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Grants, Awards and Achievements: April 2023
April 06, 2023
Curriculum and Instruction Tia Madkins • Assistant Professor Tia Madkins has been named the recipient of two awards recognizing her work and scholarship. First, Dr. Madkins was named a 2023 Emerging Scholar by the Comparative and International Education Society African Diaspora Special Interest Group (SIG). The award highlights individuals…

What the Future Holds for the “Science of Reading” In Classrooms
April 04, 2023
Education Week Associate professor of educational leadership and policy, Sarah Woulfin, comments on the need for adequate systems in place for coaching and supporting teachers. Read more…

College of Education Applauds Exceptional Faculty for Promotion and Tenure Achievements
March 29, 2023
The College of Education congratulates the faculty members who were recently awarded promotion and tenure.

Adam Opiela Endowment for the Urban Teachers Program Established in the College of Education at UT Austin
March 29, 2023
Keeping Adam Opiela’s love for learning alive through an endowment in his name benefitting the UT Urban Teachers Program.

Q&A with Dr. Lauren Hampton: Impacting and Improving the Lives of Young Children on the Autism Spectrum
March 28, 2023
Lauren Hampton, assistant professor in the Department of Special Education, discusses how her passion for working with young children on the autism spectrum and their families helps direct her research.

New STEM Master’s Program Offered in Collaboration with UTeach
March 27, 2023
GradUTeach is for those with a STEM-related undergraduate degree interested in pursuing high school or middle school math or science teacher certification.

Ph.D. Alumnus Albert Bimper Named to Leadership Role at the University of North Texas
March 24, 2023
March 24, 2023 Texas Education congratulates alumnus Albert Bimper for being named the new executive dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences at the University of North Texas. The College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences is UNT’s largest college and he will oversee more than 22…

Pedro Reyes Named Member of the Inaugural Research Advisory Council for The Education Trust
March 24, 2023
Dr. Reyes will work with other members to advise Ed Trust’s research agenda on teaching and curriculum, and provide insight on the educational landscape to help identify specific equity-based research projects.

David DeMatthews contributes to a five-part series from Spectrum News examining the future of education in Texas
March 22, 2023
In a new five-part series from Spectrum News examining the future of education in Texas, Associate Professor David DeMatthews weighs in on some of the most important issues and current reforms in K-12 public education today.  Learn more…

David DeMatthews Nominated for a 2022 Robert W. Hamilton Book Award
March 20, 2023
David DeMatthews nominated for a 2022 Hamilton Book Award for his latest publication offering resources for maximizing the relevance of research on policy for school improvement.