COEHD News

Dr. Alex Bowers published in the Journal of Educational Administration

Dr. Alex Bowers was recently published in the Journal of Educational Administration for his article” Reconsidering grades as data for decision making: More than just academic knowledge.” He was also awarded a $20,000 grant this past May from the AERA Research Grant Program, jointly sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the National Center for Education Statistics in support of his research.

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UTSA Malawi Project Will Help Improve Children’s Literacy Rate

UTSA President Ricardo Romo and College of Education and Human Development (COEHD) faculty, staff and graduate students recently welcomed Sarah Moten, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Education Division Chief of the Africa Bureau Office of Sustainable Development, to the UTSA Main Campus for the official launch of the “Read Malawi” textbooks and learning materials program.

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School Psychology Program Receives Coordinating Board Approval

The UTSA Master of Arts degree in School Psychology was recently approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. This graduate program is designed to provide the academic and practical training necessary to become licensed as a Licensed Specialist in School Psychology by the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists.

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UTSA Professor Rosalind Horowitz honored for publication

(May 2, 2008)—Rosalind Horowitz, a professor in the UTSA College of Education and Human Development, recently traveled to New York City for the annual American Education Research Association Conference (AERA), where her edited publication, “Talking Texts: How Speech and Writing Interact in School Learning” (Routledge/Taylor and Francis), was honored at a special reception at the Marriott Marquis on Times Square.

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UTSA Spotlight: Professor Belinda Flores looks for new ways to prepare successful teachers

(Sept. 19, 2008)—Six years ago UTSA’s Belinda Flores testified before a U.S. House committee in the nation’s capitol on the effects of high-stakes testing and social promotion on Latino youth.

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