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How to Talk About the Election With Your Kids Even if you’re stressed. (Opens in new window)
2020 Gene A. Budig Lecture will explore 'Seven Habits of Highly Effective College Teachers'
LAWRENCE — The School of Education & Human Sciences welcomes Meagan Patterson, associate professor in the Department of Educational Psychology, as the 2020 Budig Teaching Professorship in Education award recipient and featured lecturer. ...
KU professors honored by American Journal of Sociology
LAWRENCE – Argun Saatcioglu, associate professor in the Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies and (by courtesy) the Department of Sociology, and Tom Skrtic, Williamson Family Distinguished Professor of Special Education, both at the University of Kansas, have been selected to receive the 2020 Roger V. Gould Prize from...
School of Education announces new name, effective fall 2020
LAWRENCE — The School of Education at the University of Kansas is now the School of Education and Human Sciences, effective fall 2020. ...
New book 'Invested Stayers' tells stories of teachers who overcame early career challenges
LAWRENCE — Teaching is a challenging profession. Low pay, long hours, reliance on testing, and state and federal mandates make the job difficult, to say nothing of a pandemic that has upended education. Those stressors cause countless teachers to leave the field every year. Yet many others meet the challenges...
KU Alumni Association honors John Hadl with the 2020 Fred Ellsworth Medallion
LAWRENCE — John Hadl, one of the Jayhawk football legends enshrined in Memorial Stadium’s Ring of Honor, is the 2020 recipient of the Fred Ellsworth Medallion for his lifelong service to the University of Kansas. ...
“Kansas Comet” Gale Sayers Passes Away at 77 (Opens in new window)
KU faculty members selected for 2020-2021 Class of Senior Administrative Fellows
LAWRENCE — A University of Kansas program with a commitment to developing potential in faculty has announced its newest cohort. The Senior Administrative Fellows Program, which began in 1993, cultivates the leadership skills and organizational know-how of tenured faculty through a yearlong exploration and mentoring curriculum. ...
Athletic Training comes to KU Medical Center (Opens in new window)
Nine faculty members win awards for excellence in teaching
LAWRENCE — Nine faculty members at the University of Kansas have been recognized as winners of annual distinguished teaching awards. ...
The Commons announces shift to virtual format for Red Hot [Remote] Research in fall 2020
LAWRENCE — Red Hot Research will return this fall in a different setting. The series, sponsored by The Commons at the University of Kansas, will take place over Zoom and feature most of the trademark elements of the traditional in-person event as it shifts to a digital channel for connecting...
KU leading project to boost social, academic supports for students learning at school or home
LAWRENCE — The COVID-19 pandemic has touched every corner of society but perhaps affected none more profoundly than education. Schools were forced to close their doors, parents became teachers, and students transitioned to all-online instruction. ...
KU falls 1 spot among public universities, moves up 6 spots overall, in 2021 U.S. News & World Report rankings
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas fell one spot to 60th among public universities in the 2021 edition of the U.S. News & World Report “Best Colleges” rankings, released today. ...
How China Brought Nearly 200 Million Students Back to School (Opens in new window)
Four KU faculty members receive Distinguished Professor status
Note: This story was updated Sept. 11, 2020, to clarify the named and University Distinguished Professorships awarded. ...
State personalized learning plans need common definition, more support, researchers say
LAWRENCE — In 2015, the Every Student Succeeds Act, the most recent piece of major federal education policy, required and incentivized states to address the needs of individual learners through practices including personalized learning. University of Kansas researchers have co-written a pair of studies showing that while all states have...
As students return to school, inequality, racial bias brought to fore, ed expert says
LAWRENCE — Schools across the country are reopening, and students are returning to classrooms with many questions lingering beyond how they will stay safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. As the pandemic has affected communities of color disproportionately, it illustrates how education in America still struggles with questions of equity, race,...
The Right Way to Talk About Politics With Your Kids, According to Experts (Opens in new window)
Do Colleges Need a Chief Diversity Officer? (Opens in new window)
2020’s Best & Worst Community Colleges (Opens in new window)
New Report Explores Recruitment and Retention for Academic Couples of Color (Opens in new window)
Researchers land $3.3M grant to test combined interventions for students with autism spectrum disorder
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas researchers, in collaboration with the University of North Carolina, have secured a new grant to test the combination of two interventions designed to help students with autism spectrum disorder boost educational achievement and improve their transition to life after school. ...
KU to commemorate 30th anniversary of ADA with internationally recognized disability rights leader, events and programs (Opens in new window)
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas will host lifelong disability rights champion and leader Judith Heumann as part of its celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The ADA became law on July 26, 1990. Heumann’s visit coincides with KU’s annual October celebration of National...
KU lands $29.9M contract to develop, deliver state ed assessments
LAWRENCE — The Kansas State Department of Education and Achievement & Assessment Institute at the University of Kansas have announced a five-year, $29.9 million contract to develop, deliver and support the statewide assessment program for Kansas, including academic and English language proficiency assessments. Compared to one-time grants, the contract is...
Partnership between KU, Lawrence teachers helps students 'self-determine' their learning
LAWRENCE — When Free State High School mathematics teacher Annette McDonald first learned about a possible way to improve learning by letting students make decisions as part of the process, she was skeptical. After all, the curriculum was set, and students couldn’t just decide what they would learn. ...