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MSU editors lead state journal on literacy
Patricia Edwards Michigan State University faculty members Patricia Edwards and Tanya Wright have been named co-editors of the Michigan Reading Journal, a publication for more than 2,000 educators and...
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MSU selected to edit Journal of Teacher Education
Michigan State University’s College of Education has been named as the next editorial host of the Journal of Teacher Education (JTE), the premier journal for teacher education. The editors were...
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MSU researcher launches Common Core tool for teachers
A screenshot from the Textbook Navigator/Journal tool, which helps K-8 teachers find textbook lessons covering Common Core State Standards in mathematics. Michigan State University researcher William...
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Doctoral student receives award for LGBTQ research
Jon M. Wargo, a Ph.D. student in the Curriculum, Instruction and Teacher Education (CITE) program at Michigan State University, has won an award for his work exploring language and literacy practice of...
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Professor’s “Deep-Play” on exhibit at museum
Punya Mishra at a gallery event for “Deep-Play” in February. An exhibit on display at the MSU Museum combines math, art, typography and visual perception all into one. Presented by Punya Mishra,...
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Undergraduates win awards at MSU research fair
Emma Bizzigotti (left) with co-researcher Brittany Ladson (right) presenting, “It’s Never Too Late to Learn: Differences in Motor Skill Learning Between Children and Adults,” at UURAF 2015. Nine...
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Crespo, Bieda to edit math journal
Sandra Crespo Michigan State University faculty members Sandra Crespo and Kristen Bieda will become editors of the Mathematics Teacher Educator (MTE) journal as of May 1, 2015. Crespo will serve as...
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America’s best teachers get creative
Punya Mishra (left) and Danah Henrikson (right). Photo courtesy of MSU Communications and Brand Strategy. While U.S. educational policy emphasizes high-stakes testing and scripted lessons, the best...
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George Lucas Foundation grants $5M to MSU for science, math and literacy...
Joseph Krajcik Michigan State University researchers and their partners plan to create a model for teaching elementary students science while also improving their skills in math, reading and writing....
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Schneider elected to National Academy
Michigan State University faculty member Barbara Schneider has been elected to the National Academy of Education, an honor reserved for the nation’s most outstanding scholars in education. She was...
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Schools failing to address biased student discipline
School districts are failing to address the discipline gap between students of color and white students—in some cases even blocking researchers from gathering data on the troubling trend, a Michigan...
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Stroke rehabilitation assessment funded by the Center for Innovation and...
Researchers from Michigan State University and Sparrow have been awarded $50,000 by the Center for Innovation and Research to study ways to improve stroke rehabilitation. The study, led by Rajiv...
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Greenhow study looks at Facebook, online learning
Social-networking sites such as Facebook can help students learn scientific literacy and other complex subjects that often receive short shrift in today’s time-strapped classrooms. In a...
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Leahy honored as University Distinguished Professor
Michael J. Leahy (right) with Richard Prawat (left), who nominated Leahy for the honor, at the spring 2015 doctoral hooding. Prawat is the chairperson of the Department of Counseling, Educational...
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Job services lacking for people with autism, college study finds
As autism becomes more prevalent, the need grows for services that help young people with the disorder to find and keep jobs, indicates new research led by Michigan State University education scholars....
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Cowen finds school of choice participants increased in recent years
Students who participate in Michigan’s increasingly popular schools of choice program are more likely to be black, poor and academically weaker than their peers, indicates new research led by a...
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Frank appointed as MSU Foundation Professor
Professor Kenneth Frank has been appointed as an MSU Foundation Professor, a first for the College of Education. Frank will officially be named on August 16, 2015 as the MSU Foundation Professor of...
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MSU study to examine education in developing countries
Stock photo Michigan State University researcher Amita Chudgar is leading an effort to better understand why students in developing countries don’t attend and stay in school. Chudgar received a...
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Paine named assistant dean for international studies
Assistant Dean Lynn Paine speaks at the fall 2015 faculty meeting. Professor Lynn Paine is now leading the Michigan State University College of Education’s efforts to promote international study and...
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New school evaluation method fails to affect housing prices
Scott Imberman The controversial new method of evaluating teachers and schools – called “value-added” – does not appear to affect property values, finds research by economists at Michigan State...
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