School voucher programs and taxpayer-funded subsidies allowing parents to pay for private school tuition are the focus of Professor Josh Cowen’s new book, “The Privateers: How Billionaires Created a Culture War and Sold School Vouchers.” Originally intended to provide parents with more educational choices and increase access to quality education students, school voucher programs have… Read More »
A recent study conducted by several Department of Kinesiology Spartans shows significant geographic variations in concussion diagnoses in United States emergency departments, with the highest rates in the South and lower rates in the Midwest and Northeast. The research, published by the Journal of Safety Research, analyzed a public database of emergency department visits from… Read More »
Dan Gould, a Michigan State University professor emeritus and a globally recognized scholar, has received the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (NASPSPA) Distinguished Scholar Award. Each year, the award recognizes senior scholars who have made outstanding, long-term contributions to NASPSPA’s research areas and have demonstrated a record of high-quality… Read More »
Tracey Covassin, a professor in the Michigan State University Department of Kinesiology, was inducted to the Michigan Athletic Trainers’ Society (MATS) Hall of Fame. The prestigious award recognizes athletic trainers who have made significant contributions to the field through research, practice and service in Michigan. “I’m very grateful that people have recognized the work I have done… Read More »
Two Michigan State University Spartans were named to a national committee that will advance the national conversation of data and computing within K-12 schools. Aman Yadav, Lappan-Phillips Professor of Computing Science Education, and alum Joshua M. Rosenberg were formally named to the committee in March 2024. They are two of sixteen members on the National… Read More »
In June 2024, the National Academy of Education and Spencer Research Foundation recognized two alums and one doctoral student from Michigan State University College of Education for their innovative education research to “address critical issues in the history, theory, or practice of formal or informal education, at the national and international levels.” Caroline Bartlett Caroline… Read More »
University Distinguished Professor Patricia Edwards is a recipient of the International Literacy Association (ILA) William S. Gray Citation of Merit. Since 1957, the prestigious award has annually recognized an ILA member who has made outstanding contributions to various aspects of literacy development, including research, theory, practice and policy. According to the ILA, it is the… Read More »
Michigan State University Assistant Professor Noreen Naseem Rodríguez will lead the first-ever Transformative Research Grant from the Spencer Foundation. The grant funds a multidisciplinary team study to conduct a large-scale study on community-driven initiatives to teach Asian American Studies in K-12 classrooms. Their study across five states will explore how communities advocate for curricular policies… Read More »
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 »
Four graduate students received the inaugural College of Education Distinguished Graduate Student Awards in Justice and Equity Pedagogy. “As a committee, we know that graduate students do so, so much in our college,” said Assistant Professor Scott Farver, co-creator and award facilitator. “We have all had the privilege of working with so many amazing students… Read More »
