The Independent Florida Alligator
1-23-14
COE partners with Nanjing Xiaozhuang University
Dean Glenn Good and COE Professor Danling Fu are quoted in an Independent Florida Alligator article about 15 Chinese students who will attend classes at the UF College of Education in the fall of 2014 as the result of a partnership between the COE and Nanjing Xiaozhuang University.
Independent Florida Alligator
1-23-14
COE partners with Chinese university
Dean Glenn Good and COE Professor Danling Fu are quoted in an Independent Florida Alligator story about 15 Chinese students who will attend classes at the UF College of Education in the fall of 2014 as the result of a partnership between the COE and Nanjing Xiaozhuang University.
Orlando Sentinel
12-28-13
Pedro Villarreal III
COE education professor Pedro Villarreal III, who specializes in education finance, is quoted in an Orlando Sentinel story that suggests more Florida college students are applying for — and receiving — Pell grants because more Floridians are having trouble paying for rising education costs. Nearly 40 percent of public-university undergraduate students got Pell grants last year — up from 22 percent six years earlier, according to the latest state university system data.
Gainesville Sun
12/18/13
Kara Dawson, Albert Ritzhaupt
UF researchers Kara Dawson and Albert Ritzhaupt are quoted in a Gainesville Sun’s story about 20 students at Terwilliger Elementary School in Gainesville receiving iPads as part of an education grant. Dawson and Ritzhaupt study digital learning.
The Republic
11-22-13
Algebra Nation
The Republic, a newspaper in Columbus, Ind., published a feature article about Algebra Nation. Don Pemberton and Boaz Dvir of the Lastinger Center for Learning are quoted in the story
The New York Times
11-26-13
Amanda Hughes Kraemer (MA ‘09)
Alumna Amanda Kraemer, maiden name Hughes, was quoted in a New York Times article about diverse students’ enrollment in Advanced Placement courses in Orange County, Florida. Kraemar is an AP calculus teacher at Freedom High School in Orlando.
The Gainesville Sun, The Tampa Tribune
11-15-13, 11-17-13
Algebra Nation 2.0
Articles in The Gainesville Sun and The Tampa Tribune covered the Nov. 1 release of Algebra Nation 2.0, the update to Algebra Nation, a digital algebra program created by the Lastinger Center for Learning and Study Edge. Boaz Dvir of the Lastinger Center is quoted in the story.
Alumni Association’s Florida Gator
Fall 2013
Stacy Carlson (PhD ’11)
The UF Alumni Association profiled alumna Stacy Carlson, who is the program director of a STEM grant awarded to the Lastinger Center for Learning, in their fall magazine’s “Pathfinder” section.
Story not available online.
HBCU Digest, Black PR Wire
10-31-13, 11-1-13
SEC statewide minority mentoring program
HBCU Digest and Black PR Wire reported on the College of Education’s partnership with Florida’s historically-black colleges and universities to form the Situational Environmental Circumstances (SEC) mentoring program. The statewide program matches student mentors at the colleges and universities in Florida with minority male elementary school students. Cheryl Williams, the College of Education’s community and government liaison and the SEC’s assistant director, and Randy Nelson, founder of 21st Century Research and Evaluations, were quoted in both articles.
Tampa Tribune (Highlands Today edition)
10-12-13
Don Pemberton
Highlands Today, an edition of the Tampa Tribune, quoted Don Pemberton, director of the UF Lastinger Center for Learning, in a story about teacher quality in early learning programs.According to the article, Pemberton told the Florida House Education Committee that UF had just completed a study for the state Office of Early Learning that showed “significant and substantial improvements in outcomes for teachers” after they’d completed a 20-hour professional development course.
The Independent Florida Alligator
8-26-13
Eric Thompson
An article in the Independent Florida Alligator reported on recent doctoral graduate Eric Thompson’s research findings, which reveal a link between stressful life circumstances and low reading test scores. Thompson was quoted in the story.
MDLinx
8-9-13
Linda Behar-Horenstein
MDLinx, a website that provides medical research knowledge, featured a research article by Linda Behar-Horenstein, a College of Education faculty member who is also an affiliate faculty member at UF’s College of Dentistry. The article discusses Behar-Horenstein’s study of valid and reliable instruments used to measure and assess dental students’ cultural competence.
