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Orr awarded prestigious fellowship from NSF

July 1, 2024
Orr awarded prestigious fellowship from NSF

Sheila Orr, a three-time Spartan and recent graduate of the Curriculum, Instruction and Teacher Education (CITE) Ph.D. program, is a recipient of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Individual STEM Education Postdoctoral Fellowship. The $330,021 grant will fund Orr’s research exploring how mentor teachers and the families of PK-12 students can support future secondary mathematics teachers… Read More »

Do students use extended-time testing accommodations?

June 20, 2023
Do students use extended-time testing accommodations?

When middle school students with disabilities are given extended time to complete a standardized test, do they utilize it? Research led by the Michigan State University College of Education suggests: generally “no.” “Extended time for testing has been repeatedly identified in research as the most common accommodation offered to students with disabilities. Many educators and… Read More »

MSU receives $17M from USAID to improve STEM learning, student success, and innovation in Malawi  

May 4, 2023

Michigan State University has received a five-year, $17 million grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, to build capacity within Malawi’s higher education ecosystem to promote sustainable economic prosperity and self-reliance for Malawians.  “The program extends MSU’s long history of partnership with African universities and reflects our own focus on supporting the… Read More »

MSU joins $7.5M grant to expand open-access science, literacy elementary curriculum

October 20, 2022
MSU joins $7.5M grant to expand open-access science, literacy elementary curriculum

Scholars from the Michigan State University College of Education are joining a multi-state effort to develop, distribute and evaluate open-access elementary science and literacy curricula and professional development materials. The OpenSciEd consortium project, led by Northwestern University, shares $7.5 million across six partner institutions; MSU’s sub-contract is for $1.5 million. Leading the work at MSU… Read More »

MSU research finds math textbooks don’t work for students worldwide 

April 20, 2022
MSU research finds math textbooks don’t work for students worldwide 

An international study led by Michigan State University scholars has provided a “dismal picture” of mathematics textbooks across the globe—and it has serious implications for the next generation of learners.   Among the findings, researchers discovered that student “opportunities to learn and develop mathematics literacy are so few as to almost be nonexistent” in eighth grade… Read More »

MSU professor receives premier award for education research

April 14, 2022
MSU professor receives premier award for education research

Michigan State University Professor William H. Schmidt is the recipient of the 2022 Distinguished Contributions to Research in Education Award presented by the American Educational Research Association, or AERA. It is the premier award for outstanding achievement and success in education research. Schmidt is a University Distinguished Professor and founder and director of the Center for the… Read More »

Bouck named interim associate dean for research

September 1, 2021
Bouck named interim associate dean for research

Professor Emily Bouck, a leading scholar of special education, has been appointed interim associate dean for research in the Michigan State University College of Education. Bouck will serve in the role during a transitionary period. University Distinguished Professor Ann Austin, who has been responsible for overseeing research in the college, is currently serving as interim… Read More »

New book focuses on gender equity in the higher education workplace

February 1, 2021
New book focuses on gender equity in the higher education workplace

Research shows women are persistently underrepresented in the academic disciplines of science, technology, engineering and math, commonly known as STEM, particularly in positions of leadership. This is often caused by barriers built into the academic workplace, though researchers argue this can be corrected through deliberate, systemic change. In their new book, “Building Gender Equity in… Read More »

Pre-K teacher certification policies overlook standards for learning

March 2, 2020
Pre-K teacher certification policies overlook standards for learning

States across the nation are increasing funding and focus on expanding high-quality education opportunities for young children. However, according to new research from Michigan State University, the U.S. is overlooking an important piece of the preschool puzzle: teacher certification. While all states now have prekindergarten student learning standards for literacy and math, most states have… Read More »

More Michigan students taking, passing advanced math

April 11, 2019
More Michigan students taking, passing advanced math

Michigan high school students are going above and beyond the required math curriculum, likely an effect of the state’s graduation requirements, finds new research from Michigan State University. The Michigan Merit Curriculum, which went into effect with the class of 2011 and requires students to take four years of math, at least up to algebra… Read More »