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UK early childhood researchers develop progress monitoring training for US schools

Preschool teachers across the U.S. have access to a free-to-use online module developed at the University of Kentucky College of Education to help support child development.

Jennifer Grisham: 2024-25 University Research Professor Q&A

Jennifer Grisham, professor in the Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education program and faculty director of the Early Childhood Laboratory at UK has been honored as a 2024-25 University Research Professor.

UK study focuses on child sex trafficking prevention in Kentucky middle schools

Researchers at the University of Kentucky continue to advance strategies to prevent child sex trafficking across the Commonwealth through a training program for middle school staff.

Grant enables aspiring education and speech professionals to support children with neonatal abstinence syndrome

UK received a $1.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to prepare aspiring early childhood educators and speech/language pathologists to collaboratively provide high-quality services to children born with neonatal abstinence syndrome and other high-intensity needs.

UK-CARES hosts climate and health workshop for Kentucky teachers

The University of Kentucky Center for Appalachian Research in Environmental Sciences (UK-CARES) hosted K-12 teachers across Kentucky for a virtual training on climate and health in Kentucky.

UK researchers present at National Human Trafficking Prevention Summit

The HHS-hosted Summit will bring together experts and leaders across various levels of government, private sector entities, nonprofits, research organizations and beyond to inspire a collective effort to prevent human trafficking.

Q&A: Adrienne Dixson shares how research has power to improve educational equity 

UK College of Education Professor Adrienne Dixson, Ph.D., answers questions about her career and how innovative and responsive scholarship can impact educational equity and help children receive a high-quality education. 

'UK at the Half': GEN-EV program teaches kids team-building, STEM

The GEN-EV program teaches Kentucky students engineering and team-based skills while they work on an exciting project — building and racing an electric car.

College of Education research team explores nation’s K-12 teacher needs

A new study designed at the University of Kentucky College of Education is gauging the types of support teachers across the nation need in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on schools.

KYPSO focused on post-school transition for Kentucky’s students with disabilities

The latest results from a Youth One Year Out (YOYO) survey, part of a federal data collection effort regarding the transitional experiences of students with disabilities one year after their high school exit.

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