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Do Teacher Residency Programs Impact Academic Achievement?

That is the question that Assistant Professor of Education and Economics John Papay set out to answer in a recent article published in the journal Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis along with former UEP faculty member Martin R. West. Although the authors found little to no performance differences in the short term, the findings suggested that the teachers in the residency program had a substantial increase in mathematics effectiveness by the fourth or fifth year of teaching. However, the authors concluded that over the long term there would only be moderate gains.

(Distributed November 27, 2012)

Associate Professor Jin Li interviewed about cultural differences in learning beliefs.

Jin Li, Associate Professor of Education and Human Development, was recently asked to share her expertise on Minnesota Public Radio. The topic of the article and radio interview focused on differences in cultural beliefs about education and learning.

(Distributed November 13, 2012)

Faculty Participate in Tri-State Consortium

In July, the Tri-State Consortium, an organization that supports high performing public school districts in the New York metropolitan area, held a two-day conference at Brown exploring the degree to which existing high school math and science curricula prepare students for rigorous college level work.

(Distributed November 12, 2012)

UEP Alum to Present on the Effects of Poverty on Musical Achievement at 2013 AERA Conference

Billy Buchanan ('10) - a member of UEP IV - will present a paper titled "Effect of Instrument Ownership on Musical Achievement: Results from NAEP 2008" at the 2013 AERA conference. The paper will be presented at the session called "Arts for All: Expanding Access and Quality for Poor and Underserved Youth" as part of the special interest group in Arts and Learning.

(Distributed November 9, 2012)

Daniel Bisaccio Published in International Journal

The Director of the Science Education program, Daniel Bisaccio, recently published an article in LaJornada Veracruz on his HabitatNet Biodiversity and Education program in Mexico. To see the article, please visit: http://www.jornadaveracruz.com.mx/Documentos/ElJarochoCuantico/galeria/pdf/JarochoCuantico20.pdf

(Distributed November 9, 2012)

Education department chair and director of the Urban Education Policy Program, Kenneth K Wong, cited in Reuters report on Chicago teacher strike

Professor Kenneth Wong's comments on Chicago's first teacher strike in 25 years were included in a report by Reuters. Wong observed the emergence of a new breed of urban mayors and discussed their new strategies on urban school reform.

(Distributed September 11, 2012)

New Article on Ethnoracial Protective Factors in Ethnic Minority Youth Development

An article co-authored by Assistant Professor of Education and Human Development Deborah Rivas-Drake was recently published in the Society for Research in Child Development's flagship publication Child Development Perspect

(Distributed September 9, 2012)

New Article on Developing Engaging Secondary Science Curriculum by Prof. Bisaccio

The British Journal of Arts and Social Sciences recently published an article written by Brown University Education Department's Director of Science Education Daniel J. Bisaccio. The article describes some of the current strategies used to prepare secondary science teachers in the Education Department's Master of Arts in Teaching Program. For more information, or to read the article, click here.

(Distributed August 3, 2012)

Dana Borrelli-Murray Selected as Next Executive Director of the Highlander Institute

Dana Borrelli-Murray, a graduate from the inaugural cohort of UEP, was recently selected as the next executive director of the Highlander Institute and was featured in an article in the Providence Business News.

(Distributed July 25, 2012)

UEP Alum Named to Providence Business News 40 Under 40 List

Tyler Dobrowsky (UEP II) was recently named to Providence Business News' 40 Under 40 list for his work with the Trinity Repertory Company. For additional details see the story here.

(Distributed July 24, 2012)

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