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Walter L. Burt, assistant professor, has been named to
the board of directors of REL-Midwest, one
of 10 Regional Centers
funded by the U.S. Department
of Education’s
Institute of Educational
Sciences.
REL-Midwest is a nonpartisan resource
that provides expert
advice to help educators
and policymakers
apply scientifically valid research to their
decision making in Michigan as well as
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio
and Wisconsin.
Burt came to WMU in 2004. Previously,
he was project manager for California’s Stupski
Foundation, coordinating district wide
system changes to public schools in New
Haven, Connecticut, and Paterson, New Hampshire He also
has served as superintendent and assistant
superintendent for Michigan school districts
in Pontiac, Flint and Grand Rapids.
The Department of Education Leadership, Research and Technology participated in the second annual WMU Day at the Capitol which featured dozens of WMU programs and projects.
EDLD PH.D. Applicants: The EDLD faculty have voted to move to once a year admissions into the EDLD doctoral program. The admissions process and deadlines will be for spring only with students beginning the following Fall (or summer if requested). For more information, contact the department at (269) 387-2893. The next admissions cycle will take place in Spring 2010 for students starting the program in Fall 2010.
Congratulations to Leonard Savala, a doctoral student in Educational Leadership. Leonard will receive the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE) 2009 Graduate Student Conference Fellowship Award to attend the AAHHE National Conference : "Soluciones para el Futuro-Achieving Hispanic Success" in San Antonio on March 5-7. Leonard was selected based on his career goals and past experiences as a Latino in higher education. Leonard is a first generation college student from Grand Rapids, MI. Leonard was also recently reappointed to the Michigan Commission on Spanish Speaking Affairs to which he was appointed by Governor Jennifer M. Granholm. Leonard's advisor is Dr. Andrea Beach.
Nonprofit's a Growing Segment of the Education Management Organization Industry - Dr. Gary Miron, professor, and Jessica Urschel, graduate student in organizational psychology prepared "Profiles of Nonprofit Education management Organizations: 2007-2008, profiling 83 organizations operating public charter schools." More...
Researchers in the College of Education have shown positive effects of the Kalamazoo Promise. Dr. Gary Miron, professor, found that enrollment in Kalamazoo Public Schools has increased by 12.1 percent due to the Kalamazoo Promise. Dr. Jeffrey Jones and Dr. Allison Kelaher Young, professors in Teaching, Learning, and Educational Studies, and Dr. Miron found that teacher expectations for student success have also increased. More...
The College of Education and the College of Arts and Sciences are presenting a special Spring 2009 Seminar. The "Knowledge, Power and Social Justice: Educating children placed-at-risk" seminar will take place Tuesdays from 6 to 9 p.m. in 3208 Sangren Hall.
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- Congratulations to Dr. Liliana Rodriquez, alumnae of evaluation, measurement and research, and board president of the American Evaluation Association, for receiving the AEA Marcia Guttentag Award. The award is presented to a promising new evaluator during the first five years after completion of his or her Master's or Doctoral degree and whose work is consistent with the AEA Guiding Principles for Evaluators.
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