by abhiramgorle | Nov 29, 2006 | Press Releases
No matter how hard we try to improve teaching and learning in our public schools, or how faithfully we execute the intent of the federal No Child Left Behind Act, the achievement gap between students of different income levels and social or ethnic backgrounds can be...
by abhiramgorle | Nov 20, 2006 | Dean's Messages, Press Releases
This fall promises to be quite exciting as we close out our centennial celebration and then gear up for new projects and activities in the spring. I want to remind everyone to plan on attending the Centennial Conference Nov. 2-4, “Closing the Achievement Gap through...
by abhiramgorle | Nov 20, 2006 | Press Releases
Without question, the most dramatic news for this semester is President Machen’s decision to award the newly created David Lawrence, Jr. Professorship in Early Childhood Studies to the College of Education. His choice was based on the quality of the research;...
by abhiramgorle | Nov 20, 2006 | Dean's Messages, Press Releases
2006 is off to a great start, with the countdown to our first Centennial Celebration event under way. Because so much is happening this year, a College calendar of events will be sent out on e-mail and posted on the Web. This calendar will be updated biweekly; if you...
by abhiramgorle | Nov 20, 2006 | Dean's Messages, Press Releases
I hope everyone was able to attend our opening Centennial event with The New York Times columnist David Brooks earlier this month, because it was an absolutely wonderful way to begin our celebration. Our speaker was everything we hoped he would be – funny, charming...
