In The News: College of Education
Despite the recent change in political parties in our nation’s capital, colleges of education and teacher preparation programs continue to be blamed for the failure of public education. Indeed this blame is not new; it has a long history and deep roots designed to distract the broad base of education stakeholders from co-engaging in the kind of dialogue and inquiry needed to develop effective, lasting educational reform. This is especially true for those students and their families who have been the most persistently and pervasively underserved by America’s public schools.
Despite the recent change in political parties in our nation’s capital, colleges of education and teacher preparation programs continue to be blamed for the failure of public education. Indeed this blame is not new; it has a long history and deep roots designed to distract the broad base of education stakeholders from co-engaging in the kind of dialogue and inquiry needed to develop effective, lasting educational reform. This is especially true for those students and their families who have been the most persistently and pervasively underserved by America’s public schools.
Funding for the statewide school turnaround program should continue but warrants further analysis, the only one of seven education initiatives recommended for monitoring in a study presented to the Nevada Assembly education committee.
Ashlen Atkinson comes from a family of special education teachers.
That’s why it seemed natural for Atkinson, a first-year special education teacher at West Prep Academy in Las Vegas, to pursue the same career.
Books are the prime teaching tool but what happens when entire libraries are destroyed in a natural disaster? Today's Acts of Kindness recipient is asking you to lend a helping hand, across the nation.
UNLV has been awarded more than $250,000 by the National Science Foundation to help examine middle school mathematics coursework across four states.
UNLV assistant professor Josh Baker began researching ways to raise funds for students with intellectual disabilities and autism to go to college back in 2013. The program is a success. He’s August’s Shining Star.
Under clear skies on May 18, the Ries Rockettes — Ries Elementary School’s cheer team — added a little grace to an otherwise dirt-and-shovel affair. Heavy machinery loomed in the background.
UNLV assistant professor Josh Baker began researching ways to raise funds for students with intellectual disabilities and autism to go to college back in 2013. The program is a success. He’s August’s Shining Star.
Although the likes of Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg have enjoyed wild success as college dropouts, post-secondary education remains the traditional route to professional and financial success for many Americans.
It might be summer vacation for most kids here in the valley, but one ambitious group of middle school girls decided to do more than sit by the pool; they're taking over a historically male-dominated industry.
Diana Gomez always felt a pull toward a teaching career.