Have a body? You can dance, whether you stand, or whether you sit in a wheelchair. That’s Marc Brew’s philosophy. He is the artistic director of Oakland, California’s AXIS Dance Company, which is made up of professional dancers with and without physical disabilities.
Read MoreAlice Sheppard presents a performance and academic presentation entitled "Embodied Virtuosity: Dances from Disability Culture"
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What does it really mean to get a good education? What is educational success? The third season of WHYY's Schooled podcast explores these questions and more through the stories of very different students fighting to escape poverty in Philadelphia.
Read MoreThough the benefits of art education are very real, it is one of the big, unfortunate casualties of the high-stakes testing era, with its laser focus on math and English Language Arts — especially in schools with big populations of students who live in poverty.
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Stories and conversations about the queer experience today. Prepare to laugh and cry and laugh again.
Read MoreWe caught up with LGBTQ dancers to hear how dance has been a haven for them, and on the challenges the profession still faces for equality.
Read MoreStriving for an unrealistically low weight while trying to increase muscle mass is utterly impossible, given the simple fact that muscle weighs more than fat. When you engage in a strength-training activity (like dancing), your weight is naturally higher.
Read MoreAs an English teacher, I know first hand that language can be sticky. Grammatical correctness is important, but more important are the people the words are used to describe.
Read MoreAmerican Ballet Theater principal dancer Misty Copeland says it's hard for ballerina’s to ignore body image critics, but says they can rise above them and become better dancers.
Read MoreAccording to GLSEN research, compared to other students in the LGBTQ community, transgender and gender nonconforming students face more hostile school climates.
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Created by journalist and educator Tuck Woodstock, Gender Reveal explores the vast diversity of trans experiences through interviews with a wide array of trans, nonbinary and two-spirit people. The show also serves as a free educational tool for anyone seeking to learn more about gender.
Read MoreUnderstanding the use of pronouns and why it matters to use the correct pronouns for folks
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