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Five Seats on the Austin ISD School Board Are Up for Election
Nov. 02, 2022
Associate Professor David DeMatthews talks with KUT about the impact school boards can have on their communities.
What College Admissions Would Look Like If Affirmative Action is Reversed
Nov. 01, 2022
Faculty Member Stella Flores spoke with NPR about the use of affirmative action in the college admissions process.
Faculty Member Denisa Gándara Appointed by President Biden to the National Board for Education Sciences
Nov. 01, 2022
The College of Education congratulates Denisa Gándara, assistant professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy, on her appointment by President Biden to the National Board for Education Sciences.
Lebon "Trey" D. James III & David E. DeMatthews Provide Advice for New Principals: The 4 Things to Focus on First
Sep. 23, 2022
Originally published in Education Week on September 20, 2022. The COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to high rates of teacher and principal turnover, intensive student-support needs, and significant disruptions in school districts and communities. Now more than ever, new principals will need…
Sarah Woulfin Weighs In on the Challenge of Putting the Science of Reading Into Practice
Jul. 20, 2022
David DeMatthews: After Uvalde, Texas Must Support Mental Health in Schools and Common-sense Gun Reforms
May. 25, 2022
Three College of Education PhD Students Selected for 2022 TACHE Graduate Fellowship Award
Mar. 28, 2022
The College of Education would like to congratulate three graduate students for being selected for the 2022 Texas Association of Chicanos in Higher Education (TACHE) Graduate Fellowship Award. Diana Cervantes, Reyna Flores and Gabriel Rodriguez Lemus, Jr., all PhD students in the Program in Higher Education Leadership in the…
CCCSE Will Study Dually Enrolled Students Across the Country
Mar. 22, 2022
Linda Garcia The Center for Community College Student Engagement (CCCSE) will begin a new project to study dually enrolled students at 15 community colleges across the country over the course of two years. The Improving Large-Scale Student Engagement Survey for Younger Learners project will allow CCCSE to…
CCCSE Will Study Dually Enrolled Students Across the Country
Mar. 22, 2022
Linda Garcia The Center for Community College Student Engagement (CCCSE) will begin a new project to study dually enrolled students at 15 community colleges across the country over the course of two years. The Improving Large-Scale Student Engagement Survey for Younger Learners project will allow CCCSE to…
Literacy: Systems Matter. A Q&A with Associate Professor Sarah Woulfin
Mar. 18, 2022
On March 21, Sarah Woulfin, associate professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy will be a presenter in a webinar titled “Literacy: Systems Matter. An Infrastructure Approach To Reading Achievement” sponsored by the Albert Shanker Institute. Woulfin sat down to discuss her research, what brought her…

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