Tag: Equitable Education

Professor Nicole Fonger’s New Book Celebrates “Making Algebra Meaningful”

Using her “sketchnotes” method of communicating ideas about mathematics literacy and algebra concepts, Professor Nicole Fonger’s new book seeks to support all learners as they experience algebra as meaningful. Fonger...
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Order vs. Transgression: Professor Emerita Kal Alston Discusses Dress Codes with Parents.com

School Dress Codes Should Be a Thing of the Past—Here’s Why (Parents.com | Aug. 13, 2024) School dress codes are an ongoing topic of contention between students and school leaders....
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Center on Disability and Inclusion Helps Dr. Weeks Elementary Celebrate Neurodiversity

A special curriculum theme on neurodivergence resonated with students at Dr. Weeks Elementary School in the Syracuse City School District (SCSD), supporting the school’s goal to raise awareness about autism...
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Emilee Baker G’24 Looks Ahead to Unique Postdoctoral Researcher Role

When she was a special education teacher, Emilee Baker G’24 could see that the educational system was failing students with disabilities. To address that challenge, she decided to pursue doctoral studies...
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Dean Chandler-Olcott Reflects on Work of Chancellor’s Task Force on Sexual and Relationship Violence

Since the beginning of Fall 2023, School of Education Dean Kelly Chandler-Olcott has been working alongside Rob Hradsky, Vice President for Student Engagement in Student Experience, as the new Co-chair...
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7 Student Teams Win Prizes to Advance Their Intelligence++ Disability, Inclusion Innovations

Seven student-designed products, services, and technologies meant to assist people with intellectual and developmental disabilities won recognition and seed funding at the Intelligence++ Showcase on April 25, 2024. The showcase...
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Professor George Theoharis Comments on Free School Uniforms for SCSD Students

(Syracuse.com | April 12, 2024) The Syracuse City School District is exploring whether to provide free school uniforms to thousands of students, an undertaking meant to help families living in...
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Rhodia D. Thomas ’77: Using Law and Learning to Open Doors, for Herself and Others

With a feeling of privilege and emotion, Rhodia D. Thomas ’77 is set to collect the School of Education’s Tolley Medal during the 2024 One University awards on April 19,...
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Professor George Theoharis Publishes Second Edition of “The School Leaders Our Children Deserve”

Syracuse University School of Education Professor George Theoharis has published the second edition of The School Leaders Our Children Deserve: Seven Keys to Equity, Social Justice, and School Reform (Teachers...
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Helping Address Hiring Crises, the Baldanza Fellows Program Expands to Syracuse City Schools

Teacher shortages and a predominantly white teaching force are two persistent hiring trends that continue to challenge public schools nationwide. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, nearly 90%...
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