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The Office of Communications helps facilitate media interviews and provides timely information about the College of Education. Our faculty have a wide range of expertise in education and health and can provide context and insight on newsworthy happenings.

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Virginia Snodgrass Rangel, an associate professor of educational leadership, discusses the challenges of recruiting families back from charter schools.

Duncan Klussmann, a clinical assistant professor of educational leadership, notes that enrollment declines can generate difficult decisions about school closures.

Shea Culpepper, a clinical professor and director of teacher education, explains why the uncertified teacher situation is problematic and that it is not isolated to Houston ISD.

Sam Brower, chair of the Department of Curriculum & Instruction and clinical professor of social studies education, shares that the teacher shortage is impacting districts’ ability to hire certified teachers.

Assistant Professor Xin Li shares that students benefit from pre-K in the short and long term.

Duncan Klussmann, a clinical assistant professor of educational leadership and former superintendent, discusses whether the current changes in Houston ISD will add to decreases in enrollment.

Duncan Klussmann, a clinical assistant professor of educational leadership and former superintendent, discusses how the Texas Education Agency needs to be transparent with parents and teachers about the new scoring process.

Toni Templeton, a senior research scientist at the UH Education Research Center, discusses reasons to consider when analyzing a drop in test performance.

Duncan Klussmann, clinical assistant professor of educational leadership, explained why he expected teacher resignations to remain high amid the sweeping reforms.

Duncan Klussmann, a clinical assistant professor of educational leadership and former superintendent, shares the importance of superintendents building relationships with state and local officials.

Duncan Klussmann, a clinical assistant professor of educational leadership and former superintendent, discusses how the state’s “district of innovation” designation hasn’t been applied as intended (starts around minute 11:12).

Toni Templeton, a senior research scientist at the UH Education Research Center, says more time and data are needed to fully assess the consequences of teacher turnover in Houston ISD.

Sam Brower, chair of the Department of Curriculum & Instruction and clinical professor of social studies education, discusses the challenges of hiring amid a nationwide teacher shortage.

Duncan Klussmann, a clinical assistant professor of educational leadership and former superintendent, discusses causes and solutions for the teacher shortage in Houston ISD and other districts (starts around minute 11: 31).

Duncan Klussmann, a clinical assistant professor of educational leadership and former superintendent, provides context for some of the state regulations, including a uniform school start date and educator certification.

Melissa Gallagher, an assistant professor who studies dual-language instruction, says teachers should be treated as professionals to appropriately differentiate instruction for students.

Duncan Klussmann, clinical assistant professor of educational leadership and former Spring Branch ISD superintendent, discusses the lack of accountability with private school vouchers.

Melissa Gallagher, an assistant professor who studies dual-language instruction, said the 50-50 model is the best approach to support students learning English.

Duncan Klussmann, clinical assistant professor of educational leadership and a former superintendent, discusses the best way to evaluate the success of the New Education System in HISD with a focus on long-term impacts.

Duncan Klussmann, clinical assistant professor of educational leadership and a former superintendent, discusses the importance of customizing teaching to address the needs of individual students and families. 

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