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Bill Penuel is a Distinguished Professor of Learning Sciences and Human Development in the School of Education and Institute of Cognitive Science at the University of Colorado Boulder. He designs and studies curriculum materials, assessments, and professional learning experiences for teachers in science. He works in partnership with school districts and state departments of education, and the research he conducts is in support of educational equity in three dimensions: (1) equitable implementation of new science standards; (2) creating inclusive classroom cultures that attend to students’ a...

My Turn: Why isn’t food insecurity among governor’s budget priorities? Published: 2/18/2021 6:01:32 AM Last week, Gov. Chris Sununu outlined his proposed budget for fiscal years 2022 and 2023. As I read the transcript, I kept waiting for him to mention the food and nutrition assistance programs that have been so vital to the hundreds of thousands of food-insecure Granite Staters who have weathered all that this pandemic could throw at them. Reaching the end of Sununu’s speech, I realized that he hadn’t even spoken the word “food,” let alone acknowledged the existence of chronic f...

The University Press of Kansas, 2502 Westbrooke Circle on the University of Kansas' West Campus. The future of the University Press of Kansas is uncertain, according to an email sent to authors it has worked with. The trustees of the University Press of Kansas have initiated an independent review of the press to propose direction for its future “amid significant financial challenges,” an email sent on Friday stated. An external consultant, Richard Clement, will conduct a review of the press and is expected to submit his recommendation by March 1. Clement is the former dean of the College ...

Stephanie Moore, assistant professor of the Organization, Information & Learning Sciences (OILS) program, is receiving recognition for two articles she co-authored about online course design during a pandemic. Moore and fellow co-authors continue to see the positive responses from the articles as remote learning proceeds at universities. Both articles were released in March 2020 as faculty and students made the shift to online learning. One article was featured in Inside Higher Ed (IHE), So You Want to Temporarily Teach Online, has become the ninth most read article for IHE in 2020. It has ...

For new graduates like Ms Price, the early career opportunity to work in a rural or remote area can unexpectedly turn into an enjoyable lifestyle choice. "Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would move to a rural area. I always thought I'd be living in Sydney or overseas," she said. "Moving to Wagga Wagga to teach here [at Holy Trinity Primary School in Ashmont] was the best decision I ever made, seeing the difference I can make in so many children's lives." Loading Origin Energy said the program aims to help schools in low socio-economic communities. "High achieving teacher graduates ar...