education

Visually impaired Ph.D. student has her sights set on becoming a writing instructor

Study expected to be first to show that poverty reduction boosts children’s cognition

Pioneering UCI program celebrates 10 years of training and certifying students to administer K-12 after-school care

Doctoral student helps Latina girls see themselves as potential scientists

Hosun Kang, assistant professor of education, has been selected as a 2017-18 Hellman Fellow. Her project explores whether and how a collaborative approach to curriculum design can promote children’s analytical and problem-solving abilities. She will conduct a summer STEM workshop involving science teachers, science teacher educators and scientists, who will develop two curricula – one […]

Young-Suk Kim, professor of education, has received a three-year, $1.4 million grant from the Institute of Education Sciences to develop a writing program for elementary school students. “Writing is one of the most critical skills children need to acquire in order to be successful in their schoolwork and careers,” Kim said. “It’s also one of […]

American Talent Initiative aims to educate 50,000 of them at colleges with best graduation rates by 2025

ICS alum teaches STEM skills to students and educators at the Tiger Woods Foundation’s learning center

Doctoral candidate Veronica Newhart will meet with state lawmakers to advocate for graduate research such as her own

Di Xu, assistant professor of education, is co-author of a research report selected as the winner of the 2017 AEFP-Kauffman Foundation Award for best academic paper on the intersection of education and labor market outcomes. In “What About Certificates? Evidence on the Labor Market Returns to Non-Degree Community College Awards in Two States,” Xu and […]