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Tracie Lowe: Including foster care and homeless students in higher education
Feb. 13, 2019
Educational Leadership and Policy alumna Tracie Lowe, Ph.D. '18 explains why Texas higher education institutions need be inclusive of homeless and foster care students.

Jennifer Jellison Holme: Getting to the root of our public education crisis
Feb. 08, 2019
Associate Professor Jennifer Holme explains that "It’s time to break free from narrow solutions with little evidence of success...and toward cross-sector solutions," in an op-ed for Democrat and Chronicle.

Richard Reddick: When Men Shy Away from Mentoring Women
Feb. 07, 2019
Associate Professor Richard Reddick discusses why cross-gender mentoring is important for the future of women in the workplace.

ELP Graduate Student Creates Online Database for Higher Education Researchers
Feb. 01, 2019
PHEL doctoral student ZW Taylor has created an online database that automatically removes dead or broken links as a tool for researchers.

ELP Student Wins TACHE Higher Education Graduate Fellowship Award
Jan. 29, 2019
Congratulations to Jorge Burmicky on receiving a $2,000 fellowship award from the Texas Association of Chicanos in Higher Education.

Rebecca Callahan: An Education-forward Democratic Platform: Democracy’s Silver Bullet?
Jan. 23, 2019

Richard Reddick: In Defense of Diversity Statements
Jan. 11, 2019
Associate Professor Richard Reddick defends the inclusion of diversity statements in hiring, promotion, and review materials for university faculty.

Educational Leadership and Policy Professors Awarded $1 Million Grant
Jan. 10, 2019
Associate Professor Jennifer Holme and Assistant Professor Huriya Jabbar of the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy in the College of Education were recently awarded a $1 million grant from The Spencer Foundation. Beginning Spring 2019, the grant will support a five-year research project focused on…

David DeMatthews: Testing, funding shortfalls are failing Texas’ public schools
Jan. 05, 2019
"To move forward, state lawmakers ought to tap the $12 billion rainy day fund to provide additional funding to public education," says Associate Professor David DeMatthews in his latest op-ed on school funding in Texas.

Terrance Green: Why Texas school districts should rethink shutdowns
Dec. 18, 2018
Assistant Professor Terrance Green explains how school closures can negatively impact student academics in an op-ed for the Houston Chronicle.