“This past summer, the North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM) formally recognized Neag School Professor Jennifer McGarry as the 2019 recipient of its most prestigious honor: the Earle F. Zeigler Lecture Award. The Zeigler Award, the highest distinction one can earn in the academic field of sport management, acknowledges significant contributions to the field in terms of scholarship, research, leadership, and peer recognition.” Read the full Neag School of Education article here. Also available from UConn Today.
Author: Leah Ward
Harvard Continues With College Board’s ‘Adversity Score’ Following Criticisms and Changes to the Program
EDLR’s Casey Cobb is quoted in The Crimson on Harvard’s ‘Adversity Score’ in connection with their admissions process.
Why a Chicopee Parent Joined an Education Funding Lawsuit Against Mass. Officials
New England Public Radio (Casey Cobb is quoted regarding school funding in Mass.)
Green in Podcast Re: Charter School Fraud
Have You Heard Podcast featuring EDLR’s Preston Green (23:15).
Feds give green light to controversial contract between Memphis charter school and Catholic diocese
EDLR’s Preston Green comments about legal issues around churches operating charter schools in the Chalkbeat.
Charter schools bypass racial imbalance laws
EDLR student, Robert Cotto Jr. shares his thoughts on Charter Schools in a recent Stamford Advocate article.
Research, California’s low-income students, and Charter Schools – What’s Best?
EDLR’s Dr. Preston Green was quoted in the LA School Report on how research shows that charter schools do best for California’s low-income and minority students, which is leading state officials to consider slowing their expansion.
The War on Women Coaches
EDLR’s Dr. Laura Burton co-authors original commentary on women in sport by The Conversation
Research Shows That Charters Do Best for California’s Low-Income and Minority Students. Now Lawmakers There Want to Slow Their Expansion
Batista Earns Graduate Student of the Year Award
Congrats to LLEP student Pauline Batista for recently receiving the Graduate Student of the Year Award from the UConn NAACP Youth & College Chapter. This honor recognizes her strong character, commitment, and academic achievements towards UConn students and the community!