In the News: School Success Center
March 26, 2024
In a recent article, The Cecil Whig highlighted Cecil County Public Schools’ use of Bookworms, an elementary literacy curriculum developed by College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) Professor Sharon Walpole. The article emphasizes how continued partnership with CEHD’s School Success Center and the Bookworms curriculum—which makes use of a …
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Women Leading Delaware Education
March 25, 2024
The University of Delaware College of Education and Human Development (CEHD)’s School Success Center (SSC) hosted the sixth annual Women Leading Delaware Education Conference on UD’s Newark campus. On Wednesday, March 13, the SSC welcomed nearly 300 Delaware educators to Clayton Hall Conference Center for an engaging and inspiring day of professional learning. The Women …
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In the News: Dominique Baker
March 19, 2024
In a recent Washington Post article, Dominique Baker, associate professor in the College of Education and Human Development’s School of Education and the Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration, was featured in an article about the return of standardized test score requirements in college admissions. …
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Leaders in Nature-based Education
March 18, 2024
With a new award from the Delaware Association for Environmental Education (DAEE), the Lab School, housed within University of Delaware’s College of Education and Human Development, continues to be a leader in the field of nature-based education. On Feb. 24, 2024, the Lab School received DAEE’s Exemplary Partnership Award …
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In the News: Dominique Baker
March 13, 2024
Dominique Baker, associate professor in the College of Education and Human Development’s School of Education, spoke with Culture Study Podcast about student loans as a normalized “culture” within and outside of higher education and what it would take to change that culture. Listen to the Podcast News mentions Student Loans …
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In the News: Dominique Baker
March 12, 2024
Dominique Baker, associate professor in the College of Education and Human Development’s School of Education, was featured on Vox’s Today, Explained podcast. She spoke about colleges requiring applicants to submit standardized test scores again after a four-year hiatus due to the pandemic. Listen to the Podcast News mentions Bringing back …
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Ready To Make A Difference
March 11, 2024
Back when he was a fledgling pharmacist, John Oluwadero learned all about the power of medicine to help people. Later in life, as a youth advocate in Nigeria, he saw how well-crafted government policies could also be powerful prescriptions for curing the social ills that surrounded him. He would also …
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In the News: Henry May
March 6, 2024
Several outlets recently featured Henry May’s evaluation of Reading Recovery, a popular literacy program for elementary school students. May is an associate professor in the College of Education and Human Development’s (CEHD) School of Education and director of CEHD’s Center for Research in Education and Social Policy. In his study, …
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Women Leading Delaware Education
March 6, 2024
For the first time this year, the University of Delaware College of Education and Human Development’s School Success Center (SSC) will host the sixth annual Women Leading Delaware Education Conference on UD’s Newark campus. The event will take place on Wednesday, March 13, at Clayton Hall Conference Center. The Women …
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Rising Educators
March 4, 2024
For the first time, the University of Delaware College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) hosted the Delaware Educators Rising education conference for middle school, high school and college students Feb. 21-22 at Trabant University Center in Newark. More than 300 students attended from schools across the state. The conference, hosted annually …
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Research Spotlight: Roderick L. Carey
February 29, 2024
What comes next after high school graduation? While this question can be vexing for many students, adolescents from low-income Black and Latinx communities face many barriers in imagining and actualizing life after high school. Many educators help these students persevere by adopting a “college-for-all” school culture, but few studies have …
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In the News: Erik K. Layland and Roderick L. Carey
February 22, 2024
In a recent WHYY article, Erik K. Layland, assistant professor in the College of Education and Human Development’s Department of Human Development and Family Sciences (HDFS), and Roderick L. Carey, associate professor in HDFS, discussed mental health struggles among underrepresented Delaware youth and its connection to opting out of college. …
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