CU 麻豆影院 Expands Assistance to Low-Income Students through CU Promise

Sept. 23, 2014

The 麻豆影院 greatly expanded its CU Promise program for low-income students this fall resulting in funding assistance becoming available for more than 700 additional students. The CU Promise program guarantees that CU 麻豆影院 students with Colorado resident status from low-income families can receive enough grants and work-study...

PhD Student Julia Daniel Contributes to New "Public Accountability for Charter Schools" Report

Sept. 18, 2014

The Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University has released a new report, "Public Accountability for Charter Schools: Standards and Policy Recommendations for Effective Oversight." PhD student Julia Daniel (EFPP) provided research support with author Leigh Dingerson. Click here to access the report.

Alumnus Brad Bartels, PhD (EFPP, 2012) New Executive Director of Colorado Education Association (CEA)

Sept. 16, 2014

CEA Executive Director Tony Salazar is leaving the Colorado Education Association to become the Chief Affiliate Officer, a senior management position, with the National Education Association鈥檚 Member Benefits Corporation, based in Gaithersburg, Md. His last day with CEA is September 26. Salazar joined the CEA staff in September 2001 as...

PhD candidate Ryan Pfleger consulted on release of KIDS COUNT Data Book report

Sept. 4, 2014

PhD Candidate Ryan Pfleger offered his views on the findings of the most recent KIDS COUNT Data Book report released by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Education and health have improved for US children, says annual report Child-wellness indicators like education and health came off better in the most recent...

Aquetza program engages high school youth in leadership, education, and community empowerment

Sept. 4, 2014

For one transformative week in July, thirty high school students from across the state engaged in the second annual Aquetza: Youth Leadership, Education and Community Empowerment summer program. 鈥淎quetza鈥 roughly translates as 鈥渓ift your chin up鈥 in Nahuatl, the language of the Mexica/Aztec indigenous people of central and northern M茅xico...

Read Bill Penuel's post for the Shanker Blog, "Why Teachers and Researchers Should Work Together for Improvement"

Sept. 4, 2014

Professor Bill Penuel was invited as a guest author to contribute a two-part series on research-practice partnerships for the Albert Shanker Institute. Why Teachers And Researchers Should Work Together For Improvement Posted by Bill Penuel on September 4, 2014 Our guest author today is Bill Penuel, professor of educational psychology...

PhD candidate Jessica Alzen awarded inaugural AERA-MET Dissertation Fellowship

Aug. 18, 2014

Jessica Alzen, a PhD candidate in the Research and Evaluation Methodology (REM) program, was recently awarded a highly competitive fellowship from the American Educational Research Association's (AERA) inaugural Measures of Effective Teaching (MET) Dissertation Fellowship Program . The program supports dissertation-stage graduate students who use data from the MET project鈥搘hich...

Vicki Hand and colleagues across the US awarded DRK-12 grant to create equitable mathematics system

Aug. 18, 2014

Vicki Hand and colleagues across the U.S. were awarded a four-year National Science Foundation (NSF) Discovery Research K-12 (DRK-12) grant . The team will support teachers, district administrators, and community leaders in studying and creating a more equitable mathematics system. Related Faculty: Victoria Hand

CU Teach alumni Eric Rasmussen and Rosemary Wulf awarded 5-year Knowles Teaching fellowships

Aug. 11, 2014

Two of the School of Education鈥檚 CU Teach class of 2014 alumni, Eric Rasmussen , MA (Biology), and Rosemary Wulf (Physics) have been awarded prestigious five-year fellowships from the Knowles Science Teaching Foundation (KSTF). Only 32 fellowships were given out nationwide this year, and Rosemary and Eric make a total...

Kevin Welner shares expertise with NPR on teacher tenure lawsuits

July 29, 2014

On the heels of the Vergara v California ruling that teacher tenure policies disproportionately negatively impacted poor and minority students (which has been stayed pending appeal), two similar lawsuits have been initiated in New York, with others being planned in several states. NPR interviewed Executive Director of the National Education...

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