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2024 Meyen Lecture on special education to feature Glenna Wright-Gallo
LAWRENCE - The Department of Special Education will welcome Glenna Wright-Gallo, Assistant Secretary, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, to present the Edward L. Meyen Distinguished Lecture Series. ...
2024 Lelon Capps Lecture will explore culture, learning and community in mathematics classrooms
Over 200 new teachers to start at Shawnee Mission School District
Over 200 new teachers to start at Shawnee Mission School District (kctv5.com)...
Article tracks history of state history education standards, how teachers can use them as lessons
‘Mini Wheat State Tour’ takes KU faculty & staff members on one-day tour of Kansas
Years ago, the University of Kansas sponsored a several days bus trip for new hires to get to know the state of Kansas and build community with colleagues. Although the university has not sponsored such a trip in recent years, in Spring 2024 the School of Education & Human Sciences...
New book examines best methods to prepare future English teachers
Camps built on KU research to help young readers improve, future school psychologists put theory to practice
KU research examines why athletes use authenticity in personal branding, how personal life influences brand
Study: Students found online physical education ‘awkward,’ which can help educators design better PE classes
Recent KU graduate receives Fulbright Award; 3 others named alternates
KU announces promotion and tenure for 149 faculty and researchers
2024 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 spring. ...
School of Education & Human Sciences to honor 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award recipients
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Education and Human Sciences will honor two of its alumni with one of its top awards this spring. Matt Enyart and Scot Pollard will be recognized with the 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award on Friday, May 10 at the school’s spring convocation ceremony...
Junior Teresa Wright nominated for Beinecke Scholarship Program
KU education programs rank among nation’s best in 2024-25 U.S. News & World Report rankings
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Education & Human Sciences is ranked among the top twenty Best Education Schools overall and No. 11 among public universities – by far the highest ranked graduate programs in the state of Kansas – in the 2024-25 edition of U.S. News &...
Civil rights scholar Sherrilyn Ifill to speak at KU
KU leading project to bring coaching to teachers of math and science in special education
KU, Haskell students to present research projects at 24th annual symposium
Global Scholars to present research April 11
Join the Institute for Policy & Social Research for doctoral research fellow presentations
2024 Gene A. Budig Lecture will explore ‘Designing the Future of Learning’
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Education & Human Sciences welcomes James D. Basham, professor in the Department of Special Education, as the 2023 Budig Teaching Professorship in Special Education award recipient and featured lecturer for 2024. ...
Study finds clear instruction, parental support predict students' sense of school belonging
Distinguished professor to share future of developing tiered systems to meet K-12 students’ multiple needs
KU graduate students to present research to legislators, public at state Capitol
New books examine how to foster meaningful interactions between students, faculty to bolster college success
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
During the Cold War of the 1950s and 1960s, schoolchildren learned to protect themselves from a nuclear bomb attack by scrambling under their desk during “duck and cover” drills. The futility of the practice was apparent to everyone, including the children. Yet schools continued to hold the drills, even after...