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Education Professor One of Two University Faculty Members on Biden Transition Team
Nov. 13, 2020
Norma V. Cantú, a professor in the College of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy and the School of Law, will be taking a leave of absence as she joins President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team. Cantú will be working with the Department of Education where she served as the…

Two Alumni Honored for Their Work as Texas Superintendents
Oct. 28, 2020
Michael Hinojosa, Ed.D. ‘01, and Steve Flores, Ph.D. ‘01, have been recognized as leaders in education for 2020. Both are graduates of the Cooperative Superintendency Program in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy. Hinojosa, superintendent of Dallas ISD, was selected from among 20 big-city school district superintendents from across…

David E. DeMatthews: Take Time to Support Students Instead of Preparing them for the STAAR Test
Oct. 26, 2020

David E. DeMatthews: How K-12 School Finance Actually Works – Unpacking the Myths
Aug. 27, 2020

David E. DeMatthews How K-12 School Finance Actually Works – Unpacking the Myths
Aug. 27, 2020

David E. DeMatthews: Now Not the Time for Standardized Tests
Jul. 22, 2020

Texas Education Expert David DeMatthews Predicts Wave of Teacher Retirements as Schools Reopen
Jul. 08, 2020

Terrance L. Green Selected for the 2020 William T. Grant Scholars Program
May. 05, 2020
Terrance L. Green is one of just five recipients selected for the 2020 William T. Grant Scholars awards. Launched in 1982, the Scholars Program supports the professional development of promising researchers in the social, behavioral, and health sciences who have received their terminal degrees within the past seven years. Green…

Richard Reddick: Defeating Coronavirus Means Confronting Racial Discrimination
Apr. 15, 2020

Richard Reddick Defeating Coronavirus Means Confronting Racial Discrimination
Apr. 15, 2020