education

‘Celebration of Teaching’ highlights campus commitment to excellence in the classroom and a superior student experience

UCI program fosters math skills and college dreams in underprivileged middle schoolers

Study finds UCI making greatest strides, with ADVANCE program key in hiring female faculty

New York University professor will take on new role this summer

UCI leaders share insights in advance of Feb. 26 symposium

Alumnus uses skills learned at UCI in overseeing nonprofit’s education efforts in rural Africa

A UCI education professor has been drafted to help investigate why the usual benefits of preschool don’t always carry over to elementary school, especially for students from low-income families. Chancellor’s Professor Carol Connor will receive a $2 million grant from the Institute of Education Sciences as part of a five-year national research effort to improve early childhood education. The […]

In a newly released study of 800 colleges, UCI’s School of Education was one of only 35 programs recognized for ensuring that future high school teachers effectively master their chosen specialty. The National Council on Teacher Quality analysis was accompanied by a survey that found 32 percent of high school students doubted their teachers’ knowledge of classroom subject matter. A teacher’s topic mastery is “directly correlated with […]

Results suggest novel approaches to maintaining cognition as we age

Mentoring program pairs new students with upperclassmen who also are first in their families to go to college