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Is the Push for Career Education in Schools Prioritizing Business Over Students?

January 12, 2023

USA Today talks to ELP faculty member about the data behind career-based certification programs in high schools.

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Grants, Awards and Achievements: January 2023

January 10, 2023

Curriculum and Instruction Tia Madkins • Assistant Professor Tia Madkins has been awarded a 2022-2023 Research & Creative Grant (RCG) for her study, Racialized Mathematics Learning Environments Phase Two: Understanding Teachers’ Racialized Beliefs. The RCG funding…

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Faculty Members Stella Flores, Denisa Gándara and Angela Valenzuela Ranked as Influencers in Educational Practice and Policy

January 05, 2023

Congratulations to Department of Educational Leadership and Policy faculty members Stella Flores, Denisa Gándara and Angela Valenzuela for being named to the 2023 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Ranking list.

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Prestigious Center for Race and Democracy Fellowship Awarded to Educational Leadership and Policy Ph.D. Students

December 14, 2022

Elizabeth Aritonang and Armando Lizarraga will work alongside LBJ School Faculty Mentors to conduct critical policy research around race, democracy and social justice.

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Tia Madkins Receives Grant to Develop a Large-scale Survey Examining Learning Environments and Racialized Beliefs

December 14, 2022

Survey of secondary math teachers explores beliefs related to minoritized students and inclusive teaching practices.

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Kizzy Albritton: It's Time to Invest in Federally Funded Universal Preschool Education | Opinion

December 09, 2022

NewsweekTo read this article, visit this link.

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Hirofumi Tanaka Elected to the National Academy of Kinesiology

December 06, 2022

Hirofumi Tanaka, Ph.D., featured center, in the lab with KHE students. Hirofumi Tanaka, Ph.D., was inducted as a fellow of the National Academy of Kinesiology, one of the highest honors bestowed upon a kinesiology scholar. Tanaka has been a faculty member…

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Q&A with Dr. Sarah Woulfin: Connecting the Dots Between Education Policy and Equitable Instruction

December 06, 2022

UT faculty form the Texas Education Leadership Project to tackle key issues facing the current teacher-to-principal-to-superintendent pipeline.

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The Next Generation of Leaders

December 05, 2022

Thanks to the generosity of our donors and supporters, this fall the COE was proud and excited to welcome new Dean’s Promising Scholars, Charles Butt Scholars and Forty Acres Scholars from across the state and country.

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Grants, Awards and Achievements: December 2022

December 02, 2022

Texas Center for Equity Promotion Esther J. Calzada • Center Director Esther J. Calzada was appointed as the center director for the Texas Center for Equity Promotion (TexCEP). Calzada will oversee the strategic direction and day-to-day operations of TexCEP with the goal of increasing the center’s visibility…

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