by kaylasharp | Feb 5, 2016 | COE in the News
POLITICO, Tampa Bay Times Feb. 4, 2016 UF Lastinger Center Director Don Pemberton in talks with lawmakers about piloting reading program UF researchers are working in Melrose Elementary Don Pemberton, director of the college’s UF Lastinger Center for Learning,...
by kaylasharp | Sep 30, 2015 | Awards, Faculty Laurels, Newsmakers, Press Releases
University of Florida education innovator Don Pemberton received the prestigious Bob Craves Champion of College Access Award this week for his leadership in providing the means for low-income students to attend and succeed in college. The award was presented on Monday...
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 | Oct 30, 2014 | Giving, Headlines, Press Releases
GAINESVILLE, FLA. — The Jim Moran Foundation has awarded a $1 million grant to the University of Florida College of Education to provide access to the latest teaching tools for the state’s 55,000 early learning educators. The funding will boost the college’s...
by kaylasharp | Jun 16, 2014 | COE in the News
WJXT-TV Jacksonville (News4Jax) 6-16-14 UF kicks off Algebra Nation summer program UF Lastinger Center for Learning director Don Pemberton is quoted in a story on WJXT-TV’s news website about the start of UF’s partnership with Duval County schools to offer an online...