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5 lessons on improving US education—from high schools that beat the odds

April 12, 2023

Edited by a trio of CU Boulder researchers, a new book titled Schools of Opportunity: 10 Research-Based Models of Equity in Action tells the stories of nine U.S. high schools that flourished despite the odds—overcoming tough challenges to offer students from a wide range of backgrounds rich and even joyful educational experiences.

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Student teachers feeling the toll of school violence, educator says

April 7, 2023

Deena Gumina, an assistant teaching professor at CU Boulder, takes hope from college and high school students who are taking action to try to prevent violence in schools. Now, adults need to "show up" in support.

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Boulder community wraps its arms around Afghan refugees

Jan. 5, 2023

CU Boulder's International English Center had the unique opportunity in 2022 to offer crucial English language courses to Afghan men and women who were relocated to Boulder after the United States withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021.

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Â鶹ÒùÔº partner with state to develop educational campaign on smart investing for newbies

Dec. 12, 2022

Next time you drive along I-70 near Idaho Springs, you’ll see an eye-catching billboard encouraging smart investing. That’s due to a new collaboration between the Colorado Division of Securities and students in CU Boulder's College of Media, Communication and Information.

Brad Werner, Sharon Fireman and Erick Mueller at the Weizmann workshop

Deming Center offers dose of innovation for ‘startup nation’

Nov. 21, 2022

A team of entrepreneurship experts visited Israel to help scientists and researchers recognize breakthrough ideas.

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‘Sleep Fairies’ complete a successful summer fellowship

Nov. 21, 2022

CU Boulder’s Sleep and Development Lab’s summer fellowship provides hands-on training for undergrads while furthering research for the university.

Katherin Lininger guides participants in collecting data from a fire-impacted stream

CU Science Discovery receives statewide recognition for excellence

Nov. 17, 2022

CU Science Discovery, a K–12 education outreach organization, recently received two statewide awards in recognition of its efforts and achievements in STEM and environmental education.

Â鶹ÒùÔº participate in a climate-based lesson during a workshop at CU Boulder. Photo credit: CIRES/CU Boulder

CU Boulder educators to bring climate, human rights content into classrooms

Nov. 10, 2022

At the global climate summit next month, teachers and aspiring teachers will be in the audience and working with an educator's guide created at CU Boulder to help their students understand how climate change is impacting people and communities and how they can help. Participating teachers may apply for graduate credit and a stipend—deadline Nov. 16.

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Is affirmative action in college admissions on its way out? Expert weighs in

Nov. 10, 2022

CU Boulder researcher Michele Moses talks about the future of affirmative action in higher education and how arguments around college admissions point to deeper divisions in U.S. society.

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$10.9M grant supports underrepresented Denver-metro students pursuing engineering careers

Sept. 29, 2022

A grant from the Office of Naval Research in the U.S. Department of Defense will support five Denver-metro community colleges and two universities in an initiative to increase the number of community college students who pursue engineering careers—particularly those from underrepresented populations.

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