AERA announces the new editor team which includes EDLR’s Sarah Woulfin, who serve as a coeditor of Educational Researcher for the 2020–2022 volume years.
Charter schools bypass racial imbalance laws
EDLR student, Robert Cotto Jr. shares his thoughts on Charter Schools in a recent Stamford Advocate article.
Research, California’s low-income students, and Charter Schools – What’s Best?
EDLR’s Dr. Preston Green was quoted in the LA School Report on how research shows that charter schools do best for California’s low-income and minority students, which is leading state officials to consider slowing their expansion.
Batista Earns Graduate Student of the Year Award
Congrats to LLEP student Pauline Batista for recently receiving the Graduate Student of the Year Award from the UConn NAACP Youth & College Chapter. This honor recognizes her strong character, commitment, and academic achievements towards UConn students and the community!
Los Angeles and Oakland Teachers Rally Amid Deadlocked Contract Talks
A study co-authored by Preston Green is mentioned in Captial & Main
Lingering questions remain about school desegregation in Connecticut
EDLR’s Casey Cobb was noted in the CT Mirror regarding a journal he co-authored (2009) on how interdistrict choice effects student achievement, based on a study conducted in Hartford.
Preston Green Served on NEPC Research Panel
EDLR’s Dr. Preston Green recently served on the 12th Annual National Education Policy Center (NEPC)’s research panel, held on Sept. 14, 2018. The talk was titled The Challenge of Making Research Usable and Used and included panelists:
Erica Frankenberg from Pennsylvania State University
Genevieve Siegel-Hawley from Virginia Commonwealth University
Preston Green from the University of Connecticut
The panel discussion was open to all faculty, students and community members and was held at the University of Colorado Boulder.
Advocacy Group Calls for More Oversight of Calif. Charter School Spending
EducationDive (Research by Professor Preston Green referenced)
Summer 2018: Issue Briefs
This summer, the Neag School of Education caught up with three doctoral students in the Learning, Leadership, and Education Policy program regarding their research that were recently released as issue briefs, in connection to the Center for Education Policy Analysis. Read more on their individual thoughts and recommendations for education:
Samuel J. Kamin writes about Career and Technical Education – Current Trends and Results
Alexandra Lamb discusses How School Districts are Introducing Technology Into Classrooms Through 1:1 Programs
Chelsea Connery examines the Impact of Undocumented Status on Children’s Learning, as well as the implications for schools
CEPA is a research center based at the Neag School that seeks to inform educational leaders and policymakers on issues related to the development, implementation, and consequences of education policies. Learn more about CEPA at cepa.uconn.edu.
Districts Want Teacher Evaluation. What Do Principals Want?
CEPA-researchers, Morgaen Donaldson and Sarah Woulfin share their findings on current principal evaluations systems with Education Weekly.