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Teachers and prospective teachers often want to include topics about equity and social justice in their classrooms — and are expected to do so under national education standards — but adding new material to their already crowded instructional schedules can be daunting. Now, however, a project developed at the University …

How do the characteristics of principals affect the success of the turnaround schools that they lead? In a recent study, University of Delaware dean and professor Gary T. Henry and his co-authors examine the characteristics of turnaround principals in Tennessee, contrasting an effective, local school turnaround model with a less …

The University of Delaware has received significant support for research, education and workforce development projects in the federal government’s $1.5 trillion omnibus spending bill, which President Joe Biden signed into law on March 15. Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS), which runs through the Senate and House Appropriations Committees, allows senators and …

Over the last several years, many researchers in early childhood education have focused on the amount of screen time that children receive each day and how it may affect their learning or development. But, what about the amount of time that a parent or caregiver spends in front of a …

Effective school principals not only foster positive learning environments and improve teacher retention, but also affect student achievement — recent research has found that they add about three months’ worth of growth in students’ math and reading achievement. “Three months of student growth within a school that serves, for example, …

How can our beaches and seaside towns be more accessible to people with disabilities and their families? Find out in this DelawareOnline story, which features Center for Disabilities Studies (CDS) Director Beth Mineo, CDS Community Advisory Council members Brigitte Hancharick, Terri Hancharick and Kristin Harvey, and Emmanuel Jenkins, faculty with …

“Dressing for the weather” takes on a literal meaning for parents who drop off their preschoolers at the University of Delaware’s Lab School, located on the College of Education and Human Development’s (CEHD) Children’s Campus. Taking their cue from the weather, the children arrive in rain boots, hats and jackets, …

The education graduate programs within University of Delaware’s College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) have been recognized by US News and World Report as among the best in the nation. This year, CEHD ranked at 39 among colleges and universities, placing the college in the top 15% of education …

Where can families experiencing food insecurity buy healthy food and beverages? The answer to this question is more complicated than you may expect, and it changes depending on the state or territory in which the family lives. Participants in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), …

Professor Nancy C. Jordan elected to National Academy of Education Early mathematical understanding often begins as young children engage in playful activities with their parents and caregivers. Toddlers and preschoolers relish in everyday numerical activities, like breaking three eggs into a bowl and adding half a cup of chocolate chips …