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In the News

On these pages, you will find UGA College of Education faculty commentary on education issues as cited in local, state and national media.

Jonkgo

September 30th, 2013, 03:09

Jongko is 2013 Clarke County Schools’ Teacher of the Year

Whitehead Road Elementary’s Aaron Jongko (BSED ’08, MED ’09) is named Clarke County Teacher of the Year, reports a September 30 Athens Banner-Herald story.

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McCullick

September 30th, 2013, 03:09

McCullick featured in Red & Black story about UGA Obesity Initiative

Bryan McCullick, a professor and physical education program coordinator for the department of kinesiology, said it was crucial to teach children how to be active early in life if they are going to be active in adulthood in a September 30 story in the Red & Black.

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September 20th, 2013, 12:09

Education policy analyst: Common Core alliance fraying

The fraying Common Core coalition might be headed for trouble if Florida pulls out, a Washington policy analyst said at a University of Georgia College of Education conference on Thursday, reported a front page story in the September 20 Athens Banner-Herald.

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September 18th, 2013, 09:09

COE faculty’s work featured on UGA Home Page, Columns

The research of Kevin McCully and the work of Ellen Evans are featured in separate stories on the UGA Home Page and in Columns, UGA’s faculty-staff weekly newspaper this week.

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Spangler

September 16th, 2013, 09:09

Spangler featured in UGA Home Page’s Focus on Faculty

Denise Spangler, the Bebe Aderhold Professor in Early Childhood Education and head of the department of mathematics and science education is featured on the UGA Home Page’s Focus on Faculty this week (Sept. 16-20).

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September 9th, 2013, 11:09

COE faculty, alumnus featured in September 2013 Georgia Magazine

Two College of Education faculty members — Ron Butchart and David Gast — and alumnus Eric Gray are featured in the September 2013 issue of Georgia Magazine.

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September 3rd, 2013, 09:09

COE afterschool physical activity program featured in the ABH

An afterschool physical activity program developed by kinesiology professors Bryan McCullick and Phil Tomporowski is featured in a September 3 Athens Banner-Herald article on obesity and children.

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August 22nd, 2013, 09:08

UGA ranked among best online special education degree programs

UGA is listed among the “best online special education degree programs” in a new ranking from BestOnlineColleges.com, reported an August 20 article in Newsday.

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Thomas

August 20th, 2013, 01:08

Thomas: Inherent flaws in how Georgia, Common Core teach math

Alumnus Trevor Thomas (EdS ’97) writes about the inherent flaw in how Georgia and the Common Core teaches math in the August 20 Atlanta Journal Constitution.

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August 9th, 2013, 09:08

Smagorinsky highlights work of Grady High School’s Dave Winter

UGA Distinguished Research Professor Peter Smagorinsky continues his Great Georgia Teacher series with a profile of Dave Winter of Atlanta’s Grady High School in the August 9 Atlanta Journal Constitution.

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