy, go to http://www.dailyherald.com/new...zed-students-succeed]

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