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New book explores the elements of effective decision-making

Mar 3, 2017 9:45 am661 views

The willingness and courage to make decisions is what distinguishes leaders from other people, according to U. of I. education professor Mary Herrmann, the author of a new book that examines the processes and skills that support effective decision-making.
Is entrepreneurship the solution to poverty in Arab countries?

Feb 16, 2017 12:30 pm685 views

A U.N. report calls for empowerment of young adults in Arab countries through education reforms that better prepare them for employment. An Illinois social anthropologist takes issue with the plan
Annual new teacher induction, mentoring conference to be Feb. 21-22

Feb 13, 2017 9:45 am316 views

Helping early career teachers improve their instructional practices while fostering skills and relationships that promote professional development are the foci of the Illinois New Teacher Collaborative’s upcoming Induction and Mentoring Conference.
What quality of education are schools required to provide to students with disabilities?

Jan 25, 2017 8:30 am1753 views

Special education professor James Shriner on a case recently heard by the U.S. Supreme Court to decide the educational benefits that public schools are required to provide to students with disabilities.
New book explores forces behind Chicago Teachers Union strike of 2012

Dec 14, 2016 8:45 am920 views

A new book co-written by University of Illinois labor professors Steven K. Ashby and Robert Bruno chronicles the seven-day strike by the Chicago Teachers Union in 2012.
Sexual harassment common among middle school children, study finds

Dec 9, 2016 9:00 am3065 views

Sexual harassment is a prevalent form of victimization that most antibullying programs ignore and teachers and school officials often fail to recognize, according to a new five-year study by researchers at the University of Illinois.
How could public education change under the Trump administration?

Dec 2, 2016 10:00 am947 views

Sarah Lubienski, a professor of curriculum and instruction at Illinois, spoke recently about the possible future of public schools under the Trump administration.
How has the definition of ‘effective leadership’ changed?

Nov 2, 2016 3:30 pm2721 views

David Rosch, a professor of agriculture education and an expert on leadership, spoke recently about popular perceptions of good leadership and how those standards have changed.
Expert on parent-delivered language interventions to give annual Goldstick Lecture

Oct 24, 2016 10:45 am411 views

Leonard Abbeduto, an expert on language development in individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders, will give the annual Goldstick Family Lecture in the Study of Communication Disorders at the University of Illinois.
Youth Literature Festival authors, artists to visit 90 Illinois schools

Oct 17, 2016 10:30 am374 views

About 90 local schools will welcome award-winning authors and book illustrators as part of the University of Illinois’ 2016 Youth Literature Festival.
Adults with disabilities on Medicaid wait list most likely to have unmet service needs

Oct 6, 2016 1:30 pm1272 views

Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities on Illinois’ Medicaid wait list who are minorities, in poor health or unable to speak are more likely to have unmet service needs, a new study by University of Illinois researchers found.
'The Game Changer' documentary on accessibility pioneer Tim Nugent premieres Sept. 22 on BTN

Sep 13, 2016 2:00 pm1681 views

A new 30-minute documentary tells the story of Tim Nugent, known by many as the “Father of Accessibility,” who founded the first comprehensive program for college students with physical disabilities at the University of Illinois. Prior to the start of that program, people with disabilities were not expected to go to school, find employment or play sports.
Wounds from childhood bullying may persist into college years, study finds

Sep 1, 2016 10:45 am1781 views

Childhood bullying inflicts the same long-term psychological trauma on girls as severe physical or sexual abuse, suggests a new survey of nearly 500 college students.
Guaranteed-tuition laws inflating college costs, study finds

Aug 23, 2016 9:30 am1325 views

Guaranteed-tuition laws, touted by lawmakers as protecting college affordability and ensuring access to higher education for low-income students, have received failing grades from two University of Illinois experts in higher education finance.
Anderson named College of Education interim dean

Aug 10, 2016 10:30 am1179 views

James D. Anderson, the head of the department of education policy, organization and leadership and the executive associate dean for the College of Education, will become the interim dean of the College of Education effective Aug. 16.
How would Hillary Clinton’s education plan affect college students and indebted borrowers?

Aug 9, 2016 12:45 pm614 views

Spiraling tuition rates at U.S. colleges and universities, and mounting concern about student loan debt, have made college affordability a key policy objective for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.
Will free SATs improve higher-education equity in Illinois?

