Jin Li, Associate Professor of Education and Human Development, was recently asked to share her expertise on Minnesota Public Radio. The topic of the article and radio interview focused on differences in cultural beliefs about education and learning. 

In July, the Tri-State Consortium, an organization that supports high performing public school districts in the New York metropolitan area, held a two-day conference at Brown exploring the degree to which existing high school math and science curricula prepare students for rigorous college level work.

Billy Buchanan ('10) - a member of UEP IV - will present a paper titled "Effect of Instrument Ownership on Musical Achievement: Results from NAEP 2008" at the 2013 AERA conference. The paper will be presented at the session called "Arts for All: Expanding Access and Quality for Poor and Underserved Youth" as part of the special interest group in Arts and Learning.

Professor Kenneth Wong's comments on Chicago's  first teacher strike in 25 years were included in a report by Reuters.  Wong observed the emergence of a new breed of urban mayors and discussed their new strategies on urban school reform.

An article co-authored by Assistant Professor of Education and Human Development  Deborah Rivas-Drake  was recently published in the Society for Research in Child Development's flagship publication Child Development Perspect

Dana Borrelli-Murray, a graduate from the inaugural cohort of UEP, was recently selected as the next executive director of the Highlander Institute and was featured in an article in the Providence Business News.

Tyler Dobrowsky (UEP II) was recently named to Providence Business News' 40 Under 40 list for his work with the Trinity Repertory Company. For additional details see the story here.

The Center for Education Policy Research (CEPR) at Harvard University recently released a report examining how reliably a portfolio system can be used to evaluate the effectiveness of early-career teachers.

The Urban Education Policy Program, in collaboration with Brown’s Chemistry Department, has been awarded institutional Research Seed funds to initiate a cross-national comparative study on chemistry curricula.  Specifically, it will focus on analyzing the comparative rigor of the curricula in preparing high school students for university study from the nations which the United States is consistently compared to academically.  Generous funding has been granted from Brown’s Office of the Vice President for Research.