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With graduate programs in education, educational leadership, human development and family sciences and more, University of Delaware’s College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) prepares students to become educators, researchers, advocates and leaders in their fields, locally in Delaware and around the globe.    As a doctoral student in CEHD’s …

In a recent article in The 74, Leigh McLean, assistant research professor in CEHD’s School of Education and Center for Education and Social Policy, discussed the need for greater mental health and well-being support systems for educators. McLean also emphasized that teachers and students in underserved communities are often struggling …

In two new editorials in The Philadelphia Inquirer and The Baltimore Sun, Joshua Wilson, associate professor in CEHD’s School of Education (SOE), Roberta Micknick Golinkoff, Unidel H. Rodney Sharp Chair and professor in the SOE and the Departments of Psychological and Brain Sciences and Linguistics and Cognitive Science, Amanda Delgado, …

In a recent study, University of Delaware College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) assistant professor Anamarie A. Whitaker and her co-authors, CEHD alumna Gerilyn Slicker of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and Jing Tang of Child Trends, analyzed how over 5,000 early childhood education (ECE) centers meet different …

The online graduate education programs offered by the University of Delaware College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) have advanced eight places in US News and World Report’s 2023 rankings, placing them in the top 6% of all online graduate programs in education. Housed within CEHD’s School of Education (SOE), …

Family child care (FCC) educators from across the state of Delaware gathered to further their professional development and build relationships with colleagues at the First State Family Child Care Conference hosted by the Delaware Institute for Excellence in Early Childhood (DIEEC) this past November. Housed within the University of Delaware’s College of Education …

As a young child, University of Delaware alumna Ilona E. Holland developed a commitment to learning, community-building and generosity. She learned early in life to appreciate kindness and reciprocate in her community. Through the generosity of a Jewish philanthropic organization, Holland’s Hungarian parents were able to emigrate from Germany after …

Gary T. Henry, CEHD Dean and professor in the School of Education and the Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration, has been named one of the most influential educational policy and practice scholars by Education Week. Among 200 education scholars, Henry is ranked 58.  Education Week’s …

In a recent Brookings Institution article, Roberta Golinkoff, Unidel H. Rodney Sharp Chair and professor in the School of Education and the Departments of Psychological and Brain Sciences and Linguistics and Cognitive Science, and her co-author Kathy Hirsh-Pasek of Temple University discuss the science behind learning to read and the  …

In a recent study, Lauren Bailes, assistant professor in CEHD’s School of Education, and her co-author Sarah Guthery of Texas A&M University-Commerce found that how teachers enter the profession affects how long they will continue teaching. Specifically, how teachers pursued their certification and the type of school where they first …