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Teaching Anti-racism
March 5, 2021When Black Lives Matter protests erupted in the spring of 2020 in hundreds of cities across the world, University of Delaware doctoral student Diane Codding watched the events unfold while preparing her dissertation proposal on anti-racism and white fr …
Read MoreOnline Access to Information
February 15, 2021Many parents and guardians of school-aged children are familiar with the board of education for their child’s district, which often sets strategic priorities for schools and develops education policies. As their children progress in their K-12 educatio …
Read MoreDistinguished Service
January 26, 2021Rachel Karchmer-Klein, associate professor in the School of Education (SOE) at the University of Delaware, has received the 2020 Albert J. Kingston Award for Distinguished Service to the Literacy Research Association (LRA), a professional organization …
Read MoreSolutions for Wilmington Schools
December 11, 2020On a chilly autumn night last November, a diverse group of educators, policy makers, researchers and community leaders gathered to discuss one of the most complicated and long-standing problems in Delaware: how to reform under-achieving schools in the …
Read MoreTeaching, Technology and Teacher education
November 18, 2020The beginning of the coronavirus pandemic presented many challenges for educators, as teachers across grade levels, content areas, and geographic regions quickly transitioned their in-person classrooms to online environments. Many educators found thems …
Read MoreStory Time During the Pandemic
October 28, 2020So please, oh please, we beg, we pray Go throw your TV set away And in its place you can install a lovely bookshelf on the wall. — Roald Dahl in his classic children’s book, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Though published in 1964, Dahl’s words cont …
Read MoreFinding a Silver Lining
September 23, 2020When the coronavirus (COVID-19) prompted the closure of schools, impacting the field experience of University of Delaware students enrolled in teacher preparation programs, researchers Michelle Cirillo and Raymond LaRochelle jumped into action. They m …
Read MoreUncovering Abuse
July 6, 2020Those living with intellectual and developmental disabilities are seven times more likely to be sexually abused in their lifetimes than people without disabilities, according to U.S. Department of Justice data on sex crimes, and they are more likely to …
Read MoreHeld Down and Held Back
June 23, 2020Across the nation, school districts have emphasized the importance of racial and gender diversity among its educational leaders. Yet, during the 2011–2012 school year, only 20 percent of all principals were non-White, despite an increasingly diverse te …
Read MoreNational Education Honors
April 21, 2020For the second year in a row, the American Educational Research Association (AERA), the largest national interdisciplinary education research organization, has recognized University of Delaware faculty with its most prestigious honor. Of the 12 renowne …
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