Young athletes are the most vulnerable when it comes to sustaining concussions. Accurately diagnosing concussions on the field of play helps protect them, but most games are played without the presence of someone qualified to do so.

The researchers at the Curry School of Education are developing a suite of assessment’s to gauge children’s readiness for kindergarten and guide teachers in their lesson plans.

Karen Connors’ idea to bring together Curry School of Education members turned cups of coffee into something more.

As mandated literacy instruction increasingly crowds science education out of the elementary school classroom, U.Va. education researchers are seeking to fold some authentic science experiences back in.

Education professor Derrick Alridge is documenting the stories of teachers of the civil rights era who “exercised immense courage, inside and outside the classrooms, by taking leadership roles and mentoring young civil rights activists.”

Now teachers and other professionals won’t have to interrupt their careers to return to Curry in order to gain additional credentials.

Curry School of Education doctoral student Fares Karam is researching how Arabs displaced by violence adapt linguistically to classrooms in their new countries, whether in Lebanon or Albemarle County.

A new curriculum and teacher support system developed at U.Va.’s Curry School of Education is teaching important math and science concepts to pre-K students – concepts that just might be more important in the long run than reading skills.

The Jefferson Education Accelerator will evaluate new educational solutions and help get them into the hands of educators nationwide.

Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder often show an unwavering focus on a specific interest. U.Va. researchers are finding that working that interest into reading texts can improve students’ comprehension.