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Department of Special Education

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School of Education announces anticipated name change, effective fall 2020
May 23, 2019
Engaging All Students & Teachers conference set for June 7
May 21, 2019
Study examines benefits of teaching math in culturally responsive ways
May 6, 2019
KU seniors honor high school teachers with 2019 Wolfe Family Teaching Awards
May 3, 2019
Chancellor announces faculty awarded promotion and tenure for fall 2019
April 29, 2019
School of Education recognizes Rita Blitt for artwork collections
April 12, 2019
School of Education continues free professional development in KC
April 8, 2019
Special education department announces 2019 Dole Humanitarian Award winner
April 5, 2019
When interventions hurt: KU researcher works with teachers to test ways to help students with disabilities
April 3, 2019
CAST, UDL-IRN Announce Merger
March 30, 2019
Study: Evidence-based practices for boosting math problem skills not as effective with English language learners
February 27, 2019
KU researchers land grant to study factors leading to special education placement, outcomes for students
February 19, 2019
US News & World Report highlights KU online programs in 2019 rankings
January 15, 2019
Seg. 1: Local and Regional Issues in Lee's Summit & Olathe. Seg. 2: Supported Decision-Making.
January 7, 2019
New book among first to examine how people with disabilities can take legal, decision-making lead in lives
December 11, 2018
How VR Is Being Used to Help Children With Learning Disabilities, Autism
December 11, 2018
KU researchers to develop virtual reality to improve social competencies for students with disabilities
December 3, 2018
Chancellor’s Doctoral Fellowships promote KU research
November 7, 2018
School of Education continues free professional development in KC
October 30, 2018
Special education professor to present 'From Teaching to Learning: Shifting Roles and Identities'
October 24, 2018
University Graduate Fellowship supports doctoral students
October 19, 2018
KU's SWIFT Education Center lands $17M grant to train principals, boost school achievement
October 4, 2018
KU welcomes 63 new tenured and tenure-track faculty to campus
September 20, 2018
Studies show system to boost self-determination can be implemented on wide scale, help students, teachers
September 19, 2018
KU center part of $27M grant to boost literacy for struggling Kansas readers
September 17, 2018
Special education department announces 2018 Whelan Leadership for Learning Awards
July 11, 2018
Study shows approach can help English learners improve at math word problems
June 19, 2018
Teaching in a Digital & Diverse Space conference set for June 1
May 16, 2018
Costa Rica program will help prepare future teachers to educate diverse students
May 16, 2018
Study shows minority students underrepresented in autism diagnoses, rates vary widely by state
May 4, 2018
Chancellor announces faculty awarded promotion and tenure for 2018
April 24, 2018
2018-19 Ford Foundation Fellowship awarded to special education faculty member
April 12, 2018
Events set for KU Graduate Student Appreciation Week
March 30, 2018
U.S. News & World Report highlights KU graduate programs in 2019 rankings
March 21, 2018
Jayhawks take flight
March 19, 2018
Lecturer will discuss ‘The Future of Disability’
March 15, 2018
Chancellor to present 5 University Scholarly Achievement Awards on April 23
March 14, 2018
Program giving teachers innovative ways to increase students with disabilities' inclusion in general ed classrooms
March 12, 2018
Book explores how minority girls with disabilities are criminalized, form 'ecology of resistance' in juvenile jails
February 20, 2018
Studies show tool can identify individual needs, supports to help youths with autism, intellectual disabilities
February 14, 2018
AACTE to award dissertation on teacher identity for inclusion in urban schools
February 1, 2018
KU Phi Kappa Phi chapter initiates students
January 12, 2018
Study shows interventions, though few, can be effective for students with high-functioning autism
December 4, 2017
KU-led program 'changing face of education' in California by implementing system to boost inclusion, performance
November 6, 2017
School of Education to host annual Gene A. Budig Lecture in Special Education
November 1, 2017
KU lands grant to help KCK students reach, succeed in postsecondary education
October 24, 2017
School of Education’s Sayers & Pollard Golf Classic set for Sept. 29
September 22, 2017
KU researchers land grant to apply self-determination model in schools
August 30, 2017
KU child research center wins $7.5M in grants to promote high-quality early education
July 12, 2017
KU-developed Fusion Reading program takes new approach to help struggling readers
July 11, 2017
Scale measures how students identify with school mascots; Jayhawk especially meaningful to KU students
June 28, 2017
Tool gauges how online students identify with their university; Jayhawks score especially high
June 26, 2017
School of Education awards faculty, staff and students for accomplishments in 2016-17
June 22, 2017
Chancellor announces faculty awarded promotion and tenure for fall 2017
June 6, 2017
KU professor developing video game with ed-tech company to prepare students with disabilities for STEM careers
June 6, 2017
KU faculty recognized for contributions to Kansas with Steeples award
June 2, 2017
Relating curriculum to culture key in educating English language learners with disabilities, researchers argue
May 31, 2017
Seniors will honor high school educators with Wolfe Family Teaching Awards
May 4, 2017
Department of Special Education appoints new chair, effective Summer 2017
May 2, 2017
Researchers develop course for online blended learning
May 1, 2017
KU to host Teaching in a New Era conference
April 28, 2017
Almost 50 years ago, Oregon Trail revolutionized educational software. Can the game’s creators do it again?
