Mr. David S. Gordon

David S. Gordon, coordinator of educational services for Hackensack University Medical Center's Tomorrows Children's Institute, explained the significance of VHS's donation in an eMail message to eSchool News.

"At our center, all school-aged children are offered in-hospital tutoring by a state-certified teacher, and arrangements are made for home instructions when the child is well enough to be out of the hospital but not well enough to attend school on a regular basis," Gordon wrote.

David Gordon, MS, is an Education Liaison for the LEARN program at the Tomorrows Children's Institute.He received his Masters Degree in Special Education from Southern Connecticut State University.Prior to working with children with cancer and blood disorders, Mr. Gordon worked as a Learning Disabilities Specialist in higher education for the past eight years.He has also worked as an Educational Advocate for a private nonprofit organization in Central New York supporting families of children with disabilities.Mr. Gordon is currently working towards his Ph.D. in Special Education at Syracuse University.

David Gordon, M.S., educational disabilities specialist. Mr. Gordon assesses, advocates and intercedes when necessary to help the survivor reach his/her education potential.