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Data from the Curry School’s Virginia Kindergarten Readiness Program – collected for the first time from every single school division in the Commonwealth – illuminates ways to help teachers provide quality early education for all students.

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  • Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning

Last week, students in the Curry School's school counseling master’s program traveled to Richmond to meet with legislators, network with future colleagues and advocate for their profession.

As IMPACT enters its second decade, two new studies provide evidence that IMPACT continues to support meaningful improvement in the effectiveness of DCPS teachers.

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  • EdPolicyWorks

The policy summit is the third to be hosted as a collaborative effort between the Curry School, the UVA K-12 Advisory Council, the Virginia Department of Education, and the Office of the Secretary of Education.

Virginia and Louisiana landed nearly $18M in federal grants to enhance their early childhood education initiatives. UVA researchers are a critical part of both projects.

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  • EdPolicyWorks
  • Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning

Johnny Carpenter, a double 'Hoo who earned his M.Ed. from the Curry School in 2014, has worked his way up from student manager to a position on the men’s basketball team’s coaching staff. Read an excerpt of his story below.

Education leaders, policymakers and academic researchers gathered at the University of Virginia for a summit to discuss teacher retention in Virginia.

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With funding from the General Assembly, the commonwealth will require all school divisions to implement a suite of kindergarten readiness assessments developed by Curry School researchers.

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  • Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning

The findings contradict the rationale behind U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ efforts to promote and fund greater access to private schools, primarily through private school vouchers and other school choice plans.

Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe and education leaders from across the state gathered Tuesday at the Curry School of Education to seek innovative solutions to the teacher shortage.