Leah Porter, a kindergarten teacher in Holt Public Schools and a Michigan State University College of Education alumna, has been named the 2021-2022 Michigan Teacher of the Year. Porter was chosen from a list of more than 275 nominees for the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) honor. She was named one of the state’s 10… Read More »
Third grade literacy has improved in Michigan according to a new report on Michigan’s Read by Grade 3 law from Michigan State University’s Education Policy Innovation Collaborative, the strategic research partner of the Michigan Department of Education. But progress is threatened because of insufficient targeted funding and concerns that students have fallen behind during the COVID-19… Read More »
Black students are suspended or expelled from schools at disproportionately higher rates than other students, and data show the problem is progressively getting worse at the elementary level. The issue, researchers argue, starts in the classroom where teachers make disciplinary referrals to the school office. A team at Michigan State University hopes it can help… Read More »
Michigan school districts are shifting away from remote instruction toward offering some in-person instruction, with less than half as many districts providing remote-only instruction in February compared to January, says a new report from Michigan State University. February also saw the largest increase (from 64% to 83%) in districts planning to offer some form of… Read More »
Michigan State University has again been named among the best institutions in the nation with online master’s programs in education. The 2021 rankings from U.S. News & World Report maintain the same ranking as 2020. In addition, MSU ranked second in the nation for best online master’s education programs for veterans. While much of education… Read More »
Researcher Lisa Linnenbrink-Garcia started following a group of college students to learn if they would remain interested in science careers, and what types of experiences shape their attitudes. That was 10 years ago. Now the Michigan State University professor’s longitudinal study will go even longer—up to 7 years after students’ graduation—thanks to a new, nearly… Read More »
A new report on how K-12 students in Michigan have been educated during the pandemic has found a dramatic shift toward remote instruction in December. Of all school districts in Michigan, 32% switched from planning to offer some amount of in-person instruction to going fully remote only, which represents a 200% increase in the share… Read More »
A team of researchers from Michigan State University, University of Michigan and tech-training company SIMmersion received a $3 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to develop a virtual reality training tool for youth with autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, to improve their social skills as they transition from high school to the… Read More »
Reading and writing is an important part of early childhood development. But when thinking of how children learn and use words, how much do we consider their actual comprehension of language? And how much consideration is given to vocabulary development in the classroom? Associate Professor Tanya Wright tackles these questions and more in her book,… Read More »
Faculty member Janine Certo was recently chosen as the winner of two distinctive honors for her new poetry collection, ELIXIR. The collection received the Bordighera Press 2020 Lauria/Frasca Poetry Prize judged by Maria Terrone as well as the 2020 New American Poetry Prize judged by Corey Van Landingham. ELIXIR will be co-published by Bordighera Press… Read More »
