At age 30, recently married and with a child on the way, Richard Morris decided to take an interview for a principal’s job in the Chicago Public Schools. The 1980 alum of the NIU College of Education really wasn’t in the market
Read moreRoberts co-authors ‘Bitten by the Blues,’ story of Chicago-born Alligator Records
Patrick Roberts, associate professor in the Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations, is celebrating the Oct. 30 publication of “Bitten by the Blues: The Alligator Records Story.” Roberts is the co-author of the book with Bruce Iglauer, who in 1971 launched
Read moreCollege of Ed alumna shares KNPE instructional philosophies with P.E. teachers in Chicago
Yara Santillan traded her sneakers for high heels, her gym for a cubicle and her whistle for a smartphone. What the new coordinator of Physical Education for the Chicago Public Schools hasn’t given up is her drive and ambition to make a
Read moreLaura Ruth Johnson to study civic engagement, advocacy of young parents in Humboldt Park
Laura Ruth Johnson has spent two decades observing the lives, struggles and triumphs of young parents in Chicago. Throughout those years, the associate professor in the Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment has seen many young parents thrive in spite of
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