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Austin ISD Superintendent and UT Alumnus Paul Cruz to Join Faculty at UT Austin
Feb. 19, 2020
The College of Education is pleased to announce that Paul Cruz, B.S. ’87, Ph.D. ’95, will join the faculty this fall as a professor of practice in the Cooperative Superintendency Program (CSP) in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy. In this non-tenure track position, he will serve as co-director…

Three Special Education Doctoral Students Accepted to Selective Research Seminar
Feb. 17, 2020
Three Ph.D. students in Learning Disabilities and Behavioral Disorders Program in the Department of Special Education have been selected to join the 12th cohort of the Council for Exceptional Children‘s Division for Research Doctoral Student Scholars: Marissa Filderman, Meijia Liu, and Soyoung Park. The students…

David DeMatthews: Charter School Backlash Shows Why Oversight is Needed in Texas
Feb. 10, 2020

Educators Mentors and Startups Collaborate on Emerging EdTech Processes at SlowPitch
Feb. 06, 2020
Many educational innovations being developed in the PK-12 educational ecosphere build upon technological advances. These original ideas to transform learning and teaching with technology often come from many sources, including educators who have taught in the classroom. Building these innovative ideas into edtech products and sharing them with schools involves…

Reddick Named Inaugural Member of Distinguished Service Academy
Feb. 04, 2020
Rich Reddick, associate dean for equity, community engagement, and outreach, has been named one of five members of the first cohort of the new Distinguished Service Academy at UT Austin. The academy is a group of extraordinary faculty members selected for their outstanding service at UT and beyond. Each…

There’s No Place Like Home
Jan. 31, 2020
Everyday interventions show promise for young children with autism.

Richard Reddick: Google's Black History Month Ad is Impressive and Complicated
Jan. 31, 2020

Educational Leadership and Policy Alumna Named Austin Community College Hays Dean of Students
Jan. 27, 2020
Jodi Denyszn, M.Ed. ‘01, Ph.D. ‘13, has been promoted to dean of students for the Austin Community College Hays campus in Kyle. Denyszn, whose career in education has spanned 20 years, has been employed in student affairs as a manager in the Student Engagement and Data Analytics unit at ACC…

Jennifer Adair Discusses the Impact of Project-based Learning in Schools
Jan. 23, 2020

STEM Center Does Early Algebra Matter?
Jan. 13, 2020