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Education scholar calls for ecological shift to 'school within a school' to give students autonomy needed for success
AAI announces the Center for Geography of Education Policy
Study finds suburban school districts diversified since 2000, but urban districts saw more racial isolation
New book aims to guide qualitative researchers looking to better understand the college student experience
Study finds influential textbooks labeled American actions as imperialist, contradicting American exceptionalism
KU welcomes 21 Fulbright students and teaching assistants
Article tracks history of state history education standards, how teachers can use them as lessons
University of Kansas announces spring 2024 honor roll
KU announces promotion and tenure for 149 faculty and researchers
2024 Gene A. Budig Lecture will explore ‘Designing the Future of Learning’ (Opens in new window)
Park University Appoints Dr. Jayme Uden as Chief Human Resources Officer (Opens in new window)
Jayme Uden, Ed.D., has accepted a new leadership role at Park University as its chief human resources officer, effective today. ...
New books examine how to foster meaningful interactions between students, faculty to bolster college success
‘Brown v. Board at 70’ conference will explore legacy of landmark decision (Opens in new window)
KU Educational Leadership & Policy Studies announces new Higher Education Administration graduate certificate
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Educational Leadership & Policy Studies Department, part of the School of Education & Human Sciences, has created a new program to introduce education professionals to academic scholarship on higher education. ...
Letting go of what doesn’t work in education (Opens in new window)
New book helps school leaders focus on what they can do without getting weighed down
US News & World Report highlights KU online education programs in 2024 rankings (Opens in new window)
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Education & Human Sciences has two programs ranked among the nation’s best in the 2024 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Online Programs,” released Feb. 7. ...
KU School of Education & Human Sciences to host fireside chat with author and women’s health advocate Alejandra Campoverdi
‘2024 Research & Teaching Festival’ conference to be hosted for educators
LAWRENCE — The School of Education & Human Sciences at the University of Kansas will host the 2024 Research & Teaching Festival on February 2 from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. CT in Joseph R. Pearson Hall (JRP) room 150. Sessions will focus on a wide variety of topics in...
AAI announces the Center for Reimagining Education
LAWRENCE — The Achievement & Assessment Institute (AAI) has announced the new Center for Reimagining Education (CRE), whose mission is to accelerate the pace of change in schools and districts. CRE will pursue its goals by leveraging technology and data and bringing together diverse teams of people to establish school-community...
District names principals for Lawrence High School, Lawrence Virtual School (Opens in new window)
Quentin Rials and Zach Harwood are being promoted from interim principals to the permanent positions at Lawrence High School and Lawrence Virtual School, respectively. ...
KU Welcomes 12 International Fulbright Students and Teaching Assistants (Opens in new window)
LAWRENCE — This academic year the University of Kansas welcomed eight international students as part of the Fulbright Foreign Student Program and four Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistants. ...
KU chancellor announces promotion and tenure for 163 faculty and researchers
LAWRENCE — Chancellor Douglas A. Girod has approved the promotion and award of tenure, where indicated, for 64 individuals at the University of Kansas Lawrence and Edwards campuses and 99 individuals at the KU Medical Center campuses. ...
KU School of Education & Human Sciences partners with fellow Regent Institutions on professional development opportunity for Kansas educators
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Education & Human Sciences is among seven Kansas Board of Regents (KBOR) universities partnering to develop a new ten-module, self-paced structured literacy professional development opportunity for P-12 educators that includes a stipend. ...
2023 KU seniors honor high school teachers with Wolfe Teaching Excellence Awards
LAWRENCE — Three outstanding high school teachers will be recognized with the Wolfe Teaching Excellence Award this graduation season. ...
U.S. News & World Report highlights KU education programs in 2023-24 rankings
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Education & Human Sciences is ranked among the top twenty Best Education Schools overall and in the top ten for public universities in the 2023-24 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools,” released April 25. In addition, two of...
Study shows families making choices that perpetuate segregation in city with school choice policy
LAWRENCE — Even though Brown v. Board of Education outlawed school segregation in 1954, racially segregated schools have persisted in practice. In recent years, the decades-long trend of white flight to suburbs has reversed in some areas as some white residents are moving to city centers. New research from the...
University announces fall 2022 honor roll
LAWRENCE — More than 7,100 undergraduate students at the University of Kansas earned honor roll distinction for the fall 2022 semester. ...