COE Student Named to ESPN Academic All-America First Team
College of Education sophomore D.J. Augustin has been named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America University Division men's basketball first team, the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) announced Feb. 26.

NASA Gives $190,000 Grant To Train Texas Elementary, Middle School Teachers in Science Education
The McDonald Observatory has received a grant of about $190,000 from NASA and will be partnering with the Texas Regional Collaboratives for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching to train teachers across the state in science education.

$2.4 Million Program Aims to Revive Earth and Space Science Teaching
The University of Texas at Austin is starting a $2.38 million initiative to train eighth through twelfth grade earth science teachers working predominantly in minority or underserved public schools in Texas.

Study Shows School Ratings Rise As Graduation Rates Fall
A new study by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin and Rice University reveals that Texas' public school accountability system, the model for the national No Child Left Behind Act, directly contributes to lower graduation rates.

Biomechanics Scholar and Autism Expert Honored with National Award
Dr. Jody Jensen, an expert on balance and locomotor skills over the lifespan, has been given the Ruth B. Glassow Biomechanics Award by the National Association for Sport and Physical Education.

Ivy in Inaugural Class of Elite Fellows
Old Dominion University?s Darden College of Education has named alumnus John Ivy a Fellow in honor of his exceptional career accomplishments. The Fellows program was launched in November 2007, and Ivy is one of five scholars to be chosen for this inaugural class of honorees.

Study Shows How Data can be Transformed into Improved Education Practices
A research team at The University of Texas at Austin's College of Education may have found a workable way to translate school districts' data into improved teaching and learning — and it could be as basic as not getting the cart before the horse.

STAC Seeks Student Input on College Technology
Replace all chalkboards in the College of Education with whiteboards. Provide every student 1000 pages of free printing each semester. Train faculty and students to use existing technologies more effectively. These are just a few of the ideas that students have suggested to the College of Education Student Technology Advisory Committee (STAC).

College of Education Faculty Make Top 10 on Productivity Index
Four of the College's program areas have been ranked in the top 10 of the 2007 Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index. The index rates faculty members' scholarly output and compiles overall institutional rankings on 375 U.S. universities that offer the Ph.D. degree.

Students Choose Curriculum and Instruction Professor for Teaching Award
Dr. Bonnie Elliott is being honored with a 2008 Texas Exes Teaching Award. The award gives UT students an opportunity to recognize professors and teaching assistants who are excellent instructors and who have had a positive influence on students' growth.