April 17th, 2012, 11:04

Workshop: Making Connections–Closing Opportunity Gaps in Diverse School Settings

A day-long workshop that will provide area K-12 teachers with strategies to better interact with students in diverse school settings is being hosted by the UGA College of Education. Main presenter: Sheneka M. Williams Assistant Professor Department of Lifelong Education, Administration, and Policy, and affiliate faculty member with UGA’s Institute for African-American Studies UGA Hotel [...]

May 15th, 2012, 04:05

COE receives $458,000 sub-grant to analyze Gwinnett Schools leadership program academy

A team of University of Georgia College of Education experts is currently analyzing Gwinnett County School District’s award-winning leader academy for young principals and assistant principals to determine where improvement might be considered.

May 3rd, 2012, 12:05

DeBray urges lawmakers to ignore partisan politics on education policy

UGA associate education professor Elizabeth DeBray co-authors an article in Education Week about the role of Congress in education policy. DeBray urges lawmakers to ignore partisan politics.
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May 2nd, 2012, 08:05

COE collaborating on two Georgia Race to the Top grants

Two innovative programs developed by University of Georgia College of Education faculty members in collaboration with school district partners—one that will improve preparation and support for new teachers and the other that will provide professional development and support for early career principals—have been funded by Georgia’s Race to the Top Innovation Fund.

April 17th, 2012, 11:04

COE teacher workshop to focus on closing gaps in diverse schools

A day-long workshop that will provide K-12 teachers with strategies to better interact with students in diverse school settings will be hosted by the University of Georgia College of Education at the UGA Hotel and Conference Center on Friday, May 18.

April 9th, 2012, 08:04

COE project aims to save art of Navajo pottery-making

When he was a young boy, Robert Hill developed a strong passion for collecting traditional art and reading about native peoples. Now, the University of Georgia adult education professor is using that passion to help preserve the craft of pottery-making for a region of the Navajo Nation.

March 16th, 2012, 02:03

Johnson-Bailey, co-authors of The Handbook of Race and Adult Education speak

Juanita Johnson-Bailey, professor of adult education and director of Women’s Studies at UGA and co-authors of the book, The Handbook of Race and Adult Education, spoke at the inauguration of the school’s 13th president Judith Huntington. Johnson-Bailey and co-authors of The Handbook of Race and Adult Education, participated in a panel discussion titled, “Race and Adult Education: Engaging A Dialogue on Racism,” during February 22-23 inauguration of the college’s new president, Judith Huntington. See video of the lecture, discussion.

March 9th, 2012, 02:03

University of Georgia College of Education professor Elizabeth H. DeBray has been ranked among the top scholars in the nation contributing most substantially to public debates about schools and schooling by a national education policy expert, reported a story in the March 8 Athens Banner-Herald.

March 5th, 2012, 08:03

Williams featured in National Press Club book event March 7

University of Georgia College of Education professor Sheneka M.Williams will be one of three chapter authors featured in a discussion highlighting a new book edited by think tank scholar, Richard D. Kahlenberg, from The Century Foundation in Washington, D.C., at the National Press Club on March 7. Video of National Press Club panel.

February 13th, 2012, 03:02

Sandmann receives 2012 UGA Scholarship of Engagement Award

Lorilee R. Sandmann, a professor in the College of Education’s department of lifelong education, administration, and policy, has received a 2012 Scholarship of Engagement Award from the Office of the UGA Vice President for Public Service and Outreach.