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P. David Pearson Named New DeanP. David Pearson has been selected as the new dean of the Graduate School of Education after an intensive, nationwide search. |
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Career Academy Support Network Starts Major School-Improvement InitiativeThe Career Academy Support Network (CASN), based at Berkeley's Graduate School of Education, is undertaking a three-year project to help improve instruction in selected Bay Area high schools.
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Chancellor Salutes Ken Behring and Future Principals
On July 13 Chancellor Robert Berdahl held a reception in his home to honor philanthropist Ken Behring and the 60 GSE students preparing to become school principals whose education Mr. Behring has underwritten.
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Neumann Gift Funds New Scholarships for Teacher EducationMr. and Mrs. Andrew Neumann have donated approximately $1.5 million to the Graduate School of Education to establish the Helen Murphy Neumann Teachers Scholarships for the purposes of providing financial aid to education students at UC Berkeley who want to become teachers.
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GSE Collaborates on Major CITRIS Education InitiativeIn July 2001 The California State Legislature appropriated $100 million in long-range funding for the new Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS).
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WISE Project Introduces Palm Pilots into Science ClassesA new effort by the GSE's Web-based Inquiry Science Environment (WISE) project is innovating the use of hand-held Palm computers in secondary schools.
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Undergrad Courses in Education Spawn Two Student Regents
Undergraduate classes in the Berkeley School of Education have recently produced two Student Regents. The Student Regent is the sole student representative on the governing board for the University of California system.
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In Memoriam: Professor Millie Almy, 19152001GSE Professor Emerita and early childhood education pioneer Millie Almy died at her home in Berkeley on August 15, 2001.
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ALUMS MAKING A DIFFERENCE: Kati Haycock Director, The Education Trust
Kati Haycock serves as the principal spokesperson for the Education Trust, and as an outspoken policy advocate for poor kids in both national and state debates on education. "We try to talk about what's right for kids, not simply for adult groups," she said.
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School Most Diverse in Graduate DivisionThe 145 new students enrolling in the GSE in fall 2001 make up one of the most diverse groups in the School's 109-year history.
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Michael Ranney and Students Explore Reasoning with NumbersCan a person's point of view be changed just by hearing a new number?
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Flanders New Teacher Award Benefits Urban InstructorsA new program funded by Flanders Fellowship benefactor Mary Jane Brinton will help teachers with their first year in the public schools. |
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School's 104th Commencement Packs Zellerbach HallA full house filled the orchestra section of Zellerbach Hall for the Graduate School of Education Commencement on Saturday, May 12, 2001.
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Susan Holloway Research Team Studies Mothers of Japanese PreschoolersMothers of Japanese preschoolers are usually seen as key to their children's academic success.
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