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The College of Education congratulates Denisa Gándara, assistant professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy, on her appointment by President Biden to the National Board for Education Sciences.

Laura Estep, assistant professor of practice, created new opportunities for graduate students to present with community partners serving the autistic community to foster information sharing, mutual learning and growth.

Faculty Member Stella Flores spoke with NPR about the use of affirmative action in the college admissions process.

UT Austin has been awarded a five-year, $4 million grant to examine the efficacy of a reading intervention delivered through peer tutoring. The research is being led by Principal Investigator Elizabeth Swanson.

CBS Austin examines teacher retention and student outcomes at AISD and other Title I Texas schools.

Peng Peng Dr. Peng Peng and his collaborator Dr. Lee Swanson recently published “The domain-specific approach of working memory training” in the Journal Developmental Review. In this theory paper, the authors discussed the training to emphasize working memory (the ability to simultaneously remember and process information) should be better attuned…

Desirée Pallais-Downing is part of a two-person faculty team that received a 2022-23 President’s Award for Global Learning. We sat down with Dr. Pallais to learn more about the team’s research and what inspires her.

Christian Doabler Dr. Doabler and his collaborators recently published “Promoting understanding of measurement and statistical investigation among second-grade students with mathematics difficulties” in the Journal of Educational Psychology. This study investigated whether a second-grade mathematics intervention improved the mathematics achievement of 130 second-grade students who were at risk for long-term…

Curriculum and Instruction Desirée Pallais-Downing • Assistant Professor Dr. Desirée Pallais-Downing and Dr. Patience Epps, a professor in the Department of Linguistics, recently received a prestigious 2022-2023 President’s Award for Global Learning. One of only two awards granted, their proposal titled, “Enhancing Global Education Initiatives in…

Originally published in Education Week on September 20, 2022. The COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to high rates of teacher and principal turnover, intensive student-support needs, and significant disruptions in school districts and communities. Now more than ever, new principals will need…