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A Problem Hidden in Plain Sight: Forum on Chronic Absenteeism
Feb. 28, 2019
Each year, nearly 7.5 million students are chronically absent – missing 10% or more of the school year. How should researchers, policymakers, and educators address chronic absenteeism and its effects on students? 
More Than Just a Walk Around the Block
Feb. 28, 2019
Curriculum and Instruction Clinical Associate Professor Haydée Rodriguez takes a group of pre-service bilingual/bicultural education students on community walks to help the students learn about their students' lives.
David DeMatthews: More school days? Not unless we address these areas first
Feb. 26, 2019
In a recent op-ed, David DeMatthews explains that although extending the school year may provide a degree of benefits, it means the state will have fewer resources to address other long-standing school finance issues.
Baby Talk May Actually Be Good for the Brain
Feb. 24, 2019
Researchers in the Brain and Language Lab at the College of Education are using EEGs to study how young children process words and baby talk.
Get FIT: The 12-week On-campus Fitness and Nutrition Program That Will Change Your Life
Feb. 24, 2019
For 10 years, Get FIT has provided motivating workouts and nutritional guidance in a convenient location on campus.
A Boisterous Classroom May be Better for Kids than You Think
Feb. 23, 2019
That’s what San Antonio Independent School District is betting on. And the bet is backed by research from the Department of Curriculum and Instruction.
PHEL Master’s Student Wins Outstanding Graduate Student Award
Feb. 22, 2019
Howard Thrasher (center) with the Bob Huss Outstanding Graduate Student Award During the annual conference in Oklahoma City, Howard Thrasher was awarded the Bob Huss Outstanding Graduate Student Award by the Southwest Association of College and University Housing Offices. Thrasher is a master’s student studying Higher Education Leadership…
Curriculum and Instruction Doctoral Student Highlighted as a 2019 Leader to Learn From by Education Week
Feb. 20, 2019
Education Weekly selected Curriculum and Instruction doctoral student Angela Ward as a 2019 leader to learn from for her leadership in cultural proficiency in her role as Supervisor of Race and Equity Programs at AISD.
Audrey Stone awarded $2.4 million NIH Grant
Feb. 19, 2019
Over the next four years, Kinesiology and Health Education Assistant Professor Audrey Stone will research the role of diabetes-related inflammation on cardiovascular responses.
Soyoung Park: How special education is a prime example of our unhealthy ‘obsession with conformity’
Feb. 18, 2019
Assistant Professor Soyoung Park discusses why the special education field is a prime example of our obsession with conformity in an op-ed for The Washington Post.

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