Archive for: college of education

 

UT’s Award-Winning Teacher Education Program Goes (Even More) National

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The U.S. faces a shortage of 283,000 science and math teachers by 2015. Increasingly, educators are agreeing that one of the best ways to bridge that gap is a program...

 
 

Mom On A Mission

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Scarlett Smith shines at three full-time jobs: she’s a student, an education advocate, and a mom. With help from a Texas Exes scholarship, this future teacher...

 
 

A Place for Kids To Be Kids

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Mack Brown and Friends Unveil Plans for New Rise School of Austin “Giving, I’ve learned, is the most important thing you can do in life,” said UT football...

 
 

Former UT Football Player Endows Education Scholarship

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Former UT defensive end Cory Redding and his wife, Priscilla, recently announced their plan to endow a scholarship in the College of Education, where Redding is...

 
 

U.S. News Rankings Mostly Good For UT

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It’s a horse race, but we’ll tell you what’s happening. The latest edition of the venerable college rankings from the U.S. News and World Report...

 
 

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Should Kids Be Clocking Overtime?

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Advocates of longer school days say they lead to improved academic performance, but the research shows keeping kids longer isn’t intrinsically better. Proponents...

 
 
Dean Manny Justiz

Keeping Ahead of the Curve

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Of all the public policy issues our state faces, none affects more of us than education. From pre-K to PhD, how good our education system is will determine how bright...

 
 
 
 
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