Educational Leadership

Programs for Connecticut’s Aspiring School Leaders Continue to Expand at the Neag School

For Connecticut educators aspiring to advance their careers and serve in roles as assistant principals, principals, or district-level administrators, the Neag School of Education is offering more preparation options than ever before.

Neag School Team and P21 Partner to Release Research Briefs on 4Cs: Creativity, Critical Thinking, Communication, and Collaboration

P21, in collaboration with researchers from the Neag School, released a series of research briefs on key aspects of conceptualizing, developing, and assessing each of the 4Cs: Communication, Collaboration, Critical Thinking, and Creativity.

Neag School’s New PreK-3 Leadership Program Highlights Importance of Early Childhood Education

Children who take part in early childhood education programs, research shows, are apt to reap the benefits for years to come. Not only are these children more likely to be more successful throughout their years in school, but also “to have jobs and to be contributing members of society” later in life, says Karen List […]

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New Graduate Program Combines Educational Leadership, Law

The program will prepare professionals to manage the wide variety of legal issues that school administrators face.

UConn’s Administrator Preparation Program Cohorts Present Change Projects

On Saturday, April 25, 15 students from the UCAPP Preparing Leaders for Urban Schools (PLUS) and the cohorts in the Department of Educational Leadership gathered at the Neag School’s Gentry Building to present the change projects they led as interns during the 2014-15 academic year. Each project exemplifies the students’ efforts to spearhead change to improve outcomes for students in schools across the state of Connecticut.

Neag Alum Wrapping up First Year as an Administrator at Journalism and Media Academy in Hartford

Dan Pichette, who was appointed the dean of students at Journalism and Media Academy this past August, is wrapping up his first year as an administrator. He graduated from the Neag School of Education’s Teacher Certification Program for College Graduates (TCPCG) program in 2004 and the University of Connecticut Administrator Preparation Program (UCAPP) in 2011.

UConn’s Law School and Neag School of Education to Launch New Graduate Program Combining Educational Leadership and Law

Next year, UConn’s Neag School of Education and School of Law will partner for the first time to address this need head-on, launching a new graduate program designed for working professionals interested in obtaining a law degree as well as certification as an educational administrator. The program is believed to be the first of its kind in the nation.

Spring Symposium Brings Together Ed.D. Cohorts to Share Research

In celebration of the Neag School’s most recent Ed.D. cohorts, the Department of Educational Leadership hosted an Ed.D. Research Symposium at the Gentry Building that drew Neag School students, faculty, and staff, as well as guests from across the state.

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Public Dollars, Private Rules: The Charter School Calculus

A UConn researcher says charter schools’ legal strategies should be a concern for policymakers and taxpayers.

Hartford Public Schools and Neag School of Education Partner in Educational Leadership Program

Hartford Public Schools and UConn’s Neag School of Education have signed an agreement to collaborate in preparing a select number of Hartford teachers for careers as school principals. The agreement creates a tailor-made principal certification program called Preparing Leaders for Urban Schools (PLUS) that addresses leadership competencies and challenges that are specific to the Hartford […]