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Permission to Play: Professor Alex Corbitt on Why Game-Based Literacy Practices Matter

An expert on literacy and learning, and a former middle school English Language Arts teacher, Syracuse University School of Education (SOE) Professor Alex Corbitt focuses...
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While still an undergraduate, Elyas Layachi ’27 presented research at the 2025 American Educational Research Association’s annual meeting.

Leap of Faith: Undergraduate Research Shapes Elyas Layachi’s ’27 Path to Teaching

For Elyas Layachi ’27, a fall 2023 job posting on Handshake by Syracuse University School of Education (SOE) Professor Silvie Huang was serendipitous. Huang was...
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Counseling Doctoral Candidates Win National Accolades

Two doctoral candidates in Syracuse University School of Education’s Ph.D. in Counseling and Counselor Education program have received national honors, one from the profession’s international...
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In a New Book, Professor Qiu Wang and Colleagues Examine Lifelong Learning Across the Globe

A new book by School of Education Professor Qiu Wang and colleagues, including Dominick Fantacone G’21, Director of Research and Sponsored Programs at SUNY-Cortland, focuses...
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Five Data Warriors Student Research Fellows Chosen to Work With SCSD Youth

Five students have been selected as Lender Fellows and will work with the Data Warriors project, an initiative that helps Syracuse City School District (SCSD)...
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Professor Jing Lei Asks Can AI Strengthen Classroom Connections?

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the educational landscape, creating new opportunities and complex challenges for teachers, students, and institutions. From supporting routine tasks, lesson...
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It Takes a Village (and a University) to Support Rural Wellness, Recovery Efforts

A partnership between a Syracuse University faculty member and staff at the Camden Life Center in Camden, NY, is testing the success of a recovery...
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Professor Ryan Heath’s Wayne County Research Initiative Receives Wallace Foundation Grant

Upstate New York’s Wayne County Partnership will benefit from a multi-million-dollar investment that will help it and six other communities across the United States reach...
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Fueling Innovation: Professor James Haywood Rolling Jr. Wins NEA Grant for “Syracuse STEAM Engines”

Like many American Rust Belt cities, Syracuse is addressing the challenge of vacant lots and neglected properties—transforming these spaces into opportunities for renewal and growth...
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Social Work Professor Ryan Heath Helps Strengthen CNY Community Schools

When those who work in community school systems explain the impact of this approach in public education, they tell stories about the students they have...
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Center on Disability and Inclusion Awarded NYS Grant to Pilot Advocacy Training Network

Syracuse University School of Education’s Center on Disability and Inclusion (CDI) has been awarded $250,000 per year for three years from the New York State...
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Professor Nicole Fonger: Lender Center Faculty Fellow Empowers High Schoolers Via Math

Armed with troves of data, maps and charts, graphic visualizations and mathematical skills, groups of local high schoolers are taking innovative approaches to understanding and...
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