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Each year, the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting represents the world's largest gathering of education researchers and is a showcase for groundbreaking, innovative research. We are looking forward to the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting that will take place in Chicago, IL, April 13-16 and virtually May 4-5. Use this guide to follow and support CU 麻豆影院 researchers and their work.

University of Colorado President Todd Saliman recently welcomed the two newest members of the President鈥檚 Teaching Scholars Program, including CU 麻豆影院 Education Professor Wendy Glenn. The program recognizes faculty from across CU's four campuses who skillfully integrate teaching and research at an exceptional level. Glenn is a professor of literacy studies and chair of the Secondary Humanities Teacher Licensure program in the CU 麻豆影院 School of Education.

CU 麻豆影院 Education Professor Derek Briggs is one of just 24 exemplary scholars nationwide to be named a 2023 Fellow of the American Educational Research Association, the country鈥檚 largest interdisciplinary research association devoted to the study of education and learning. Briggs is a professor in the School of Education鈥檚 Research and Evaluation Methodology program, where he is also the director of the Center for Assessment Design Research and Evaluation.

The CU regents approved the renaming of the Fleming Building to honor two pioneering education leaders and former faculty members whose teaching, research and service supported the academic success of generations of students and advanced educational equity and justice. The pair鈥檚 leadership helped lay the groundwork for efforts to build a more inclusive campus.

As we move ahead to 2023, we are grateful for and proud of the accomplishments and milestones from the year 2022. Here are four highlights from the CU 麻豆影院 School of Education鈥檚 past year from taking a public stance on issues that matter to coming together as a community in our new building.

As book bans rise across the country, Wendy Glenn, a CU 麻豆影院 professor and former English teacher, argues that reading books鈥撯�揺ven ones that make adults uncomfortable鈥撯�搃s critical for the education of young people.

States around the country are moving to limit how teachers can talk about issues like race and racism in the classroom. Noreen Naseem Rodr铆guez urges educators not to shrink away from having these 鈥渄ifficult conversations.鈥�

At the CU 麻豆影院 School of Education, we are excited to welcome and announce new faculty members who bring a variety of experiences and enhance our community of educators and learners. Meet them here, and please join us in welcoming them to our school and community.

CU 麻豆影院 researchers have been working with state partners to understand and address the financial strain new teachers face when trying to enter the educator workforce and elevate teacher candidates鈥� voices. Their work paid off when Gov. Jared Polis signed first-of-its-kind legislation for Colorado that will support new teachers and create student-educator stipends.

Elizabeth Meyer has spent her career working with teachers and students to study how school policies can help or harm LGBTQ+ youth. In this Q&A, she weighs in on the wave of legislation around the country targeting the rights of transgender and nonbinary kids.