Better than any book, newspapers were lifesavers that pulled me closer to share because each new edition marked a new day, an invitation to rejoin a world that kept moving while I was inside. – Chandra Bozelko from “To fix the US prison system, give every inmate the daily newspaper.“ On May 8 …
noticing who is invited In college classrooms, students can learn alongside each other, ask questions, form networks, and drive inquiries. However, for many who are incarcerated, this kind of critical approach to learning is possible only if educational programs exist inside the walls, facilitating interaction face-to-face. The asynchronous learning enabled …
In 2012, distance education in Alaska stopped offering paper-based correspondence courses in favor of dynamic and interactive online courses. While this move improved the learning experiences of distance education students across our state, it ended access to higher education for incarcerated students statewide. In 2015, two collaborators from the University …
