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May 28, 2013, 00:00 by The College of Education

Dr. Laura Taylor, , assistant superintendent for achievement and student services at Champaign Unit 4 School District and adjunct instructor at the College of Education at Illinois, was recognized by the Illinois Safe Schools Alliance as its Ally of the Year. The alliance recognized Taylor at its launch event on June 9, 2013, in Champaign.

May 23, 2013, 00:00 by The College of Education

College of Education at Illinois professor and her students address teaching methods and classroom discussions in mathematics journal articles.

May 21, 2013, 00:00 by The College of Education

Bonding over math, Professor Adam Poetzel of the College of Education at Illinois builds relationships and shares knowledge across borders.

May 15, 2013, 00:00 by The College of Education

2013 - The Education Justice Project’s Language Partners program was honored with the inaugural Arcus Prize for Collaborative Social Justice Leadership.

May 14, 2013, 00:00 by The College of Education

The College of Education hosted a Distinguished Alumni Awards and James Scholar Honors recognition brunch on April 13, 2013. This is the first year the two events were combined, demonstrating that the College's best and brightest students of today go on to be the distinguished alumni of our future.

May 13, 2013, 00:00 by The College of Education

Joseph Robinson, assistant professor of Educational Psychology at the College of Education at Illinois, has been named a 2013 National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow. The fellowship will provide him the opportunity to devote more time to researching how school districts and state education agencies can improve academic outcomes for English language learners.

May 8, 2013, 00:00 by The College of Education

In its usual tradition, the College of Education at Illinois had exceptional representation at the American Educational Research Association's 2013 Annual Meeting, held April 27 - May 1, 2013, in San Francisco. More than 130 faculty and students represented our College with superior papers and presentations.

May 7, 2013, 00:00 by Sharita Forrest

Middle school children who completed a social-emotional skills learning program at school were 42 percent less likely to engage in physical fighting a year later, according to a new study in the Journal of Adolescent Health.

May 2, 2013, 00:00 by Greg Toppo

Schools that want to do a better job fighting bullying ought to start with one key step, a group of researchers said Tuesday: Stop using the term "bullying."

May 2, 2013, 00:00 by The College of Education

Ruth Nicole Brown, assistant professor of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership at the College of Education at Illinois, was named the Faculty Woman of the Year by the Women’s Resources Center at an awards ceremony on March 29, 2013.

May 1, 2013, 00:00 by Illinois News Bureau

Linda Tortorelli was one of six academic professionals honored with a 2013 Chancellor’s Academic Professional Excellence award on the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus.

Apr 30, 2013, 00:00 by Allie Pitcher

Maya Israel, assistant professor of Special Education at the College of Education at Illinois, has coauthored a book titled “A Survival Guide for New Special Educators.” According to the authors, the book provides what every Special Education teacher needs to know "to survive and thrive.”

Apr 29, 2013, 00:00 by The College of Education

Joseph Robinson, assistant professor of Educational Psychology, has been recognized for his paper, "Bullying explains only part of LGBTQ-Heterosexual disparities: Implications for policy and practice." He was selected as the co-winner of the inaugural Junior Faculty Best Paper Award by the Social and Behavioral Research Council.

Apr 26, 2013, 00:00 by The College of Education

Stacy Dymond, associate professor of Special Education, and Cris Mayo, professor of Educational Policy, Organization, and Leadership, have both received 2013 campus teaching awards. They were recognized at the Celebration of Teaching Excellence with other teaching award winners from the University of Illinois on April 23.

Apr 25, 2013, 00:00 by The College of Education

The American Educational Research Association (AERA) held its 2013 Annual Meeting April 27 through May 1 in San Francisco. Once again the College of Education at Illinois had a great representation with an impressive list of papers and presentations by more than 130 faculty and students.

Apr 25, 2013, 00:00 by The College of Education

Rachel Storm of the College of Education at Illinois has won the Illinois International Graduate Achievement Award from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Apr 24, 2013, 00:00 by Allie Pitcher

Adrienne Dixson, associate professor of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership, and interim director of the Center for Education in Small Urban Communities, has co-edited a book titled “Handbook of Critical Race Theory and Education.”

Apr 23, 2013, 00:00 by The College of Education

Laura Ketchum, business manager I in the Department of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership at the College of Education at Illinois, has been bestowed with the 2013 Chancellor's Distinguished Staff Award. In order to receive such an honor, an individual must be recommended by the selection committee and the award endorsed by Chancellor Phyllis M. Wise.

Apr 19, 2013, 00:00 by Sharita Forrest

The presence of gangs in the vicinity of schools creates a pervasive climate of fear and victimization among students, teachers and administrators that escalates the level of aggression in bullying incidents and paralyzes prevention efforts, suggests a new study in the journal Psychology of Violence.

Apr 16, 2013, 00:00 by The College of Education

The College of Education at Illinois was well represented at the 2013 Campus Undergraduate Research Symposium April 18 in the Illini Union. The event gives undergraduate students the opportunity to present the fruits of their research as well as scholarly and other creative endeavors—especially those undertaken with mentorship from faculty.