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Provost Russell Moore announced his appointment of Amanda Haertling Thein as dean of the School of Education, effective July 1, adding: "Dr. Thein has the leadership acumen, commitment and vision for launching the upward trajectory of the School of Education in a time when research in education and education policy, and the preparation of the next generation of educators, couldn鈥檛 be more critical."
As we reflect on 2024 and look ahead to 2025, we in the CU 麻豆影院 School of Education are grateful for many moments of joy and accomplishments that this year has brought.Here are a few highlights from the school鈥檚 past year, as we look
Meet Mylie Lanier, a senior at CU 麻豆影院 majoring in Elementary Education with a passion for education, advocacy, and social impact and the motto 'Live what you love.' From an early age, Lanier discovered her passion for working with children
Donald Trump stated during his comeback campaign that he鈥檇 dismantle the education department if elected. CU 麻豆影院 education policy expert Kevin Welner weighs in on the past and potential future of the Department of Education in this piece in The Conversation.
After more than five years of fundraising efforts, CU 麻豆影院鈥檚 School of Education celebrated moving into its new campus home: the Ofelia Miramontes and Leonard Baca Education Building. The milestone was marked with a festive building dedication and community open house to showcase the school鈥檚 collaborative new spaces, highlight its influential research, celebrate educators and honor the passionate community that made the project possible.
This election season, voters across Colorado will decide on Amendment 80, which would add language establishing, among other things, a 鈥渞ight to school choice鈥 into Colorado鈥檚 constitution. Education Professor Kevin Welner, a legal scholar and director of the National Education Policy Center, weighs in.
At the CU 麻豆影院 School of Education, we are excited to welcome and announce new faculty聽members who聽bring a variety of experiences and enhance our community of educators and learners. Meet some of them here, and please join us in welcoming them to our school and community.
As children across the U.S. head back to class, their educations will be shaped by the decisions of nearly 13,000 school boards. Anna Deese, a PhD student in Educational Foundations, Policy and Practice and former school board member from Montana, breaks down some of the biggest misconceptions.
Phil DiStefano reflects on returning to the School of Education after 15 years as Chancellor. For the former high school teacher and first-generation college graduate, DiStefano is excited about 鈥渃oming home" to education faculty after 50 years at CU 麻豆影院. See what the newly minted Chancellor Emeritus has to say about this special homecoming.
A coalition of educators from 10 states and led by CU 麻豆影院 has released a new series of free science curricula for high school students鈥攖ouching on issues critical to the lives of young people, from wildfires to rising sea levels and cancer biology. The new curricula, called OpenSciEd High School, is a three-year high school science program designed by a consortium of developers led by the inquiryHub, a research-practice partnership.