by kaylasharp | Apr 14, 2015 | Headlines, Press Releases
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Last spring, nearly half of Florida ninth-graders flunked the statewide end-of-course Algebra 1 exam—a gateway test that Florida high school students must pass in order to graduate. University of Florida education researchers, using a powerful...
by kaylasharp | Apr 13, 2015 | Headlines, Research News
More than 70 University of Florida College of Education faculty and graduate students were among the 14,000 scholars from around the world who converged on Chicago April 16-20 for the 2015 annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association to examine...
by kaylasharp | Apr 1, 2015 | Headlines
The UF College of Education’s online Educational Leadership doctoral program has been ranked second nationally behind the University of Nebraska by Grad School Hub, an online resource for students applying to graduate schools. The ranking is yet another boost for the...
by kaylasharp | Mar 5, 2015 | Headlines, Press Releases
The UF College of Education’s online Master of Education degree program in “Reading: Language and Literacy” has been ranked second in the nation by TheBestSchools.org in its listing of The 25 Best Online Master in Reading Degree Programs. TheBestSchools.org is a...
by kaylasharp | Feb 19, 2015 | COE in the News, Headlines
The Gainesville Sun 02-19-15 Norman Hall renovations approved for state budget ruling The Gainesville Sun ran a story on the Florida Board of Regents approving UF’s request to add $25 million for renovations to Norman Hall to its capital improvement and...
by kaylasharp | Jan 21, 2015 | Headlines, Press Releases, Research News
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A team of University of Florida researchers is calling for an immediate end to paddling students in all state public schools, citing its new study of classroom disciplinary trends that depicts corporal punishment as violent and outdated, and...