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Partnership for Better Education awarded $100,000 grant by Verizon to help improve literacy February 01, 2007Sara Millersemortim@syr.edu Building on the sustained community and corporate support of the Partnership for Better Education, the Verizon Foundation has granted $100,000 to fund the…

Teach For America founder to speak about the state of public education Jan. 31January 23, 2007Sara Millersemortim@syr.edu On Wednesday, Jan. 31, Wendy Kopp, president and founder of Teach For America, as well as the keynote speaker at the 1992 Syracuse…

Chancellor Cantor speaks on ‘Scholarship in Action and the Expansive Mission of Higher Education’January 23, 2007Kevin Morrowkdmorrow@syr.edu On Tuesday, January 23 in Hendricks Chapel, Chancellor and President Nancy Cantor addressed the Syracuse University community on “Scholarship in Action and the…

SU School of Education Professor Steven Taylor to present MLK Commemorative Lecture at Vanderbilt UniversityJanuary 10, 2007Patrick Farrellpmfarrel@syr.edu Steven J. Taylor, professor of cultural foundations of education in Syracuse University’s School of Education and co-director of SU’s Center on Human…

University’s study abroad program reflects larger international education trendsNovember 29, 2006Daeya Malboeufdmking04@syr.edu According to Open Doors 2006, an annual report released by the Institute of International Education (IIE), American students continued to study abroad in record numbers, reaching 205,983 students…

Partnership for a Better Education receives contribution from Sen. Valesky and POMCONovember 16, 2006Sara Millersemortim@syr.edu State Sen. David J. Valesky (D-Oneida) and Robert W. Pomfrey, president of the POMCO Group, today announced a joint $30,000 contribution to The Partnership for…

School of Education granted NCATE accreditationNovember 09, 2006Patrick Farrellpmfarrel@syr.edu At this year’s fall meeting, the Unit Accreditation Board of the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) voted to grant full accreditation to Syracuse University’s School of Education….

SU School of Education offering scholarships to SCSD employees pursuing master’s degrees for purpose of attracting teachers to ‘high-needs’ fieldsNovember 08, 2006Patrick Farrellpmfarrel@syr.edu The Syracuse University School of Education has launched an innovative scholarship program designed to attract teachers to…

School of Ed delegation participates in international forum on teacher education in ShanghaiNovember 07, 2006Patrick Farrellpmfarrel@syr.edu A delegation of School of Education faculty members, lead by Dean Douglas Biklen, took part in the Second Annual International Forum on Teacher Education,…

Syracuse University celebrates International Education Week with host of events, Nov. 13-19November 06, 2006Sara Millersemortim@syr.edu Syracuse University is hosting a weeklong series of activities and events as part of International Education Week (IEW), Nov. 13-19. A joint initiative of the…