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While listing to public radio a few years ago, David Perrin, MSW ’76, heard that African Americans, men in particular, were 38 percent less likely to drop out of school in the fourth through sixth grade if they had a teacher of color. He found this...

Ten years ago, CEHD and the Seoul National University of Education (SNUE) in South Korea tried out a new program. SNUE was interested in sending teacher candidates to the United States for professional development. That initial trial run turned...

He was once described as an educational activist in a bow tie. It’s a fairly apt portrait of William Earl “Bill” Gardner, who balanced professionalism with the determination and drive to institute change wherever he found it necessary. Gardner, who...

A research-practice partnership (RPP) is a special kind of collaboration that better aligns the work of researchers with the work of practitioners. Researchers and practitioners work in tandem to create shared goals to inform program design and...

Educational psychologists support schools in addressing COVID-related equity issues through MTSS expertise, emphasizing equity in student support.Kerr Sims’ own academic journey found a new trajectory when she was introduced to the field of...

Professors Gillian Roehrig and Keisha Varma from CEHD are leading an initiative to increase diversity in the STEM fields as part of a $26 million National Science Foundation grant awarded to the U. The grant is to establish the Engineering...

SENIOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATION FOUNDATIONS major Cindy Vang (right) was worried about whether she could afford materials and textbooks for her fall classes when she got some unexpected news—a donor was going to buy all the textbooks and classroom...

CEHD’s new Learning Informatics Lab lies at the crossroads of computation and interdisciplinary collaboration. Learning informatics is an emerging field that transforms massive amounts of educational data into tangible information educators can use...

Irene Fernando isn’t one for wasting time. A mere 10 days into her freshman year at the U, she co-founded Students Today, Leaders Forever (STLF)—a leadership nonprofit focused on service, relationships, and action. During her tenure with the program...

To meet a state science standard, ninth graders in Minnesota must learn about energy sources. Teachers at Minneapolis South High School took a new approach last year, using technology that combined the required topics with discussions about...