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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 …

Joshua Wilson, associate professor in CEHD’s School of Education, spoke with The Washington Post about ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence bot that allows users to ask questions and, moments later, receive well-written answers that are eerily human. “The process of writing transforms our knowledge,” Wilson said. “That will completely get lost …

Many schools and districts across the nation have grappled with a shortage of teachers and have struggled to retain their staff after five years. Unsurprisingly, the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated this shortage as teachers and school leaders struggled with school closures, virtual learning, health concerns and a shortage of substitute teachers …

To help educators better understand the advantages of common and novel methods for assessing student writing, UD associate professor Joshua Wilson and his co-authors examined the reliability of hand-scoring and automated evaluation software (AES) in assessing the writing of upper-elementary students with different writing abilities. Using multivariate generalizability theory and …

Christine Carrino Gorowara, senior associate director in the College of Education and Human Development’s (CEHD) Center for Excellence and Equity in Teacher Preparation (CEETP), has been elected to the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE)’s board of directors.  Gorowara’s election to the AACTE board of directors serves as …

Allison Karpyn, associate professor in CEHD’s  Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, offers new insight into how state regulations affect families’ access to healthy food.   In “USDA Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Vendor Criteria: An Examination of U.S. Administrative Agency Variations,” Karpyn and …

In a recent study, UD Assistant Professor Heather Farmer, and Pennsylvania State University co-authors Linda Wray and Steven Haas, analyzed data from 6,521 Black and white respondents aged 51 and older participating in the Health and Retirement Study, a nationally representative sample of midlife and older adults. Among older Americans, …