Jeremy B. Landa, a Neag School doctoral student in the Learning, Leadership, and Educational Policy program, prepared the following issue brief — in affiliation with the Center for Education Policy Analysis (CEPA) — exploring the distribution of Black or Hispanic educators across Connecticut’s school districts.
Chesire Woman Attends Program on Women in Higher Education Leadership Roles
EDLR’s Laura Burton is quoted in MyRecordJournal.com regarding gender disparities in higher education leadership roles.
Weiner Chosen as 2020 Brock Prize Juror
EDLR’s Dr. Jennie Weiner was recently selected to serve as a juror to determine 2020’s The Brock Prize in Education Innovation, an award dedicated to enhancing education and promoting change.
Each year, the recipient of the Brock Prize in Education Innovation is determined by a jury of nine members. Jurors include educators and champions of education, university officers, meritorious professors, business and government officials, and others committed to excellence in education.
Weiner was chosen for her scholarship on issues of educational leadership and organizational change, including the impact of gender and racial discrimination in educational leadership.
Harvard Continues With College Board’s ‘Adversity Score’ Following Criticisms and Changes to the Program
EDLR’s Casey Cobb is quoted in The Crimson on Harvard’s ‘Adversity Score’ in connection with their admissions process.
Green in Podcast Re: Charter School Fraud
Have You Heard Podcast featuring EDLR’s Preston Green (23:15).
Feds give green light to controversial contract between Memphis charter school and Catholic diocese
EDLR’s Preston Green comments about legal issues around churches operating charter schools in the Chalkbeat.
AERA Announces New Editor Team to Take Helm of Educational Researchers
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!