The Independent Florida Alligator
10-10-13
Dorene Ross
The Independent Florida Alligator quoted COE professor Dorene Ross in an article about highly-skilled adults in the United States.
The Independent Florida Alligator
10-8-13
$1.5 million grant for COE’s program for parents of children with disabilities
The Independent Florida Alligator reported that the COE received a $1.5 million grant to develop a learning program for parents and caregivers of children with disabilities. Professor Patricia Snyder and education freshman Emily Kaidy were quoted in the story.
The Gainesville Sun, The Independent Alligator, UF News
9-2-13, 9-4-13
James Patterson scholarship gift
A Gainesville Sun blog, The Independent Alligator and UF news published articles about bestselling novelist James Patterson’s $48,000 donation to the College of Education for teacher scholarships. Patterson, Elizabeth Bondy, director of the college’s School of Teaching and Learning, and Shannan Campbell, a Patterson scholarship recipient, were quoted in the stories.
Ft. Myers News-Press.com
8-4-13
Jason Schipper
Social studies doctoral studies Jason Schipper was quoted in a Ft. Myers News-Press.com article about Asian college students’ views about grades and education.
Channel NewsAsia
7-30-13
Leah Villanueva
Channel NewsAsia featured educational leadership alumna Leah Villanueva in a report about the new Teach for the Phillippines initiative, which is similar to the United States’ Teach for America. Villanueva is a public school teacher for the program.
The Gainesville Sun
7-22-13
Brianna L. Kennedy-Lewis
Brianna L. Kennedy-Lewis, an assistant professor in the School of Teaching and Learning and a school discipline researcher, wrote an open letter about how educators should “focus on students’ strengths and schools’ failures, rather than on schools’ strengths and students’ failures.” The letter was in response to a previous Gainesville Sun column by Greg Marshall.
The Gainesville Sun
7-21-13
Algebra Nation
A Gainesville Sun article featured the expansion and success of Algebra Nation, a digital project by the Lastinger Center for Learning and Study Edge. Boaz Dvir and Dom Pemberton of the Lastinger Center and Alicia Stephenson of P.K. Yonge Developmental School were quoted in the story.
The Gainesville Sun
7-21-13
Algebra Nation
A Gainesville Sun article featured the expansion and success of Algebra Nation, a digital project by the Lastinger Center for Learning and Study Edge. Boaz Dvir and Don Pemberton of the Lastinger Center and Alicia Stephenson of P.K. Yonge Developmental School were quoted in the story.
State Impact by NPR
6-13-13
Albert Ritzhaupt
An NPR StateImpact radio and online report quoted Albert Ritzhaupt, a professor of educational technology, about the digital divide present among Florida’s public school students. The article cites Ritzhaupt’s research on how Florida public schools in low socioeconomic areas use technology.
The Gainesville Sun
6-2-13
Jamal Sowell, Situational Environmental Circumstances program
In a column in the Gainesville Sun, Jamal Sowell, the special assistant to UF President Bernie Machen, discussed educational inequality in Florida and the university’s new mentoring program for at-risk and minority youth. The new College of Education-led project is called Situational Environmental Circumstances.
Independent Florida Alligator
3-15-13
U.S. News and World Report ranking
The Independent Florida Alligator reported that U.S. News & World Report ranked the College of Education as 30th among public education colleges and 40th among both public and private universities. Larry Lansford, director of the college’s News and Communications, was quoted in the story.
Gainesville Sun
2-22-13
Linda Behar-Horenstein
Linda Behar-Horenstein, a UF distinguished teaching scholar and professor in higher education administration, wrote an essay as part of her work as a member of UF’s Academy of Distinguished Teaching Scholars, which comes up with ideas and implements programs to further UF’s state as a research institution that values teaching.
Tampa Bay Times
2-19-13
Alumnus Brian Dassler
Alumnus Brian Dassler contributed to a special article in the Tampa Bay Times about the introduction of national standards in the classroom, specifically Florida’s decision to adopt the Common Core State Standards.
New York Times
2-9-13
Pilar Mendoza
Pilar Mendoza, an assistant professor in higher education administration, was quoted in a New York Times article about college costs and student debt. The article cited her research findings, published last year in The Journal of Student Financial Aid, showing that students pursuing degrees who work fewer than 30 hours a week in a job were 1.4 times more likely to graduate within six years than students who spent more than 30 hours a week working.
Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society
February 2013
Jason Schipper’s classroom Thailand project
Kappa Delta Pi, an international honor society in education, featured a College of Education NewsComm video on their foundation’s website about education doctoral student Jason Schipper’s Thailand classroom exchange project. The classroom project connects UF social studies education students with elementary school students in Thailand.
UF&Shands’ The Post
February 2013
Collaborations between the College of Education and UF’s health colleges
The Post wrote an article about the relationship between the College of Education and UF&Shands that is helping improve health education and health care. Linda Behar-Horenstein, Kent Crippen, Erik Black, Jeanne Repetto, Maureen Conroy, and Thomasenia Adams are quoted.
Independent Florida Alligator, Gainesville Sun
1-30-13, 2-4-12
National Science Foundation scholarships
The Independent Florida Alligator and the Gainesville Sun wrote articles about a $1.2 million National Science Foundation grant that was awarded to the College of Education to fund scholarships for STEM majors in the UFTeach program. Tom Dana and Dimple Flesner were quoted in the reports.
Independent Florida Alligator
1-18-13
Colombia law school human rights center
The Independent Florida Alligator reported that the University of Florida’s College of Education has partnered with the Levin College of Law and the Center for Latin American Studies to create a human rights center at two law schools in Colombia with a $757,200 grant from the U.S. government. Pilar Mendoza, an assistant professor in higher education administration at the COE, was quoted in the article about her involvement in the project.
WUFT-FM Radio
1-16-13
Online education program ranking
Local radio station WUFT-FM announced that UF’s online education program ranked No. 1 in the state and No. 18 in the nation. The college’s Daniel McCoy, senior director of e-Learning, technology and creative services, was quoted in the report.
Gainesville Sun
1-1-13
Lastinger Center for Learning
The Gainesville Sun wrote an article about the Lastinger Center for Learning’s collaboration with Study Edge in the creation of a new free web application for students, teachers and parents named Algebra Nation. The online tool offers instructional videos and virtual practice platforms covering material tested by the state’s Algebra 1 end-of-course exam.
UF Explore Magazine
January 2013
U-FUTuRES
The University of Florida’s Explore Magazine wrote a profile article about the College of Education’s U-FUTuRES, a master’s degree program for current middle school science teachers. Read the story.
Futurity.org
12-24-12
Stephen Smith, Ann Daunic, Tools for Getting Along
Futurity.org reported on the University of Florida’s Tools for Getting Along, a new curriculum aimed at helping at-risk students learn how to control aggressive behavior. Stephen Smith and Ann Daunic, the UF professors who researched the effects of the curriculum, are quoted in the story.
WCJB-TV 20, GTN
12-5-12
Lastinger Center for Learning
Local TV news programs, WCJB-TV 20 and GTN, recently featured the Lastinger Center’s latest innovation, Algebra Nation – a highly effective, intensive, online learning, 24/7, free, End-of-Course exam preparation resource.
The National Law Journal
11-28-12
Pilar Mendoza, Colombia law school human rights center
The National Law Journal mentioned the University of Florida’s College of Education and Pilar Mendoza in an article that announced the college’s partnership with the Levin College of Law and the Center for Latin American Studies. With a $757,200 grant from the U.S. government, the three institutions will collaborate to create a human rights center at two law schools in Colombia.
Gainesville Sun, Ocala Star-Banner
10-26-12
Linda Behar-Horenstein
The Gainesville Sun and the Ocala Star-Banner quoted Behar-Horenstein in an article about a $2.5 million grant that was awarded to the College of Dentistry for the improvement of faculty education. Behar-Horenstein, who has a co-affiliation with the College of Dentistry and College of Education, is the co-principal investigator for the grant.
Gainesville Sun, State Impact, The Times of Alapachicola and Carrabelle
10-16-12, 10-31-12
STEM education/STEM-TIPS Center
The Gainesville Sun, State Impact, a reporting project of local public media and NPR, and The Times of Alapachicola and Carrabelle reported that the Florida Department of Education awarded the University of Florida’s College of Education with a $2 million grant. The grant will fund the creation of a statewide support system for science and math teachers in middle and high schools, as well as a new Florida STEM-Teacher Induction and Professional Support Center.
