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College of Education News

The College of Education creates an intellectual environment that promotes quality instruction, significant research, and professional service. With four unique departments, graduates receive the necessary tools and experiences to make an impact on local, national, and global scales.

Current Education News

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Campus News |

Students in the Las Vegas Valley can take college credit courses at their school or attend on the 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ campus through Dual Enrollment.

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Campus News |

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ, UNR Extension collaboration cultivates an early interest in science and engineering.

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People |

After decades supporting female athletes and women's sports, the assistant professor has one last gift to bestow.

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People |

Master problem solver and triple alumna Valarie Burke of the Graduate College helps make it happen at graduation.

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Business and Community |

From hosting science field trips to delivering therapy services to rural areas, 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ enriches the lives of Nevadans. 

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People |

The assistant director of the Sciences Advising Center wants everyone to know: There's so much more to being an advisor than telling students what classes to take.

Education In The News

Las Vegas Review Journal

The Las Vegas Review-Journal is bringing back its Judicial Performance Evaluation, a survey meant to gauge the caliber of Clark County judges and inform voters and potential candidates.

EducationWeek

In the space of just a few short years, the nation’s teachers’ unions have gone from being regular White House guests during Joe Biden’s administration to leading nationwide protests against the Trump administration’s education and economic agenda.

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The workshop — a collaboration between 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ and University of Nevada, Reno Extension — plants the seeds for the middle schoolers' interest in science and technology through activities with a hydroponics system.

KLAS-TV: 8 News Now

Michael Bottachelli, known as Mr. Bee, is transforming history education at Doral Academy Red Rock High School by using TikTok and rap to engage students.

KLAS-TV: 8 News Now

Social media is offering educators new ways to engage students. But whether it's effective, depends on who you ask.

Brookings

The COVID-19 pandemic has had an enduring, negative effect on K-12 student learning, judging by the most recent NAEP results released in January. This was the second set of NAEP results gathered and released in the wake of the pandemic; any latent hopes for a quick recovery were dashed as students continued to slide in reading and showed a tiny rebound in math.

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Recent Education Accomplishments

Kenyon Lee Whitman (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) has received a $40,000 grant from the Transition-Age Youth Research & Evaluation Hub (TAY-Hub) to do a "Socio-ecological Examination of the Educational and Life Trajectories of Young Men of Color (YMOC) with Foster Care Experience." This study will further our…
Jenna Weglarz-Ward (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) provided a keynote presentation at the Work of Fred Rogers Conference June 21 alongside nationwide colleagues Jennifer Waches, Kamila Rankin, Kate Belinsky and Scott Kubelka. Her presentation entitled, "Learning from Fred Rogers about the Inclusion of Young Children…
Jacob D. Skousen (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) co-authored the article, "Internal Equity: Analyzing Fluctuations in Salary Differences within Public Education in California Over Time," published in the Journal of Education Finance and Law. The co-authors included K. Scriber, D. McDaniel, M. Frame, S. Hilton, and S. C.…
The College of Education is pleased to share that several faculty/staff-alumni were recognized for contributions to their field and program, and named as 2025 Alum of the Year. Recipients included: Maria Aladjova '19 M.S. Counselor Education Jennifer Guyer '05 Ed.S. School Psychology Kim Nehls '07 Ph.D. Higher Education Ignacio Prado '12 M.…
Juha Yoon (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) in Intercollegiate and Professional Sport Management, participated in the 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Sport LEAP executive advancement program, June 16-21. Nancy Lough (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) led the program along with Bo Berhhard (Foundation) for the second year.…
Howard R. D. Gordon (Teaching and Learning Emeritus) gave a presentation on "Integrating Agriculture and Family and Consumers Sciences Programs through STEM: Suggestions for Career and Technical Education Educators" at the 2025 Agriculture and STEM Workshop at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.