Aug 5, 2016 10:45 am660 views

The state superintendent of education said providing the SAT for free would promote equity in higher education. Education professor Eboni Zamani-Gallaher isn't so sure.
People with student loan debt oppose Obama’s tuition-free college plan, study finds

Jul 6, 2016 9:00 am969 views

A recent analysis of online conversations about President Obama’s proposed plan for tuition-free community colleges, America’s College Promise, indicates that a significant number of people oppose the plan because it lacks measures to help them and the millions of other borrowers currently mired in student loan debt.
With online games, high school students learn how to rein in disease outbreaks

Jun 27, 2016 11:00 am1872 views

High school students investigate Ebola-like outbreaks and administer vaccines through Outbreak!, a new summer course at Illinois that uses online games to encourage critical thinking about fighting infectious diseases.
Changes to student financial aid policy created “flawed,” debt-based system

May 31, 2016 9:15 am1064 views

A series of modifications to federal student financial aid policy have eroded perceptions of higher education as a public good in the U.S., creating a “flawed” financial aid system that promotes both personal debt and tuition increases, suggests a new study by University of Illinois scholars Daniel A. Collier and Richard Herman.
Computer app whets children’s appetites for eco-friendly meals

May 19, 2016 9:00 am4373 views

A new educational software application under development at the University of Illinois is introducing middle school students to the topic of climate change and showing them how their dietary choices affect the planet.
Study links student loans with lower net worth, housing values after college

May 18, 2016 9:45 am909 views

People who had outstanding balances on their student loans when they graduated or dropped out of college had lower net worth, fewer financial and nonfinancial assets, and homes with lower market values when they reached age 30, according to a paper by University of Illinois social work professor Min Zhan.
Advocacy program giving Illinois youths real-life civics lessons

May 18, 2016 9:30 am371 views

A curriculum that has involved hundreds of Illinois youths in advocating for policy changes in their communities also could help schools fulfill a new state mandate that makes civics education a requirement for high school graduation.
Study: First Amendment offers scant protection for professors

May 9, 2016 1:00 pm1197 views

When academics choose to litigate speech disputes with colleges and universities, they end up losing nearly three-quarters of the time – a finding that points to the growing tension between academic freedom and campus speech codes, says U. of I. labor and employment relations professor Michael LeRoy.
New book examines role of children’s writing in creating their childhoods

May 2, 2016 1:30 pm796 views

The experiences of eight children from around the world as they learned written language, and the ways in which these students used composition to confront social, societal and pedagogical barriers, are explored in a new book by a University of Illinois scholar.
The edTPA assessment and licensing of student teachers

Apr 25, 2016 9:30 am3724 views

A Minute With...™ Illinois Professor Chris Roegge, executive director of the Council on Teacher Education
Seventh-graders learn astrophysics through mixed-reality computer simulation

Mar 30, 2016 11:30 am2030 views

Researchers at the University of Illinois hope to inspire greater numbers of young people to become astronomers – or at least to embrace learning science – with a new computer simulation that engages children’s bodies as well as their minds in learning about how objects move in space.
Wealthy donors, think tanks major influences on education policy, study says

Mar 11, 2016 2:15 pm1102 views

Venture philanthropists are dramatically reshaping public education policymaking in the U.S. by funding integrated networks of think tanks and advocacy organizations that work together to push through to implementation education laws that these wealthy donors favor, a new study by University of Illinois researchers suggests.
Spending on public higher education overlooks net benefits as investment in state’s future

Mar 10, 2016 9:00 am1383 views

Thinking of higher education funding as an investment that lowers costs – and not as mere consumption spending – could reframe the debate in Springfield, according to research from Walter W. McMahon, an emeritus professor of economics and of educational organization and leadership at the University of Illinois.
Study examines Teach For America’s impact on costs, hiring at five school systems

Feb 19, 2016 10:30 am1388 views

Teach For America has reaped millions of dollars in nonrefundable finder’s fees from school systems in the U.S. through lucrative contracts that require schools to hire designated numbers of the organization’s corps members – whether or not its teachers meet districts’ specific content or grade-level needs, a new study suggests.
Illinois receives grant to help study community college transfer students

Feb 5, 2016 9:45 am1040 views

A $700,000 grant awarded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to the Office of Community College Research and Leadership at the University of Illinois will fund new studies focused on helping community college transfer students earn baccalaureate degrees.
Beyond the big ads: teaching kids ad literacy and nutrition in grade school classrooms

Feb 4, 2016 1:45 pm3790 views

The Super Bowl will feature car ads, beer ads, food ads – but probably none for carrots. Most food ads, game time or anytime, are pitching less-healthy fare. Kids are often the target. Do they understand what an ad is? Who made it and why? Advertising professor Michelle Nelson worked with an Illinois school district to develop an advertising literacy curriculum that also promotes healthy eating.
Project embeds computer science lessons in math instruction for K-5 students

