Recent Articles by

Audrey Breen

March 13, 2012
Alridge to Deliver U.Va. Ridley Distinguished Lecture March 19
March 13, 2012 — On March 19, Derrick P. Alridge of the University of Virginia's Curry School of Education will give the school's seventh Walter N. Ridley Distinguished Lecture.The lecture begins at 4 p.m. in Bavaro Hall, room 116.
February 09, 2012
U.Va. Professor's Book Calls for More College Grads -- and Suggests How Higher Ed Can Meet the Challenge
February 8, 2012 — The Obama administration has set an ambitious goal for American higher education to recapture the top place worldwide in share of population with postsecondary degrees and credentials by 2020.
January 13, 2012
U.Va. Education Researcher Receives $1.35M NSF Grant to Help Students Connect Science to Real World
One of the toughest tasks any science teacher faces is to convince students that what they learn in class will be useful in the real world.
December 06, 2011
Most Teacher Development Programs Lacking, Pianta Says at National Forum
December 6, 2011 — Speaking Nov.
September 15, 2011
U.Va. Student-Teachers Seek Cultural Diversity in Classrooms Beyond Virginia
September 14, 2011 — As at other colleges, University of Virginia students preparing to become teachers complete a semester of student-teaching in a nearby K-12 classroom.  
September 14, 2011
U.Va. Building Free, Online Environment to Introduce Middle School Students to Engineering
September 14, 2011 — Skyscrapers – and windmills to power them.
August 18, 2011
U.Va. Study Reveals Grad Students' Work Is Better When Teaching and Research Are Part of Mix
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August 08, 2011
Bullying May Contribute to Lower Test Scores, U.Va. Researchers Find
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August 03, 2011
U.Va. Mother-Daughter Alumnae Team-Teach in Curry School's Reading Clinic
August 3, 2011 — Every July, the University of Virginia's Curry School of Education hosts children taking part in the McGuffey Reading Center's clinic.
June 21, 2011
U.Va. Research Reveals Positive Impact of State-Funded Preschools
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