Parallel Learning
Thinking differently about learning differences
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iana Heldfond, the founder and CEO of Parallel Learning, was diagnosed with dyslexia when she was 7 years old. She remembers struggling with even the most straightforward books while her peers soared ahead. She remembers the loneliness and frustration she felt.
Fortunately, Heldfond had an incredible support network to help her overcome her learning differences. She was one of the lucky ones. In the U.S., one in every five students faces similar challenges with learning or thinking differences. Yet the support available today is confusing, expensive, fragmented, and, in many cases, inefficient. Students with learning differences are twice as likely to be suspended and three times as likely to drop out.
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