A few years ago, the Minnesota Department of Education found that 55 percent of Minnesota school districts had programs where students worked with some kind of digital device, such as an iPad or Chromebook. Last year, with many students in remote...
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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.
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In the fall of 1973, Terry Ganley set foot on the University of Minnesota grounds as a freshman.
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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.
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CEHD Connect Magazine is published in print three times a year and online by the University of Minnesota College of Education and Human Development for alumni, faculty, staff, and friends of the college.
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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...
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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...
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Tucker Center Talks is a popular podcast presented by the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport. Now in its third year, the podcast, co-sponsored by WiSP Sports, features invited guests, timely critiques, the latest research, and...
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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...
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The goal of the McKnight Land-Grant Professorship is to advance the careers of new assistant professors at a crucial point in their professional lives. The goal of this award is to advance the careers of new assistant professors at a crucial point...
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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...
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