Department of Education Reform
Education Reform Professor’s Book on COVID-19 and Schools Points to Lessons Learned
The COVID-19 pandemic proved to be one of the most geographically widespread crises in the history of schooling, with 195 countries, the United States and tens of thousands of public schools, public charter schools and private schools forced to respond in myriad ways....
Patrick J. Wolf Named Among Top 50 Education Policy Professors in Country
Distinguished Professor Patrick J. Wolf has been ranked in the top 200 most influential education scholars every year since the Edu-Scholars Public Impact Rankings began in 2011. This year, he moved up nearly 30 spots to rank in the top 50. He also ranked No. 8 among...
Windgate, King Join Walton Family Foundation to Support New Cohort of Principal IMPACT Fellows
The IMPACT Arkansas Principal Fellows program has helped build leadership capacity in high-needs, rural Arkansas schools for nearly a decade with the support of the Walton Family Foundation. The U of A College of Education and Health Professions partnered with the...
Conference Highlights Education-Related Research, Examines Future of Teaching
Arkansas' new education secretary, Jacob Oliva, was the keynote speaker at the recent Moving Arkansas Education Forward Conference in Little Rock. The U of A Office of Education Policy and the Department of Education Reform organize the annual conference. It offers an...
Four Department of Education Reform Faculty Place in Prominent National Ranking
Four professors in the University of Arkansas Department of Education Reform are ranked among the 200 most influential education scholars in the country, according to a prominent ranking of impact published on Jan. 4 in Education Week. The Rick Hess Straight Up...
Office for Education Policy Awards Schools Offering Outstanding Educational Performance
The U of A Office for Education Policy announced its 2022 Outstanding Educational Performance awards this week. Since 2017, the Office for Education Policy awards have gone to Arkansas schools where students demonstrate the highest levels of student academic growth....
Considering a Ph.D. in Education or Policy? Attend the Department of Education Reform’s Virtual Town Hall!
The Department of Education Reform will hold a virtual town hall from 5-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1. The purpose of this event is to introduce the department's doctoral program in education policy, as well as the application process, to prospective students. This event...
Division of Research and Innovation Begins Pilot for New Proposal Initiation Tool
The Division of Research and Innovation is launching a pilot program designed to improve and simplify the proposal initiation process and to increase the level of proposal support for researchers. The proposal initiation form is a newly created research advancement...
Researchers Find Arkansas Gifted-Student Screenings Often Miss Low-Income Students
Researchers in the Department of Education Reform recently found that high-achieving students from low-income backgrounds are half as likely to be placed in an Arkansas schools' gifted programs as their more affluent peers. In a new study, published in the Journal for...
Doctoral Student Wins Postsecondary Career and Technical Education Research Fellowship
Doctoral student Jessica Goldstein has won a Postsecondary Career and Technical Education Research Fellowship from North Carolina State University. Goldstein is a Distinguished Doctoral Fellow and research assistant in the U of A's Department of Education Reform. She...