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NCTQ gives College’s elementary teacher prep program an A+ for teaching reading

June 25, 2026

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‘Students we serve are capable of great things’: Jack Kent Cooke Foundation provides funding for summer program

June 17, 2026

Yan Ping Xin

Xin receives Kinley Trust award to research elementary math problem-solving

June 4, 2026

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Obenchain, Purcell’s new book shows how to make social studies developmentally appropriate

June 3, 2026

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5th International Conference on Literacy, Culture, and Language Education (ICLCLE)

October 2, 2026

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El Rincón Bilingüe – Bilingual Storytime Summer Session

July 10, 2026

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El Rincón Bilingüe – Bilingual Storytime

August 14, 2026

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