Florida Department of Education
10-15-12
STEM education/STEM-TIPS Center
The Florida Department of Education posted a press release about its awarding of a $2 million grant to the University of Florida’s College of Education. The grant will fund the creation of a statewide support system for science and math teachers in middle and high schools, including the new Florida STEM-Teacher Induction and Professional Support Center.
Gainesville Sun, Independent Florida Alligator, WUFT-FM Radio, Sunshine State News, Education Week, American Institutes for Research, SiloBreaker.com
10-1-12
CEDAR Center
The Gainesville Sun, along with the Independent Florida Alligator, WUFT-FM Radio, Sunshine State News, Education Week, American Institutes for Research, and SiloBreaker.com, reported that the University of Florida’s College of Education will receive $25 million over the next five years to improve the teaching of children with disabilities. This grant from the U.S. Department of Education will fund the opening of the new Collaboration for Educator Development and Accountability and Reform (CEDAR) Center slated for January 2013.
Gainesville Sun
9-3-12
Kids Count
The Gainesville Sun published an article about the re-opening of the Boys & Girls Club of Alachua County’s Rotary Campus & Mentor Center, which houses the Kids Count program, the America Reads literacy tutoring program through UF’s College of Education.
WUFT-FM Radio
8-15-12
Dorene Ross (teacher education)
A local radio station, WUFT, aired a news report with an interview of Professor Dorene Ross offering back-to-school tips for parents of young schoolchildren. The coverage resulted from a COE media advisory.
Independent Florida Alligator
7-12-12
Suzanne Colvin (School of Teaching and Learning)
A story in the Independent Florida Alligator reported the College of Education’s launch of a new cutting-edge classroom in hopes of bringing education into the 21st century.
Florida Today (Cocoa)
7-6-12
James McLeskey (special education)
Florida Today daily newspaper for the Cocoa area quoted McLeskey in a story on the Florida Education Department’s inclusion of disabled students and English Language Learners in their statewide school assessment measure.
Gainesville Sun
6-24-12
P.K. Yonge DRS (program area)
A Sun article reported on the 60-year celebration of Le Congres de a Culture Francaise en Floride held recently at P.K. Yonge. Some 80 students from P.K. Yonge and other area elementary and middle schools performed songs, poems and fairy tales in French.
Gainesville Sun
6-12-12
Catherine Atria (P.K. Yonge elementary)
A story in the Sun reported the hiring of Newberry High administrator Catherine Atria as the new elementary school principal at P.K. Yonge DRS. The hiring also was mentioned in the newspaper’s online education blog.
Gainesville Sun, Sunshine State News, WUFT-FM, WDBO 96.5
6-9-12
David Miller (research & evaluation methods)
In a Gainesville Sun article headlined “Disparity in FCAT scores a result of many factors,” Professor Miller was quoted saying lower scores can be attributed to shifting standards. This year, for the first time, the test was graded on a scale with higher standards, and performance scores from ESE students were added to the equation. Miller also was quoted by Sunshine State News, WUFT-FM and WDBO 96.5 Radio. (Miller’s involvement resulted from UF News Tip Sheet.)
ESPNU national television
5-31-12
Thomasenia Adams (office of educational research)
Adams was the subject of a four-minute profile on ESPNU, a television channel that specializes in college sports. The profile appeared on ESPNU’s special academic series, “SEC Stories of Success.”
Education Week
5-23-12
Ester de Jong (ESOL/bilingual education)
ESOL/Bilingual Professor Ester de Jong was cited as an expert source in two articles – a news article and a blog, both by staff writer Leslie Maxwell – in the May 23 edition of Education Week, both offering comprehensive treatments of the accountability issues affecting English language learners (ELLs) and their schools. De Jong was quoted saying Florida’s school grading system should weigh the performance of English-learners on the FCAT, based on their proficiency levels.
Ocala Star Banner
5-22-12
Linda Eldridge (educational leadership)
Eldridge was quoted in an Ocala Star Banner article about a candidate for school superintendent who didn’t have a college degree. Eldridge, a former superintendent of schools in South Carolina, was quoted saying, “It would depend on the skill set of the person who is running. “It’s the team that builds a school district.”
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