The Rowland Foundation is pleased to announce the publication of Deeper Learning for Democracy: Realizing a New Vision for Public Education in Vermont authored by our 2023 Rowland Encore Grant Team: Andrew Jones (RF15), Jess DeCarolis (RF09), Gabriel Hamilton (RF15) & Michael Ruppel (RF17). The authors address our rapidly changing
The Rowland Foundation is pleased to announce the publication of Digital Wellness: Building a Healthy Relationship with Technology, authored by our 2022 Rowland Encore Grant Team: Anne Bergeron (RF11), Carrie Felice (RF13), Sarah Ibson (RF13) & Lissa Knauss (RF18). We are proud of our Rowland Fellow authors’ approach, which is
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The ability to imagine the hardships of others, to emotionally embrace their circumstances and to respond in a sensitive, thoughtful and caring manner is a
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