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05/21/12

There's been a rising swell of attention paid to school bullying and changes are being made in K-12 education. ... read more

05/17/12

The Youth-Nex Works In Progress talk focused on building positive cross-linguistic and cross-cultural networks in high schools. ... read more

05/15/12

By tracking the minute movements of the eye, scientists hope to gain new insights into how well high-functioning autistic teenagers can cope with the unexpected hazards encountered behind the wheel. ... read more

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Articles


05/09/12

CASTL’s NCQTL Team Adds Some TLC in Head Start Programs

Researchers in the are exploring ways to bring more TLC into Head Start programs across the nation. In this case, however, the TLC is a Teacher Learning Community. TLCs, as they ar

05/09/12

Class of 2012: Pair of Students Get Curryed Away

Frustrated about not being able to share lesson plans or use plans they wrote at Curry after graduation, two Curry students created an online system where they could do both.

05/09/12

U.Va. Study: Turnaround Schools in California See Striking Early Success

Among California's persistently lowest-achieving schools, those that have implemented turnaround reforms mandated by the federal government are showing significant improvements.

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Press Releases


05/15/12

Center for American Progress Publishes 2nd Pianta Paper

Curry School dean Bob Pianta is an active contributor on education matters to the Center for American Progress. May 15, 2012, his second report, Implementi

05/07/12

U.Va. Young Women Leaders Program to Mark Milestone on Tuesday

The Young Women Leaders Program will officially mark its 15th anniversary Tuesday with a noon luncheon at Alumni Hall.

05/01/12

Curry Professor Helps Charlottesville Teachers Hone Science Teaching Skills

Every other Friday, 40 teachers from Charlottesville elementary schools take on the role of student at U.Va. to improve their scientific instruction skills

04/20/12

Study: Students Fare Better in Schools that Don’t Apply Automatic Expulsion

A new University of Virginia study has found that careful assessment and measured action is a more effective response to school violence than a one-size-fits-all, zero-tolerance approach.

03/13/12

Alridge to Deliver U.Va. Ridley Distinguished Lecture March 19

On March 19, Derrick P. Alridge of the University of Virginia's Curry School of Education will give the school's seventh Walter N. Ridley Distinguished Lecture.

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