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Expanding college access is the focus of new book
Terry Flennaugh is a co-editor and author of a new book on strategies and programs that can help improve college access for students from urban communities. The book, “Expanding College Access for...
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Head Start benefits children with disabilities
Young children with multiple disabilities who are enrolled in Head Start have better literacy, reading and math scores than children who aren’t in the federally funded program, indicates a new study...
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National education reformers target local school boards
Sarah Reckhow. Photo courtesy of MSU Communications and Brand Strategy. Local school board elections increasingly are becoming a national political battleground, as millions of dollars in campaign...
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Austin appointed associate dean for research
For more than 25 years, Ann E. Austin has been teaching and conducting research at Michigan State University—and beginning Oct. 1, 2016, she will step into her newest role: associate dean for research...
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MSU joins national effort to expand computer science education
Michigan State University is taking steps to support President Obama’s goal of expanding computer science education across the nation. Today, the MSU College of Education is among more than 200...
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Michigan State University scholar Barbara Schneider is featured as one of 31 “Ed-Talk” videos released this month by the American Educational Research Association (AERA). The videos are designed to...
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Exploring the impact of principal evaluation
In most states, the policies intended to hold educators accountable for their performance now include a critical person in schools: the principal. But so far, we know very little about how those...
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Grand Awards honors college alumni
Several College of Education alumni were among those honored at the annual Michigan State University Grand Awards on Oct. 13. Of the 16 university alumni who were honored, four were from the MSU...
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MSU educators honored at national English teaching conference
Raven Jones Stanbrough. Photo courtesy of Communications and Brand Strategy. Several people from the Michigan State University College of Education will present or be honored at the National Council of...
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Alonzo receives presidential science award
Associate Professor Alicia Alonzo was among those who recently received a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) from President Barack Obama. Alonzo’s award was...
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Santiago receives Exemplary Dissertation Award
Assistant Professor Maribel Santiago was recently selected to receive the 2016 Larry Metcalf Exemplary Dissertation Award from the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS). Santiago was presented...
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Doctoral students earn Excellence-in-Teaching Citations
Two doctoral students in the College of Education will receive Excellence-in-Teaching Citations from Michigan State University on Feb. 7, 2017. Anthony Delli Paoli, who is concentrating his studies on...
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Zero tolerance policies unfairly punish black girls
Dorinda Carter Andrews Black girls are disproportionately punished in American schools—an “overlooked crisis” that is populating the school-to-prison pipeline at rising rates, two education scholars...
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Crespo receives Outstanding Faculty honor
Photo courtesy of D. L. Turner / Communications and Brand Strategy Michigan State University honored Professor Sandra Crespo with the William J. Beal Outstanding Faculty Award at the annual...
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English learners treated differently depending on where they go to school
As the number of English learners continues to grow across the nation, new research indicates these students are being treated differently depending on where they go to school. Michigan State...
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Doctoral students honored for leadership
Three doctoral students in the Michigan State University College of Education received a 2016-17 COGS Disciplinary Leadership Award on Feb. 15, 2017. COGS—the Council of Graduate Students at...
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Austin honored for international work in higher education
In 1998, Ann E. Austin spent a year in South Africa as a Fulbright Fellow studying and collaborating with colleagues toward the goals of improving higher education at what is now Nelson Mandela...
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Peers, more than teachers, inspire us to learn
“Why do I have to learn this?” It’s a common question among youth, but new research out of Michigan State University suggests students perform much better academically when the answer is provided by...
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ACPA names Porter as Emerging Scholar Designee
Christa Porter will receive recognition as an Emerging Scholar Designee from ACPA: College Educators International on March 27, 2017. Porter—assistant professor of Higher, Adult and Lifelong Education...
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Teacher resignation letters paint bleak picture of U.S. education
Alyssa Hadley Dunn As teacher resignation letters increasingly go public—and viral—new research indicates teachers are not leaving solely due to low pay and retirement, but also because of what they...
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