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Wed, 03/26/2025
Study finds universities rarely keep contact with retirees, but benefits exist for schools, former employees when they do
KU researchers conducted a study in which they surveyed American institutions of higher education to find out whether they keep in touch with retirees. The vast majority do not, but a case study of KU, which does keep contact, found multiple potential benefits for both retirees and potential service and goodwill for the university.
Mon, 03/10/2025
2025 Gene A. Budig Lecture will explore lessons from teachers and coaches
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Education & Human Sciences welcomes Jordan R. Bass, chair and associate professor in the Department of Health, Sport & Exercise Sciences, as the 2024 Budig Teaching Professorship in Education award recipient and featured lecturer for 2025. ...
Wed, 02/26/2025
Jayhawk Athletic Performance Lab teams up with KU Football to elevate pro day training
The Jayhawk Athletic Performance Laboratory (JAPL), a sport performance-based research center housed under the Achievement & Assessment Institute, is collaborating with the KU Football team to help players better prepare for the NFL Combine and Big 12 Pro Day through technology and data analysis.
Tue, 02/18/2025
KU researchers developing AI-boosted program to help teach writing skills to students with disabilities
A KU research team is developing and expanding Project AI-Score, a system that uses artificial intelligence technology to help instructors more efficiently teach writing to students with disabilities.
Fri, 01/31/2025
‘Research & Teaching Festival’ conference to be hosted for educators
LAWRENCE — The School of Education & Human Sciences at the University of Kansas will host the 2025 Research & Teaching Festival as a professional development event. The conference will be held on February 14 from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. CT in Joseph R. Pearson Hall (JRP) room 150,...
Wed, 01/29/2025
KU research team develops virtual reality, AI-boosted system to help students with autism improve social skills
A KU research team has secured funding to boost systems called iKNOW and VOISS to help students with autism spectrum disorder improve social skills in a school setting.
Mon, 01/27/2025
49 KU students receive Undergraduate Research Awards for spring
This spring, 49 University of Kansas students received an Undergraduate Research Award (UGRA) from the Center for Undergraduate Research & Fellowships. UGRA recipients are awarded a $1,000 scholarship as they work on mentored research and creative projects.
Tue, 01/21/2025
KU education programs ranking among the nation’s best in 2025 US News & World Report online rankings
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Education & Human Sciences has two programs ranked among the top ten in the nation in the 2025 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Online Programs,” released Jan. 21. ...
Tue, 01/21/2025
CIDDL contributes to new report on AI from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology
James Basham and Eleazar Vasquez from the Achievement & Assessment Institute’s Center for Innovation, Design, and Digital Learning (CIDDL) served as advisers on a new report on AI integration in education from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology (OET). The report, titled “Empowering Education Leaders: A Toolkit for Safe, Ethical, and Equitable AI Integration,” supports education leaders in adopting AI in the classroom to protect all students.
Tue, 01/21/2025
KU powwow festival committee announces nominations open for Dr. Melissa Peterson Native Advocacy Award
The KU Powwow & Indigenous Cultures Festival planning committee has announced the establishment of the Dr. Melissa Peterson Native Advocacy Award. Nominations are due Feb. 4.
Thu, 12/12/2024
Education scholar calls for ecological shift to 'school within a school' to give students autonomy needed for success
Schools are one of the most resilient aspects of American society, changing little in 200 years, Yong Zhao writes. Attempts at reform have failed because they are attempted on the systemwide level. In a scholarly analysis, the KU professor of education calls for a "school within a school" approach at giving students autonomy over their own learning.
Mon, 12/09/2024
Luke Parker receives 2024 A. Noam Chomsky Global Connections Awards
STAR Scholars Network Announces the 2024 A. Noam Chomsky Global Connections Awards Winners...
Tue, 12/03/2024
AAI announces the Center for Geography of Education Policy
The Achievement & Assessment Institute (AAI) has announced the launch of a new center that will explore the ways that education policy and school management are both shaped by and shape geography.
Mon, 11/25/2024
Study finds suburban school districts diversified since 2000, but urban districts saw more racial isolation
A study compared school districts across the country in 2020 and 2000 using census and demographic data, as well as sophisticated geographical mapping. Suburban districts across the country saw more diversity, but urban districts saw more racial isolation.
