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If your high schooler has ever complained about their math homework—wondering when they’ll ever need the pythagorean theorem after graduation—they are not alone. Research in mathematics education often shows that students’ motivation to learn math tends to decline as students move through the K-12 school system. So University of Delaware …

In a recent article, The Cecil Whig highlighted Cecil County Public Schools’ use of Bookworms, an elementary literacy curriculum developed by College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) Professor Sharon Walpole. The article emphasizes how continued partnership with CEHD’s School Success Center and the Bookworms curriculum—which makes use of a …

The University of Delaware College of Education and Human Development (CEHD)’s School Success Center (SSC) hosted the sixth annual Women Leading Delaware Education Conference on UD’s Newark campus. On Wednesday, March 13, the SSC welcomed nearly 300 Delaware educators to Clayton Hall Conference Center for an engaging and inspiring day of professional learning. The Women …

In a recent Washington Post article, Dominique Baker, associate professor in the College of Education and Human Development’s School of Education and the Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration, was featured in an article about the return of standardized test score requirements in college admissions.    …

With a new award from the Delaware Association for Environmental Education (DAEE), the Lab School, housed within University of Delaware’s College of Education and Human Development, continues to be a leader in the field of nature-based education.    On Feb. 24, 2024, the Lab School received DAEE’s Exemplary Partnership Award …

Dominique Baker, associate professor in the College of Education and Human Development’s School of Education, spoke with Culture Study Podcast about student loans as a normalized “culture” within and outside of higher education and what it would take to change that culture. Listen to the Podcast News mentions  Student Loans …

Dominique Baker, associate professor in the College of Education and Human Development’s School of Education, was featured on Vox’s Today, Explained podcast. She spoke about colleges requiring applicants to submit standardized test scores again after a four-year hiatus due to the pandemic. Listen to the Podcast News mentions  Bringing back …

Back when he was a fledgling pharmacist, John Oluwadero learned all about the power of medicine to help people. Later in life, as a youth advocate in Nigeria, he saw how well-crafted government policies could also be powerful prescriptions for curing the social ills that surrounded him. He would also …

Several outlets recently featured  Henry May’s evaluation of Reading Recovery, a popular literacy program for elementary school students. May is an associate professor in the College of Education and Human Development’s (CEHD) School of Education and director of CEHD’s Center for Research in Education and Social Policy. In his study, …

For the first time this year, the University of Delaware College of Education and Human Development’s School Success Center (SSC) will host the sixth annual Women Leading Delaware Education Conference on UD’s Newark campus. The event will take place on Wednesday, March 13, at Clayton Hall Conference Center. The Women …