The College of Education at the University of Florida ranked No. 2 in the 2020 U.S. News & World Report rankings of America’s Best Online Graduate Education Programs. The college has been in the top one or two spots since 2015.
New this year are rankings for online specialty areas where UF earned top ranks based on peer assessment. Overall, UF maintains a place of leadership as No. 15 among the nation’s public education colleges in U.S. News & World Report’s 2020 annual rankings of America’s Best Graduate Education Schools. The college is ranked No. 24 when among public and private graduate education programs combined.
Two UF academic programs maintained rankings in the top-10 – Counselor Education jumped two spots to secure No. 3 and Special Education ranked No.7. Elementary Education and Curriculum & Instruction each earned top-20 positions, ranking No. 16 and No. 18, respectively.
UF continues to stake claim as the top-ranked college of education in Florida. Read the full story about our rankings here.
Cryptography has been used for thousands of years to conceal covert messages, but can it also be used to help improve elementary-aged students’ reading and writing abilities? A team of University of Florida researchers from the College of Education and UF Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering were awarded nearly $1 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to find out.
Elizabeth “Buffy” Bondy, professor in the School of Teaching and Learning, was recently appointed to serve on the esteemed University of Florida Academy of Distinguished Teaching Scholars — an advisory group dedicated to enhancing the policies that maintain the university’s high-quality of academic excellence.
Maria Coady, Irving and Rose Fien Endowed Professor of Education and associate professor of ESOL (English Speakers of Other Languages) and bilingual education, has established the first statewide repository for bilingual education in the country and has revitalized the Florida Association for Bilingual Education (FABE).
The University of Florida College of Education is proud to announce Nancy Fichtman Dana, professor in the School of Teaching and Learning, is one of the three finalists for the 2020 Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching.
“With my degree, I plan to teach at the elementary level to help develop the fundamental skills and foundations needed to help students succeed in the rest of their academic careers.”
“One of the greatest privileges that I have is the opportunity to learn every day. I want to be able to be a positive role model in students’ lives and can share my love of learning with America’s future.”
“The format of this program fosters growth and allows for you to learn in the context of your own practice, helping you define your passions and identify your circle of influence. The online classes are perfectly crafted to facilitate all kinds of learners and to encourage reflection and growth.”
Endowed Professor Strives to Improve Literacy Education
For more than 22 years, Professor Zhihui Fang has been impacting students at the University of Florida. With his recent endowment of the Irving and Rose Fien Professorship, he hopes to use his research to transform the way teachers approach reading and writing in content area subjects, a common struggle for many K-12 educators.