Press conference and celebration
held at Juniper Hill Elementary School, Framingham,
October 19, 2005

Over 100 people attended the event. Three teachers from the Framingham Public Schools gave passionate and inspiring talks. They represented three different perspectives on how knowing about trauma's impact on learning can improve their teaching.

Read the inspired words of Laura Goldman, 5th grade teacher; Anne Sullivan, literacy specialist; and Jacob Bersin, physical education teacher.

Read the remarks of MAC executive director Jerry Mogul.

Read the remarks of Susan Cole, primary author of Helping Traumatized Children Learn and director of the Trauma and Learning Policy Initiative,

Read the editorial in the Boston Globe calling on the legislature to provide schools and teachers the support the need so that "[i]n time, all Massachusetts educators should be able to say to traumatized students: We can help you cope and succeed."

Read the article in the MetroWest Daily News about HTCL, "hailed as a major step forward by Education Commissioner David Driscoll."

Read the article in the Boston Globe West quoting Susan Cole stating, "Trauma is a major problem in our schools. It explains many underlying problems that teachers face every day."

Read what the experts are saying.

Download or Purchase Helping Traumatized Children Learn.