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Updates


02/28/12

The Daily Progress published an op ed written by Curry School dean Bob Pianta. ... read more

05/24/11

Bianca Vazquez Toness, of the Boston NPR station WBUR is asking a very important question: What makes a good teacher? ... read more

02/09/11

Recently, mental health laws created or changed in the aftermath of the Virginia Tech tragedy have gone into effect.  The February 8th episode of the Virginia Public Radio’s Assembly Conversations focused on Virginia’s ... read more.

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Articles


03/15/11

The Seoul of a Teacher

After Evyn Bressler Garson earned her Master of Teaching in Elementary Education from the Curry School in 2010, she ventured to Seoul, Korea for her first teaching job.

03/08/11

Promoting a Global Approach to American History

Not much is taught about the Caribbean slave trade in secondary schools in this country. That's about to change, thanks to the work of an international group of history teachers.

03/08/11

Faculty In Print: 2010

Selected books, chapters, and journal articles by Curry faculty.

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Press Releases


11/28/11

Curry Faculty Win Grant to Study Latino Preschoolers’ Language Acquisition

Amanda Kibler and Natalia Palacios, assistant professors in the University of Virginia's Curry School of Education, have received a grant for their work on language development in Latino preschoolers.

11/15/11

Students’ Out-of-School-Time Science Projects Lead to Interest in Science and Math Careers

Science clubs, camps and competitions, reading and watching science fiction and nonfiction – students who engage in such out-of-school-time activities are more likely to have an interest in STEM careers in college.

09/14/11

Curry Introducing Middle School Students to Engineering for Free

Skyscrapers – and windmills to power them. That's what middle school students will soon be designing as part of their math curriculum, thanks to the work of faculty at the University of Virginia's Curry School of Education.

08/08/11

Bullying May Contribute To Lower Test Scores, Curry Researchers Find

Students at Virginia high schools in which they report a high rate of bullying post significantly lower scores on standardized tests required for graduation.

05/06/11

Curry’s Cornell Co-Edits ‘Columbine a Decade Later: The Prevention of Homicidal Violence in Schools’

Dewey Cornell, a forensic clinical psychologist at the Curry School and authority on youth violence and school safety, is co-editor of the just-released "Columbine a Decade Later: The Prevention of Homicidal Violence in Schools."

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