College of Education researchers have developed programs to help teachers and families address math learning loss.

ROOTS is a kindergarten program focused on understanding and working with whole numbers for students at risk for difficulties in math. “Our work focuses on developing programs that can be easily used by educators in the field to quickly intervene and provide critical math skills,” said Ben Clarke, professor of school psychology and director of the Center on Teaching and Learning. 

Jessica Turtura, research associate, recently received a $4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to modify the ROOTs intervention to be delivered at the whole-class level. Researchers also are extending the interventions to include a home-based component for students with physical and developmental disabilities.

For 25 years, the Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) has been helping schools around the country create learning environments and school cultures that allow all students to thrive.

With more than $21 million in new funding from the U.S. Department of Education, the center can continue this work for five more years. “We help educators make school environments more safe, positive, predictable and equitable,” said Kent McIntosh, the Philip H. Knight Chair of Special Education and co-director of the Center on PBIS. “When we pay attention to the whole school environment, everybody can be successful.”

The University of Oregon is proud to partner with the Coalition of Oregon School Administrators (COSA) to offer new educational leadership and licensure programs Serving more than 2,500 school and district leaders across Oregon, COSA provides early career supports, ongoing professional learning, and networking opportunities. With this partnership, our principal and professional administrator licensure programs benefit from access to 23 award-winning current and former Oregon administrators who teach courses and supervise licensure internships.

Report on Culturally Specific Depression Prevention Programs

The HEDCO Institute for Evidence-Based Educational Practice released findings from its first review on school-based depression prevention programs for K-12 students.

Building connections between academics

and athletics

Dean Laura Lee McIntyre sat down with University of Oregon Football Head Coach Dan Lanning to discuss how his background in education, as an elementary PE teacher, has shaped his coaching style and relationship with his student athletes.

College of Education Alumni Spotlight:

Cory Mainor (MEd 09)

Cory Mainor, MEd ’09, is currently an assistant principal at Arlington Public Schools in the Washington, DC area. He is focused on implementing a culture that seeks equity in student achievement and establishes community with various educational stakeholders.