Technology Innovation in Educational Research and Design

May 1, 2015, 15:52 by Sharita Forrest

By most media accounts, education reform in post-Katrina New Orleans is a success. But that’s from the vantage point of New Orleans’ white minority, according to a study led by Professor Adrienne Dixson of the Department of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership.

Apr 29, 2015, 16:19 by The College of Education

Faculty and students from the Department of Special Education in the College of Education at Illinois are working with the Military Families Learning Network (MFLN) in the area of family development.

Apr 29, 2015, 11:50 by Sal Nudo

Education at Illinois faculty members and students were again prominently in attendance at the AERA Annual Meeting, which was held this year April 16-20 in Chicago. The 2015 theme—“Toward Justice: Culture, Language, and Heritage in Education Research and Praxis”—focused on social justice.

Apr 24, 2015, 15:04 by Sharita Forrest

Research shows that the U.S. will make little progress toward changing the predominately white-male makeup of its science and technology workforce until higher education addresses the attitudes, behaviors, and structural practices that undermine minority students’ access and success at college.

Apr 24, 2015, 12:25 by Alex Swanson

Despite his original professional intentions, College of Education at Illinois alumnus Jim Fornaciari was named Advanced Placement Teacher of the Year for the Midwest Region of the College Board.

Apr 21, 2015, 13:18 by Alex Swanson

Twentieth Distinguished Alumni Awards ceremony at the College of Education at Illinois celebrates inaugural Young Alumni Achievement Award recipient.

Apr 20, 2015, 16:13 by Noelle McGee

College of Education at Illinois Professor Rebecca Ginsburg has always had a passion for helping the disenfranchised and those marginalized by society, and now she is being recognized in Champaign-Urbana for her efforts.

Apr 15, 2015, 14:11 by Valerie Strauss

Work by College of Education at Illinois Professor Lilian G. Katz offers a new approach to early childhood education.

Apr 13, 2015, 11:18 by College of Education at Illinois

Three College of Education faculty members and one graduate student were recognized at the 2015 AERA Annual Meeting.

Apr 13, 2015, 10:13 by Sharita Forrest

On April 3, Illinois lawmakers announced that $26 million in grant funding for social programs would be suspended to help close a multibillion-dollar budgetary gap. Among the programs to lose funding is the Autism Program (TAP) of Illinois, a statewide network of 13 nonprofit agencies and four universities, including the University of Illinois.

Mar 17, 2015, 00:00 by Sharita Forrest

Lorenzo Baber, a professor at the College of Education at Illinois, spoke with the University of Illinois News Bureau about an education initiative from Barack Obama.

Mar 11, 2015, 00:00 by Sal Nudo

Groundbreaking symposium organized by College of Education, on behalf of the University of Illinois campus, leads way toward inventing and building tools to transform learning.

Mar 11, 2015, 00:00 by Alex Swanson

China visit by College of Education at Illinois Dean Mary Kalantzis and Professor Bill Cope advances future language program in Champaign and relations with Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Feb 25, 2015, 00:00 by Sal Nudo

The dissertation of College of Education at Illinois alumna Carol Huang helped spark an exhibit at the Spurlock Museum in Urbana called "East Meets Midwest: The Dawn of the China-Illinois Educational Exchange."

Feb 23, 2015, 00:00 by Sharita Forrest

Fewer girls in Illinois high schools study subjects related to careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) compared to their peers in other states, according to a study that included researcher Donald G. Hackmann, a professor in the Department of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership.

Feb 23, 2015, 00:00 by Sal Nudo

Dr. Fouad Abd-El-Khalick of the College of Education at Illinois made it a big point to credit those closest to him during his acceptance of a Grayce Wicall Gauthier Professor of Education appointment Feb. 11 in the Alma Mater Room of the I Hotel in Champaign.

Feb 20, 2015, 00:00 by Sharita Forrest

A study co-authored by Dr. Christopher Lubienski, a professor in the Department of the Department of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership, suggests people most often cited as “education experts” in blogs and news stories may have the backing of influential organizations but have little background in education and education policy.

Feb 18, 2015, 00:00 by Josh Winters

According to College of Education at Illinois Professor Eboni Zamani-Gallaher, more work needs to be done in the realm of improving the quality of education for students in the state of Illinois.

Feb 12, 2015, 00:00 by WalletHub

In an interview with WalletHub, violence expert Dorothy Espelage talks about factors that put a child at risk of being bullied, reasons a child can become a bully, and how bullying affects children later in life.

Feb 11, 2015, 00:00 by Sharita Forrest

College of Education at Illinois Professor Chris Lubienski speaks with Illinois News Bureau education editor Sharita Forrest in this "A Minute With ..." segment about his research on education reform.