News, updates and perspectives on the
future of education from Learn4Life
After COVID-19: Let’s Build Back Better
Education has been turned upside down in recent weeks and we should never go back to the way things were before. Let’s look at this as a helpful interruption to inadequate policies and practices that have been largely unchallenged. Policies that have been harmful to disadvantaged students and their families. We have had needed changes in education for a long time and leaders must address them while there is a genuine sense of urgency. Let’s build back better with these six important steps.
Autism Awareness Month – Meet John B.
As a non-verbal autistic, John found that traditional high schools were not willing to accommodate his needs for success. He and his mom found Learn4Life – and that’s where he found his voice.

When John’s mother was told by a respected university neurology specialist that her son was severely mentally retarded, she didn’t believe it for a minute. She knew her son was smart. A severe illness when he was a toddler left him silent, but she knew her son was not retarded. So this determined mother sought a second opinion and found a doctor who was convinced that he was autistic and began the treatment he needed.
Guidelines for Teachers to Avoid
Pitfalls Teaching Online
One of the great qualities of Learn4Life is the high level of in-person, student-to-adult bonding that consistently creates student persistence and success. Thanks to our flexible model, we were able to quickly transition from site-based learning to remote instruction for more than 23,000 students and their teachers, counselors and tutors.