April 14, 2017
Special education professor recognized with AERA’s Early Career Award on Research
March 31, 2017
Founder of Love Publishing awarded Dole Humanitarian Award
March 30, 2017
Court ruling confirms schools must help students with disabilities make meaningful progress, professors say
March 22, 2017
U.S. News & World Report highlights KU graduate programs in 2018 rankings
March 14, 2017
Special education teachers should think critically before investing in unproven practices, professor says
February 27, 2017
Research conference: 'New Spaces: Opening Up Physical & Social Spaces in the 21st Century'
February 23, 2017
Project to train educators, support students with disabilities in life transition exceeding goals
February 21, 2017
School of Education continues free professional development series in KC
February 15, 2017
Researchers examine working memory as key to preventing misdiagnoses, overrepresentation of minorities in special education
February 14, 2017
KU center to partner on California statewide educational reform initiative
February 9, 2017
School of Education appoints executive director of diversity and equity initiatives
January 25, 2017
Claims of being 'color blind' implies race does not matter, leads to unequal education, professor says
January 23, 2017
Supreme Court case highlights importance of providing quality education for students with disabilities, professor says
January 13, 2017
Chancellor’s Doctoral Fellowship supports graduate students
December 9, 2016
Special education professor wins research award
December 1, 2016
Four named recipients of Higuchi-KU Endowment Research Achievement Awards
November 14, 2016
New program gives students an early start doing research
November 9, 2016
KU offering first-of-its-kind online certificate program for school leaders to build inclusive schools
November 8, 2016
School of Education offering free professional development in KC
November 1, 2016
School of Education statement on diversity, equity and inclusion
September 23, 2016
Departments present Whelan Kansas Leadership for Learning Award
September 21, 2016
KU lands grant to help teachers, students with disabilities set goals for competitive employment after school
September 12, 2016
2016-17 Women of Distinction Calendar honors KU leaders
August 26, 2016
Tool helps minority students improve math word problem solving by boosting reading skills
August 26, 2016
Math Motivated
August 23, 2016
Media advisory: Experts available to comment on back-to-school news from numerous educational aspects
August 8, 2016
Our view: Schools need to stop segregating children with disabilities
August 2, 2016
Professor creates tool to help identify young students with math demotivation
July 26, 2016
Author shows how teachers can use 'word study' to improve student reading
July 12, 2016
KU lands grant to help teachers increase inclusion in schools
June 28, 2016
Special education professor advocates for steps to combat replication crisis in research
June 16, 2016
Giving a Name, and Dignity, to a Disability
May 7, 2016
2016 Council for Exceptional Children Professional Award Recipients
May 3, 2016
Study: Most K-12 online learning content does not meet needs of students with disabilities
April 6, 2016
Study shows students with, without disabilities recognize benefits of inclusive schools
March 29, 2016
Autism intervention studies lack diversity, researcher says
March 28, 2016
Special education department will host lectures on digital learning
March 24, 2016
School of Education announces new education studies minor
March 23, 2016
U.S. News & World Report highlights KU graduate programs in 2017 rankings
March 17, 2016
Social justice topic of upcoming film festival
February 24, 2016
Doctoral Student Named 2016 Joseph P. Kennedy Foundation Public Policy Fellow
February 23, 2016
Special education teachers should be trained like surgeons, professor says
February 18, 2016
Researchers co-author examination of online learning for students with disabilities
December 1, 2015
Shogren appointed co-director for KU disabilities center
November 3, 2015
KU lands grant to help young adults with disabilities and their families attend college
November 2, 2015
Departments will recognize Lawrence Public Schools with Whelan Kansas Leadership for Learning Award
October 26, 2015
School of Education nationally accredited
September 16, 2015
Skrtic appointed as 2nd Williamson Family Distinguished Professor of Special Education
September 11, 2015
Grants reflect KU work in ADA research
September 8, 2015
KU part of grant to improve literacy, inclusion of students with disabilities
September 4, 2015
Media advisory: Education experts available for back-to-school news
August 4, 2015
See/Saw Film Festival Interview
April 23, 2015
How nations around world value inclusiveness can transform U.S. education
March 3, 2015
It's time to end segregation of special education students, professors say
February 10, 2015
Undergraduate Michaela Bristow produces public service announcement
September 11, 2014
Gen X to Gen Z: Reflections of a Teacher Educator - Dr. Barbara Thompson - Budig Award Presentation
April 14, 2014
Screening tools identify students with social, behavioral challenges
July 31, 2013
Researchers land grant to design new, improved games for young learners: James Basham & Sean Smith
November 15, 2012
Professors land $2.5M grant to help schools better technology for struggling learners
October 30, 2012
Special Education Professor Receives Romain P. Mackie Leadership Award
April 16, 2012
Education programs receive recognition
March 13, 2012

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