Coping With Cuts in PA Education
Feb 17, 2012
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett recently unveiled a plan to narrow the state’s ongoing fiscal crisis by cutting state funding to higher education. It’s the biggest change in his $27.14 billion budg…
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School Psychology Program Cited for Outstanding Research
Dec 5, 2011
In a Chronicle of Higher Education report, Lehigh was ranked third nationally in research productivity. The College of Education’s school psychology program was ranked among the nation’s elite f…
STEM Teachers - Recruiting and Retaining
Nov 20, 2011
Five years ago, The New York Times dissected STEM education and realized, yet again, that America was falling well short in preparing its teachers to lead successful, STEM-driven curricula. Even toda…
No Child Left Behind Unites and Divides
Nov 2, 2011
FLASHBACK: JANUARY 8, 2002 The law enjoyed early bipartisan support. “I think what’s important today is that we have a president that wants to make this a strong priority in education,” Senator Edwar…
Special Education Services in Schools
Nov 2, 2011
Myths about the impact of special education abound. Those misperceptions are wreaking havoc in the classroom as states, faced with soaring expenses and financial disrepair, turn their full attention …
Preschool Math Skills Are Indicators of Long-Term Academic Success
Oct 15, 2011
Written by Robin Hojnoski, assistant professor of school psychology It’s a relatively recent finding that has put the United States in a rather precarious academic situation. In 2007, forme…