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Associate Professor Jamie Jirout and Research Associate Natalie Evans co-authored this commentary with Kathy Hirsh-Pasek for the Brookings Institution.

This commentary was originally published by Greater Good Magazine, where you can view the entire piece with linked citations and sources. We asked students of color what school is like for them. Here...

Kristina Fulton believes in the value of lifelong learning - for herself as well as her students. UVA's Education Specialist program in Curriculum & Instruction illuminated a pathway for professional growth.

As a military spouse and a parent to two young children, Elizabeth found the flexibility she needed – and the rigor and community she wanted – in UVA’s online M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction program.

Pursuing an M.Ed. in Social Foundations from UVA allowed Paria to explore her interest in education with faculty and courses that challenged her to think creatively and critically. Now, she is set to graduate and begin a teaching career.

Professor Rimm-Kaufman offers insights into how teachers and leaders can work together to effectively implement longstanding SEL practices in their schools.

New evidence from UVA researchers suggests that focusing on building students’ general knowledge about the world could significantly boost reading scores and narrow achievement gaps.

With twenty years of experience studying how mindfulness can transform classrooms, UVA education professor Tish Jennings is expanding her focus in the next phase of her research.

UVA School of Education and Human Development’s educator preparation programs have earned national accreditation by demonstrating excellence in the areas of content and pedagogy, clinical partnerships and practice, candidate recruitment, progression and support, program impact and quality assurance, and continuous improvement from the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation.

Well before COVID-19, politicians and business leaders expressed concern about the gap between the skills employers need to maximize productivity and the skills possessed by available workers. The...