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Kylie Kookesh attends 2022 White House Tribal Youth Forum
Every year, Native youth from across Indian Country gather with high-level officials and guest speakers for the White House Tribal Youth Forum, hosted by...

14 questions with Grace Mosier, unified early childhood education major
Grace Mosier was looking for a path that would lead her into a helping profession. As a unified early childhood major in KU’s School of Education...

10 questions with Audrey McDonald, unified early childhood education major
Since the start of her college career, Audrey McDonald knew she was passionate about helping students. After working as a mentor in a special...

TESOL master’s grad Gabe Ryan continues teaching journey in Vietnam
Sometimes, identifying the right career path is a difficult and gradual process, the result of painstaking deliberation and back-and-forth...
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New book can help guide schools from overemphasis on STEM to 'STREAMS'
A new book edited by University of Kansas scholars aims to help educators move beyond overemphasis on STEM subjects to "STREAM," which merges science, technology, reading, engineering, arts, mathematics and social sciences to create a greater, more equitable educational approach.
Luke Parker receives 2024 A. Noam Chomsky Global Connections Awards
STAR Scholars Network Announces the 2024 A. Noam Chomsky Global Connections Awards Winners...
State mandates requiring genocide education lack standards to guide teachers, study finds
A study analyzing state mandates requiring genocide education almost always lacked standards on what topics to teach and how to address the subject. The lack of guidance fails to give students an understanding of the causes of genocide and how to prevent them in the future, KU researchers found.
Study finds encouraging empathy makes students better at argumentation
Teaching argumentation is a key part of the common core standards in education. But a new study finds that encouraging empathy, instead of the traditional approach of winning, produces more well-rounded argumentation and writing in students.