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Thomas Jefferson believed firmly that “an educated citizenry is a vital requisite” for a functioning democracy. A new project headed by Purdue University researchers seeks to provide teachers with learning strategies and professional development opportunities to nurture citizen-engineers and provide...

The Associated Press quoted Jennifer Barce, assistant dean for teacher education at the College of Education, saying the advice she gives student teachers preparing for their first day in the classroom works for kindergarteners too: “Be safe, healthy, fed and well-rested.” Fox News, Wane 15, the Indianapolis Star and a host of national outlets picked up the story because it’s good advice for parents, teachers and students.

Over two hundred 5th-12th grade students went to “college” at Purdue this summer - at Summer Residential Camps (SRES) held by Purdue Education’s Gifted Education Research and Resource Institute (GER²I), that is. For the first summer since 2019 students came...

Purdue Athletics produced 90 Academic All-Big Ten spring honorees for the second year in a row and 72 student-athletes earned Big Ten Distinguished Scholar recognition - including four College of Education student-athletes. To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten, student-athletes must...

Building a more diverse teacher workforce is becoming ever more essential – so much so that part of the College’s Strategic Plan focuses on recruiting and retaining candidates from historically underrepresented groups. The National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) recently named the College of Education as an “Equitable and Excellent” program, one of 89 institutions nationwide that exhibit equity and excellence in pass rates for aspiring teachers of color.

WEST LAFAYETTE, IN – Purdue University’s Marcia Gentry and her passion for pioneering work and continued leadership in the field of gifted and talented education will be honored with the 2022 President’s Award from the National Association for Gifted Children...