The U.S. News & World Report released its rankings of Graduate Schools  and the Neag School of Education continues to achieve top-ranking status as it rose in rankings to #32 in the nation. This ranking puts the Neag School as the #1 public graduate school of education in the Northeast and #22 among all public graduate schools of education in the nation.

In addition, the #32 ranking puts the Neag School in the top 11.5 percent of all graduate schools of education surveyed by U.S. News & World Report. In the specialty rankings, the Elementary Education program rose to #14 in the nation, the Secondary Education program rose to #17, and Educational Psychology is ranked #22 in the country.

Each year, U.S. News gathers opinion data from school superintendents and deans from across the country to rank professional school programs. Thomas DeFranco, dean of the Neag School is very proud of the accomplishments of the faculty and staff in achieving this ranking  and believes the rankings serve as one of several barometers used by the Neag School to assess its reputation and quality of its programs.

DeFranco also believes a factor helping to build the Neag School’s reputation is its work with public schools in Connecticut and across the country. “Faculty within the Neag School are not only focused on research and scholarship, they are committed to working in partnership with classroom teachers and educational stakeholders across the state sharing information about best practices and improving the academic performance of children,” he says.

“Our goal is to produce highly qualified teachers, principals, superintendents and health professionals who will impact the academic performance and health and well-being of children and adults in Connecticut and in the nation,” DeFranco says.