One of the hottest topics in public education is the issue of evaluating teachers. Two years ago, a fierce competition for federal Race to the Top money prompted states to propose using data analysis to tie teacher performance directly to student test scores. “I think we’ve all realized it’s far more complicated than it appears,” […]

On Nov. 29, 2010, the University of Connecticut held the fifth annual Awards for Excellence in Public Engagement, in which a professor and student from the Neag School of Education were recognized as finalists. The Office of Public Engagement selected one faculty member, one staff member, one graduate student, one undergraduate student and one university […]

  Susannah Everett Susannah Everett is a research associate with the Center for Behavioral Education & Research. Her focus is to support the research and implementation of School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (SWPBIS) in the Hartford Public Schools, with specific attention on targeted interventions. She will also work with CT State Education Resource Center […]

When most people think about dehydration — if they think about it at all — they probably associate it with physical exertion or athletic performance. But a Neag professor’s latest research shows that dehydration can result even from leisurely activity such as sitting at a computer, with possibly detrimental health consequences. Lawrence Armstrong, who has […]

Faculty from the Neag School of Education keep in touch with their graduates and offers alumni professional development opportunities to facilitate continual growth and development even after their students receive their diplomas from the University of Connecticut. “Upon admission to the IB/M program, I always tell my students that our relationship will continue long after […]

The University of Connecticut’s Department of Kinesiology in the Neag School of Education has received one of the highest honors in its field: For the second consecutive time, the National Academy of Kinesiology has ranked the doctoral program in kinesiology No. 1 in the U.S. The No. 1 ranking stands for five years. In recognition […]

Widline Guerrier, 17, a Bassick High School senior in Bridgeport, wants more challenge. She is tired of friends picking on where she attends high school and insinuating her courses are less rigorous than theirs. Judy Whittingham, a parent with three children at Bassick, wants books that go home with students, even if they have to […]

For Alan Marcus, associate professor in the Neag School of Education Department of Curriculum and Instruction, history is all about point of view. That’s so, whether it’s told through film, historical monuments or even textbooks. The trick, for the discerning consumer, is to question the perspective while giving it full value in the search for […]

William F. Brazziel, a professor emeritus in the University of Connecticut’s Neag School of Education, passed away Nov. 21, 2010, at his home after a long illness. Dr. Brazziel was born in Munford, Tenn. on Feb. 5, 1925, and is survived by his beloved wife of 54 years, Marian Edmondson Brazziel, their son, Dominique, and […]

John Brubacher, a former head of the Department of Educational Leadership and professor of education in the Neag School of Education, passed away in October 2010. Dr. Brubacher was born July 17, 1928, in Albany, NY, and is survived by his beloved wife, Harriet, three children, Elizabeth, Janis and John, along with six grandchildren. After […]