Feb 2, 2016 12:15 pm2247 views

A two-year project funded by the National Science Foundation is laying the groundwork for meeting society’s growing demand for citizens literate in computer science by integrating computing with elementary school mathematics – an approach that holds promise for democratizing access to computer science education and promoting diversity within the U.S. technology workforce.
First-semester GPA a better predictor of college success than ACT score

Feb 2, 2016 12:00 pm8086 views

Underrepresented students’ first-semester GPA may be a better predictor of whether they’ll graduate college than their ACT score or their family’s socioeconomic status, a new study found.
Website promotes global democracy education with insights from prominent peace activists

Jan 25, 2016 11:15 am780 views

The Egyptian protesters of the Arab Spring had numbers, excitement and social media, but they could not make democracy happen. Linda Herrera thinks one reason is that they did not know how. She’s hoping to help change that with a new educational website in five languages, featuring two prominent peace activists: Mohamed ElBaradei and Rajmohan Gandhi.
Personal history with street gangs sparks U. of I. graduate student’s research

Jan 21, 2016 10:30 am1004 views

Gabriel "Joey" Merrin, a doctoral student in child development at Illinois, is the author of a recent study that explored the risk and protective factors associated with young people who resist gang recruitment. Raised in low-income areas of inner-city Chicago notorious for gang violence, Merrin has personal experience with the environmental factors that push and pull youths into gang affiliation.
Group learning makes children better decision-makers, study finds

Jan 19, 2016 1:00 pm1441 views

Children who participate in collaborative group work to learn about significant social issues become better decision-makers than their peers who learn the same curriculum through teacher-led discussions, a new study finds.
Support program helps children with mental health issues succeed at school

Dec 11, 2015 9:45 am399 views

A Minute With...™ Kate Wegmann, professor social work
Is the Every Student Succeeds Act an improvement over No Child Left Behind?

Dec 10, 2015 11:00 am3813 views

A Minute With...™ Lizanne DeStefano, professor emerita of educational psychology
Core curriculum committee formed for Carle Illinois College of Medicine

Dec 10, 2015 9:00 am2377 views

Dr. Robert Good and professor Rashid Bashir have been named co-chairs of the 18-member group that will lead the effort to build the engineering-based Carle Illinois College of Medicine’s core curriculum.
Six Illinois researchers named AAAS fellows

Nov 23, 2015 10:00 am6567 views

Six researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Children from chaotic homes benefit from time in child care, study finds

Nov 19, 2015 9:30 am1807 views

Children in poverty from chaotic homes have better cognitive, social and behavioral outcomes if they spent 35 or more hours weekly in child care.
Illinois physics professor named national Professor of the Year

Nov 19, 2015 8:30 am8907 views

Mats Selen, professor of physics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has been named Outstanding Doctoral and Research Universities Professor of the Year by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
Tim Nugent a pioneer in changing life for people with disabilities

Nov 12, 2015 1:15 pm4173 views

Tim Nugent, who died Wednesday at the age of 92 in Urbana, Illinois, was a visionary who changed the world for people with disabilities. Starting with a small program at the University of Illinois a few years after World War II – but for years with little support, and often outright opposition – Nugent sought to change both the opportunities for people with disabilities and public attitudes about them.
Digital technologies the focus of new College of Education programs

Nov 12, 2015 10:15 am789 views

New degree programs in the College of Education will focus on the research and design of digital learning and teaching technologies and their applications across a range of disciplines. The college is rolling out its first major for students not aspiring to become licensed teachers, an emerging trend in education colleges.
Expert on interventions for children with autism to give annual Goldstick Lecture

Nov 9, 2015 12:45 pm469 views

Brian A. Boyd, an expert on autism spectrum and related developmental disorders, will give the annual Goldstick Family Lecture in the Study of Communication Disorders at the University of Illinois.
School violence prevention project to focus on mobile apps, peer dynamics

Nov 6, 2015 2:00 pm606 views

In a project funded by the National Institute of Justice, experts on youth violence, bullying and school climate issues in Illinois and Oregon are teaming up to develop a comprehensive school safety intervention that will use mobile apps and high school youths as key change agents in preventing school violence.
What factors might explain children's poor performance on Illinois' new standardized tests?

Oct 19, 2015 11:30 am1050 views

Sarah McCarthey, director of teacher education in the College of Education at the University of Illinois, discusses the preliminary results of Illinois' standardized test scores for the state's schoolchildren.
College of Education opens new digital learning research laboratory

Sep 22, 2015 10:00 am1291 views

The College of Education will host an event Sept. 30 to debut a new research laboratory that enables scholars to study learner interactions with digital technologies in real time while collecting massive amounts of varied data.
A close look at Hillary Clinton's New College Compact proposal

Aug 27, 2015 11:45 am887 views

A Minute With...™ Jennifer Delaney, expert on higher education finance

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