A new chapter of the NIU College of Education’s Morgridge Endowed Chair Office has begun this fall with the launch of Adventure Book Club. Each child enrolled in a DeKalb District 428 elementary school can sign up to receive one free, age-appropriate
Read moreReading instructor Mary Gardner writes final chapter of 52-year education career
When Mary Gardner graduated from Western Illinois University with her bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education, the market for teachers wasn’t nearly as exciting as she was excited to get a classroom. “Enrollments were just starting to drop, and it was like schools
Read moreCI’s Hyoju Ahn wins dissertation award
Hyoju Ahn has a new plaque for the office wall: the 2024 J. Estill Alexander Future Leaders in Literacy Dissertation Award from the Association for Literacy Educators and Researchers. Yet the career-boosting honor is providing her more than a decoration. “It honestly
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