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Melissa Goodnight co-edited the book, a second in a series, on combining ethnography and evaluation to make transformative changes in educational programs.

53 instructors were rated Excellent, while 33 were given the highest Outstanding ratings

Angel Vélez, Ph.D. '21 EPOL, was named to the board by Mayor Brandon Johnson

Tamara Bertrand Jones was selected for the Academic Leadership Program, while Neville was selected for the Department Executive Officers Seminar.

The Illinois chapter took home the Emerging Chapter Award from state and national NEA award ceremonies

The group published their chapter in AI and the Future of Education.

The project will collaborate with the University of New Mexico and the University of Georgia.

Commodore was interviewed about the issue raised in a new documentary she participated in called Opportunity, Access & Uplift: The Evolving Legacy of HBCUs.

Faculty and units developing microcredentials for Illinois public educators should contact the Council on Teacher Education (CoTE). CoTE coordinates the microcredential process with the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) so that Illinois public educators may earn a digital badge on their Professional Educator License. ISBE must approve microcredentials prior to Illinois offering them to educators. Visit the CoTE website for more information.

In compliance with the Illinois State Board of Education, the Council on Teacher Education (CoTE) approves qualifying professional development events for educators who hold an Illinois Professional Educator License. All departments or units that want to award professional development hours (PDHs) must secure advanced approval by submitting a PDH proposal on the CoTE website. 

The webinar will be held from 9 - 10:30 a.m. on August 28

IECAM is debuting a new interactive data tool that provides a variety of early childhood data in maps and charts, including two new data types never available before: actual monthly enrollment data and quarterly eligibility estimates for select programs. 

Essam Elkorghli co-authored (with Matteo Capasso) on the role of Egyptian teachers in Libya and their defining role in delineating the meaning of liberation in the post-independence (1951) Libya. The research shows the power of education, educators, and textbooks in shaping a society in a region rife with geopolitical tensions proliferated by imperialism and neocolonialism. 

Sahar Alameh is an assistant professor at the University of Kentucky.

The project PI Chris Napolitano, along with Dean Chrystalla Mouza, Kaylin Ratner, Emily Stone, and others received funding for their project.

The group worked with the Illinois Department of Human Rights to create the training for Illinois schools.

Bruno weighed in on WalletHub's States with the Best Schools article

Kendall Bostic, Adisyn Caryl, and Eileen Donahue were recognized by the Big Ten Conference.

RoSusan D. Bartee was named the new Dean of the Whitlowe R. Green College of Education.