Category: Centers

$2 Million grant to fund Gifted Education students

A $2.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education was awarded to the Purdue College of Education to investigate closing excellence and opportunity gaps for students from underserved populations in gifted education. Nielsen Pereira, assistant professor in gifted, creative...

Education grant works to put new teachers in Indiana schools

Purdue University’s College of Education and Indianapolis Public Schools are teaming up on a new project to expand the access the city’s students have to STEM education. The project, called the Indy STEM Teacher Residency, aims to bring as many...

Ackerman Center organizes Constitution Day event

Today, the College of Education’s James F Ackerman Center for Democratic Citizenship celebrated its annual Constitution Day event in an effort to educations students and community members about the Constitution. This event was open to the public and commemorated the...

Holiday gift ideas teach history, civics to children of all ages

With midterm elections finished, the James F. Ackerman Center for Democratic Citizenship at Purdue University is suggesting several gift ideas to help children begin understanding their place as citizens. The center, part of the College of Education, works to integrate...

Purdue program shows high school students how to develop community solutions

Purdue’s College of Education is giving local high school students an opportunity to present solutions to community issues related to public policy. Project Citizen is a program by the James F. Ackerman Center for Democratic Citizenship and area high schools....