Mon, 11/18/2024
New book aims to guide qualitative researchers looking to better understand the college student experience
A University of Kansas researcher's new work provides guidance, examples and considerations of how best to conduct qualitative research with college students, especially those from historically marginalized populations.
Mon, 11/11/2024
Atomically thin memory resistors will optimize semiconductors for neuromorphic computing
A joint project between University of Kansas and University of Houston supported by $1.8 million from the National Science Foundation’s second Future of Semiconductor program (FuSe) will produce atomically tunable memory resistors, dubbed “memristors,” for brain-inspired advanced computing — while training workforce for the nation’s semiconductor industry.
Mon, 10/28/2024
Study finds influential textbooks labeled American actions as imperialist, contradicting American exceptionalism
Stephen Jackson conducted a study in which he analyzed influential Texas world history textbooks. They clearly labeled American actions in the 19th century as imperialist, contradicting the long-standing ideal of American exceptionalism. The study unpacks that seeming contradiction.
Tue, 10/01/2024
19 KU students receive Undergraduate Research Awards for fall
KU's Undergraduate Research Award recipients are awarded a $1,000 scholarship as they work on mentored research and creative projects. Nineteen Jayhawks received an award for fall 2024.
Tue, 10/01/2024
State mandates requiring genocide education lack standards to guide teachers, study finds
A study analyzing state mandates requiring genocide education almost always lacked standards on what topics to teach and how to address the subject. The lack of guidance fails to give students an understanding of the causes of genocide and how to prevent them in the future, KU researchers found.
Tue, 10/01/2024
KU welcomes 21 Fulbright students and teaching assistants
This fall, the University of Kansas welcomed 14 students as part of the Fulbright Foreign Student Program and an additional seven students as Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistants.
Mon, 09/16/2024
Study: Backward hopping may be better indication of recovery from ACL reconstruction
A KU study found that having patients perform a single leg backward hop can be a better indicator of recovery from ACL injuries and reconstruction in the knee. The measure helps give better data about various points of health in the leg and is easy for researchers, patients and practitioners to perform and measure.
Thu, 09/12/2024
Center for Service Learning names faculty fellows, invites participation in ambassador groups
The Center for Service Learning has selected faculty members Susan Harvey from the School of Education & Human Sciences and Emily Vietti from the School of Professional Studies to serve as the center's first faculty fellows.
Wed, 09/11/2024
Study finds encouraging empathy makes students better at argumentation
Teaching argumentation is a key part of the common core standards in education. But a new study finds that encouraging empathy, instead of the traditional approach of winning, produces more well-rounded argumentation and writing in students.
Tue, 09/10/2024
When Experts Attack! The history of teaching history
When Experts Attack!: The history of teaching history...
Tue, 09/10/2024
Center for Educational Opportunity Programs secures $21.8 million in federal grants to support middle and high school students
The Center for Educational Opportunity Programs at the University of Kansas is the recipient of two federal grants totaling $21.8 million over seven years. These grants will provide critical support to middle and high school students in Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools and Kansas City Public Schools in Missouri.
Wed, 09/04/2024
Study finds when self-determination model provided to schools with support, teachers and all students benefit
A KU program implemented the Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction in 15 schools and found that when it was provided with online training models and coaching, schools were more likely to implement it with fidelity and continue its use.
Wed, 08/28/2024
KU partners with teachers, schools to train early-childhood special educators; publishes guide for teacher prep programs
Project MounTaiN at KU is in its second year of training working and future teachers to better serve early childhood students with high-incidence disabilities and partnering with area schools to provide student teaching and support to education centers. The project also published a guide for other teacher prep programs looking to improve.
Mon, 08/26/2024
Study outlines how teachers can better help students by examining own identities during study abroad program
KU professors have led students on a study abroad program teaching English in Korean high schools. They recently published two studies about how the participants better connected with their students after examining their own identities.
Mon, 08/19/2024
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. ...
Thu, 08/15/2024
2024 Lelon Capps Lecture will explore culture, learning and community in mathematics classrooms
The School of Education & Human Sciences will welcome Dorothy White, professor of mathematics education at the University of Georgia, as the 2024 Lelon Capps featured lecturer. White will present “Embracing Students’ Cultures to Foster Learning and Community in Mathematics Classrooms” at 4:30 p.m. Sept. 9.