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Study finds influential textbooks labeled American actions as imperialist, contradicting American exceptionalism
Book gathers research on education for people with disabilities, including voices of those with lived experience
KU researchers leading projects to make Library of Congress educational materials more accessible, use AI to aid writing instruction
State mandates requiring genocide education lack standards to guide teachers, study finds
Study finds encouraging empathy makes students better at argumentation
Center for Educational Opportunity Programs secures $21.8 million in federal grants to support middle and high school students
KU researcher leading project to gauge effectiveness of journalism ethics disclosures
KU leading multi-institutional program to support undergraduate STEM research and student retention
Study finds when self-determination model provided to schools with support, teachers and all students benefit
KU partners with teachers, schools to train early-childhood special educators; publishes guide for teacher prep programs
Swift solution: Taylor Swift sparks innovation for education researcher
Author shows importance of framing in disability policy discussions
Article tracks history of state history education standards, how teachers can use them as lessons
New work highlights physical, mental, social benefits of caring climate in sports
New book examines best methods to prepare future English teachers
Camps built on KU research to help young readers improve, future school psychologists put theory to practice
KU team leads special journal edition on including people with disabilities in research
Educational research should pinpoint anti-Black aggressions to build better policy, scholar argues
Intervention based on science of reading, math boosts comprehension, word problem-solving
KU professor of anthropology receives prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship to work on 2nd book
New book gathers insights, methods from rising generation of Indigenous archaeologists
New book helps school leaders focus on what they can do without getting weighed down
Author makes case for data-driven language learning
Name change reflects expanded focus, approach of Center for Montessori Research
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Achievement & Assessment Institute (AAI) Center for Montessori for Research (CMR) will become the Center for Learner Agency Research and Action (CLARA). The name change highlights the center’s embrace of learner agency in diverse educational environments. ...
Project to document positives of LGBTQ+ student relationships, boost campus supports
LAWRENCE — There is a tendency among both researchers and service providers to focus on the negatives when it comes to LGBTQ+ relationships: the unique challenges and stresses individuals face from society, families, peers and others. But a new University of Kansas research project is working with LGBTQ+ college students...
KU researchers receive $2.4M grant to study, improve online interventions for autism spectrum disorder
LAWRENCE — As the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered schools and forced many children with autism spectrum disorder to be schooled at home, professionals and families became concerned that children with disabilities might not be receiving adequate and specialized instruction because teachers had limited time or resources needed to support all children...
Study examines how picture books introduce kids to politics, portray leaders, issues, democracy
LAWRENCE — Politics have been known to put adults to sleep, but political engagement could be part of children’s bedtime stories as well. Lessons about the importance of politics could be part of their early education. A new University of Kansas study analyzed political messages in the most popular picture...
Journalism class provides coverage for Kansas community without newspaper
LAWRENCE — As the media landscape continues to change across the country, more communities are finding themselves in news deserts, without the coverage where they once had thriving newspapers. Meanwhile, journalism students are looking to learn their craft and gain real-world experience. In Kansas, one community is close enough to...
KU scholars call for end to 'parasitic models' of publishing
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has been at the forefront of the open-access movement, an international effort aiming to ensure that peer-reviewed journal articles are available to all, not just those who can afford subscriptions. Three KU authors have published a new article and provided early comments on a...
Researchers show excessive student loan debt causes young people to fall behind in saving, investing for future
LAWRENCE — The American Dream has always held that if one works hard he or she can be successful and attain sufficient wealth to live a financially comfortable life. Higher education has always been understood to be a crucial link in the chain between effort and attainment. Increasingly, however, college...