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For-profit “alternate route” teacher-preparation programs are gaining popularity to help meet the nationwide teacher shortage, but our Assistant Dean for Teacher Education Jennifer Barce warns that alternative programs need to include quality assurance.

The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) Holmes Program named 11 College of Education PhD and post-doctoral students as 2022 Holmes Scholars. The program supports students who self-identify as racially and ethnically diverse and are pursuing graduate degrees...

The College of Education’s James F. Ackerman Center for Democratic Citizenship is hosting the 17th annual Constitution Day on Friday, Sept. 16, at the Purdue Memorial Union Great Hall from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Purdue’s Constitution Day commemorates the signing...

Not one, not two, but 15 new faculty members began this semester in the College of Education! “We could not be more delighted to welcome our 15 newest faculty members,” said Phillip J. VanFossen, interim dean of the College of...

It is with great sadness that we inform you that our friend and colleague, Dr. Marcia Gentry, passed away on August 31, 2022. Professor Gentry was a giant in the field of gifted, creative, and talented education. Prior to her entry into higher education, she spent 12 years in K-12 settings as a teacher and administrator. These experiences informed all of her subsequent academic work.

Evaluation and Learning Research Center researchers are collaborating with colleagues in the College of Engineering’s Institute for Innovation Science on the development of an innovative, interdisciplinary, evidence-based framework to enhance partnerships.