Purpose of Program: In awarding the research grants, the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) intends to provide national leadership in expanding knowledge and understanding of (1) developmental and school readiness outcomes for infants and toddlers with or at risk for a disability, (2) education outcomes for all learners from early childhood education through postsecondary and adult education, and (3) employment and wage outcomes when relevant (such as for those engaged in career and technical, postsecondary, or adult education).
The U.S. Department of Education’s Guidance for state agencies overseeing early childhood education recognize that children who receive a high quality education in the early years are more likely to read, write and do math at grade level; graduate from high school; go to college; secure a good job and support stable families. These children are also less likely to be referred for special education, held back in school, become a parent at a young age and enter the juvenile justice system.
For many, Halloween is a time to have fun with costumes and haunted houses. For creatives, it can also be an inspiring time.
Just ask Craig A. Mertler, an associate professor in the EdD Program in Leadership and Innovation at Arizona State University’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College.
Arizona State University President Michael Crow honored staff and faculty members during the 2021 President’s Recognition Ceremony on Tuesday.
The annual event recognizes collaborative initiatives that have demonstrated excellence in advancing the university’s mission: the President's Award for Innovation, which went to two programs, and the President’s Medal for Social Embeddedness, which went to three programs this year.
Individual employees were also honored with Serving University Needs (SUN) Awards, which are decided by peers.
Arizona schools struggle to attract, retain and advance qualified, diverse and effective teachers and school leaders. Every year, the Arizona School Personnel Administrators Association releases a survey that underscores the human resources challenges faced by Arizona schools.
Utah State University’s Center for the School of the Future launched a pilot project at a local school that moves away from the traditional one-teacher, one-classroom model and toward a team-based approach. CSF says schools need to be more strategic in delegating duties and responsibilities they assign and to whom.
Government statistics show that Black students are at greater risk for being suspended than any other demographic in the United States.
This disproportionality is fueled by stereotypes casting them as “troublemakers” — a label Black students too often internalize as part of their identities, experts say. It also interferes with their opportunities to learn. Being suspended or expelled can contribute to dropout rates or, in a worst-case scenario, the school-to-prison pipeline.