Neag School of Education
African Native Finds True Calling in Pursuing Education, then Becoming an Educator
In the United States, children typically begin formal education once they turn five or six years old, but this is not always the norm in other countries. Zato Kadambaya, a Neag School of Education alum, started first grade when he was 11 years old. Born in Togo — a small West African nation where children […]
Neag Study: School Psychologists Can Play Key Role in Reducing Obesity, Raising Scores
The link between students' weight and their academic outcomes is the focus of a study by researchers in the Neag School of Education.
On the Syllabus This Semester: Vampires
Assistant professor Pam Bedore teaches an English class on vampire fiction as a literary genre.
UConn Team Leads the Way on Intensive Early Reading Initiative
As part of the new Connecticut Education Reform Law, the Neag School of Education directs a $1.77 million program aimed at narrowing the reading achievement gap.
Retired Educator Pledges Estate to Endow Scholarship Fund
As a biology teacher and department head for E.O. Smith High School in Storrs, Jack Cohen helped educate young people for most of his life. Retired in 1989 after 31 years, Cohen still believes deeply in the value of education and has decided to support it even after he is gone. Cohen has pledged his considerable estate […]
UConn Health Center Awarded Grant to Establish Early Childhood Personnel Center
The U.S. Department of Education also awarded the Health Center a leadership grant for doctoral students.
For Education Policy Expert Plucker, UConn Move is Homecoming
Jonathan Plucker is one of the nationally prominent scholars attracted to the University by an ambitious new faculty hiring plan.
Study to Explore How Certain Schools Excel in Science
The results could change the way science is taught nationwide.
UConn’s Korey Stringer Institute Fighting to Keep High School Athletes Safe
The Korey Stringer Institute is on a mission to protect high school athletes around the country from heat stroke and other serious illness and injury.
Learning to Teach Adult Students
The Neag School’s adult learning program helps professionals better educate other adults.