Education

Frances Contreras, UCI dean of School of Education

Student equity scholar Frances Contreras named dean of UCI School of Education

Priorities include increasing teacher diversity and educational innovation

Julio Torres (center), UCI associate professor of Spanish and Portuguese, teaching students sitting at a table

Boosting the number of bilingual teachers

Newly accredited UCI program will help meet increasing demand for K-12 dual language immersion instructors

Virginia Nguyen

Finding her voice

Alumna speaks out as both an educator and an advocate for AAPI and other communities affected by racism

Emily Penner, UCI assistant professor of education and William T. Grant Scholar.

Emily Penner among 5 early-career US researchers named William T. Grant Scholars

UCI assistant professor of education seeks to advance high school ethnic studies teaching

woman smiling

Latinx Excellence and Achievement Awards recognizes Hispanic and Latinx graduate students

The 2021 Latinx Excellence and Achievement Awards took place April 1 as a virtual gala. In its fourth year, UCI’s LEAD remains the only celebration and awards event in the University of California system focused on Hispanic and Latinx graduate student success. This year’s event welcomed remarks by Chancellor Howard Gillman and UCI Foundation Trustee […]

Mark Warschauer, UCI professor of education and informatics sitting on surrounded by stacks of books with computer screens on top.

K-12 post-pandemic classroom: reading, writing, recovery

UCI professor of education discusses COVID-19’s lasting impact

UCI takes part in 28th annual KinderCaminata

UCI faculty and staff participated in the 28th annual KinderCaminata program, designed to inspire kindergartners to attend college and plan their careers. This year’s virtual event, on March 25 and 26, included videos from UCI, Cal State Fullerton, Santa Ana College, the Santa Ana Police Department, the Santa Ana Library, the Orange County Health Care […]

Associate Professor Keramet Reiter sitting at a desk talking to someone.

UCI’s graduate programs shine in U.S. News & World Report rankings

11 fields of advanced study place in top 10 among public universities on annual list

School of Education is awarded $1.25 million to introduce novel math game in K-12 district

The UCI School of Education has received a three-year, $1.25 million research award from the NewSchools Venture Fund’s EF+Math Program to introduce Fraction Ball in the Santa Ana Unified School District. With the innovative mathematics game, arcs and colors are added to the design of a basketball court, helping children visualize equivalencies between fractions and […]

UCI alumus Jim Klipfel

Anteater pride: Two alums are California Teachers of the Year

UCI School of Education teaching credentials paved the way