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• Read more about From our journals: Gender issues in education in Afghanistan and Africa

The struggle for higher education gender equity policy in Afghanistan: obstacles, challenges and achievements

By: Fred M. Hayward, University of Massachusetts and Razia Karim, University of Massachusetts

Published in: Education Policy Analysis Archives, Nov. 4, 2019

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MLFTC assistant professors Andrea Weinberg and Mildred Boveda

• Read more about Settlement finds solution with new MLFTC-affiliated Urban Collaborative

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. 

• Read more about Project seeks doctoral students to participate in special education program

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.

• Read more about ASU Teachers College online graduate programs' speciality areas ranked among best in US

Five online master’s degrees in education offered by Arizona State University’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College are among the top 10 in the nation in their specialty areas, according to the U.S. News & World Report 2020 Best Online Programs rankings.

• Read more about Faculty accolades, January 2020

Juliet Hart Barnett — CEC DADD Research Award 

Associate Professor Juliet Hart Barnett will receive the 2020 Research Award from the Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities of the Council for Exceptional Children. Hart Barnett was praised by the selection committee both for the quality of her research and her commitment to individuals with autism and intellectual and developmental disabilities.

• Read more about From our journals: Politics in the classroom

Review of “Bush-Obama School Reform: Lessons Learned”

By: David Garcia, Arizona State University’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College

Published in: Education Review, Dec. 4, 2019

• Read more about Faculty publication roundup, December 2019

A monthly survey of books, chapters, articles and conference papers written by faculty members and graduate students of Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College

• Read more about ASU grad enjoys the esprit de corps of her profession

Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for fall 2019 commencement.

Erika Martinez enjoys several things about teaching – sparking the imagination, passing on her knowledge to others and potentially changing the lives of students.

But what she enjoys most about the job is the professional camaraderie among teachers.