Neag School of Education

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Understanding Segregation and School Choice

Programs that worsen marginalization and stratification present a challenge for policymakers

Report "Call for Action to Prevent Gun Violence"

Faculty Emeritus George Sugai One of a Coalition of National Researchers That Has Released a Violence Prevention Plan

The recent mass shootings across the country—and there have been 214 mass shootings in the first five months of 2022—are another painful reminder of failed efforts to stop the kind of gun violence that occurred at Sandy Hook Elementary School nearly ten years ago. An interdisciplinary group of scholars who have studied school safety and violence prevention for decades, including Professor Emerita George Sugai of the Neag School of Education, are calling for immediate government action to initiate scientifically-informed actions to reduce gun violence.

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Supporting Quarantined Learning in K-12 Schools

Britney Jones, Neag School of Education doctoral student in the Department of Educational Leadership, prepared the following rapid research brief with the Center for Education Policy Analysis, Research, and Evaluation (CEPARE).

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Neag School Hosts Panel in Honor of 50th Anniversary of Title IX

To commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Title IX’s passage this June, the University of Connecticut’s Human Rights Institute, in collaboration with the Neag School of EducationSport Management Program, recently hosted a “Beyond the Field” roundtable discussing the past, present, and future of the landmark gender equity legislation.

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Superintendent Relationships With School Boards: Collaborating for Student Success

Elizabeth Zagata, Neag School doctoral candidate in the Department of Educational Psychology, prepared the following rapid research brief on superintendent relationships with school boards with the Center for Education Policy Analysis, Research, and Evaluation (CEPARE).

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Sally Reis: Reflecting on 40 Years of Success at UConn

Sally Reis, the Letitia Morgan Chair in Educational Psychology at the Neag School of Education, recently retired after a 40-year career at UConn.

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Gifts From Japanese Internment Camp Survivor Support Future Generations

Satoshi Oishi ’49 (ENG) never forgot the support and sense of belonging he felt at UConn.

Profiles in Research: UConn’s 2021-22 NSF CAREER Award Recipients

Eleven UConn faculty members earned National Science Foundation Early Career Program Awards during the 2021-22 academic year. Here are their stories about their research and what led them to UConn.

Sarah R. Luria, a Ph.D. candidate in Educational Psychology, receives PEO Scholar Award

Graduate Student Sarah R. Luria wins 2022 Scholar Award

Sarah R. Luria, a Ph.D. candidate in Neag School of Education's Educational Psychology program, has been selected as one of 100 recipients of the $20,000 Scholar Award from the Philanthropic Educational Organization (P.E.O.) Sisterhood.

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Neag School Secures $25K+ in 36 Hours During UConn’s Giving Day

Thanks to 494 individuals, the Neag School of Education garnered more than $25,000 in contributions during this spring’s annual Giving Day at UConn. The University-wide fundraising event raised over $504,000 in total for UConn in just 36 hours, with incoming donations set up to support everything from scholarships and academic programs to student groups and athletics. The Neag School, including its Alumni Board, promoted seven different education- and sport management-affiliated projects during this year’s Giving Day campaign, held over the course of two days in March.