Neag Community Engagement

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UConn Whole Child Project Positively Impacts East Hartford Public Schools

Students and staff benefit from strategic actions aligned with the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child Model

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Connecticut’s 2025 Letters About Literature Contest Winners Named

UConn's Neag School of Education, Department of English, and Connecticut Writing Project, co-sponsors of the 32nd annual Letters About Literature contest, are proud to announce the winners for the 2024-25 academic year

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Eight Neag School Alumni Honored at 27th Annual Alumni Awards Celebration

On March 15, Alumni Board members, faculty, staff, administrators, friends, and guests gathered at the Student Union Ballroom to honor outstanding alumni

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Coalition of Education Groups Hosts CT Premiere of “Counted Out” Math Documentary

More than 400 attend screening of film that offers a new perspective on math and its foundational influences on society, democracy, and economic opportunity

Female educator, Giselle Ziegler, leads a group of kindergarten students in a music class.

Manchester Teacher Named 2025 Rogers Educational Innovation Fund Winner

Giselle Ziegler ’22 6th Year, a music teacher at the Odyssey Community School, will receive $5,000 to support her innovative project

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Neag School’s Sport Management Program Hosts Annual Sport Business Conference

Established in 2016 by the Sports Business Association, the student-run event provides an opportunity for pre-professionals to engage with experts in the field

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Connecticut Public Schools Staffing Trends: Examining Levels of Administrators, General Education Teachers, and Special Education Teachers

Researchers with the Neag School’s Center for Education Policy Analysis, Research, and Evaluation prepared the following research brief regarding public school staffing trends

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UConn Stamford and Neag School of Education Receive $2.8M to Prepare Under-Resourced Students for Teaching Careers

The Sueños Scholars: Supporting Latiné Teacher Dreams program will provide career preparation, community engagement, and more for UConn Stamford students

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Feel Your Best Self Goes to High School

School counselors explore opportunities to integrate Feel Your Best Self into secondary settings at UConn’s School Counselor Day

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Passionate About Children’s Mental Health, Alum Supports New Counseling Program

Carla (Salomonsen) Klein ’72 (ED) helps fund a new UConn Neag School of Education program that is bringing more licensed counselors into Connecticut schools