The Urban Collaborative has a rich history of collaboration with school districts — more than 100 in 25 states — committed to leading inclusive and equitable education. It has resources, sponsors and partners, consultants and data-driven review processes, and annual meetings of education leaders from the nation’s largest urban school districts.
Globally, it’s estimated that 1.3 billion people live with some form of vision impairment — that’s the equivalent of the total population of Europe, Russia, Japan, Indonesia and Australia. Today, Oct. 10, is World Sight Day, an international day of awareness held annually to focus attention on blindness and visual impairment.
When Jaime Martinez and Bret Larsen graduated from Arizona State University, they each wanted to make an impact in their communities.
After a few years of work and life experiences, they founded their own companies to achieve that goal.
A monthly survey of books, chapters, articles and conference papers written by faculty members and graduate students of Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College
Next week, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College will host the Teacher Educators for Children with Behavior Disorders Conference at the Tempe Mission Palms Hotel and Conference Center. The annual conference is the leading educational research conference for teacher educators working with children and youth with severe behavioral disorders.
Margarita Pivovarova, assistant professor, and Jeanne Powers, associate professor, say that given the increasing polarization surrounding immigration, which has occurred in the context of persistent and growing socioeconomic inequality in the United States, it’s critical to understand the possible influences of immigrants on U.S. schools.
On October 10, 21 students earning degrees from Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College with the help of scholarships had the opportunity to thank their benefactors face-to-face. The first MLFTC Scholarships Breakfast was also an occasion for scholarship donors, many of them alumni of the college, to meet the next generation of educators and compare ideas and experience.
One of the foremost Swedish universities recognized Arizona State University Graduate College Dean Alfredo J. Artiles with an honorary doctoral degree. At a ceremony on Friday, Oct. 18, the University of Gothenburg presented Artiles with an honorary degree of Doctor of Philosophy for his scholarship on disability policy and educational equity.
Arizona State University, in conjunction with Syracuse University and Florida International University, is launching a $7.5 million program to support a distinct group of doctoral students pursuing a degree in special education.
The U.S. Department of Education awarded $3.75 million in funding, with ASU, FIU and SU matching funds for the project, called Project INCLUDE — Inclusive Consortium of Leaders in Urban Disabilities Education.
California’s Pasadena Unified School District has reached a settlement that will spur changes to its special education programs under the recommendations and guidance of Lauren Katzman. Katzman is executive director of The Urban Collaborative, a center at Arizona State University’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, and an associate research professor.