Northwestern - sesp.northwestern.edu - Northwestern University School of Education Social Policy News Center
General Information:
Latest News:
Graduate Student Liz Smith Named Knowles Teaching Fellow 14 Aug 2013 | 11:00 am
Elizabeth Mai Smith, a graduate student at Northwestern University's School of Education and Social Policy, has been chosen to receive a five-year teaching fellowship from the Knowles Science Teaching...
NPR: David Figlio Says New Standards Will Impact Expectations, Not School Grading Formula, in Florida 14 Aug 2013 | 11:00 am
For an NPR report, professor David Figlio discusses the impact of the new Common Core standards in Florida. There’s nothing about Common Core that invalidates the current system of grading schools, he...
Medill Video Shows How FUSE Program's Chicago STEAM Studio Adds Art to STEM 14 Aug 2013 | 11:00 am
The FUSE program set up a one-week STEAM studio for at the Chicago Cultural Center as part of a larger effort to integrate art and design into the math and science curricula in middle and high schools...
Kirabo Jackson in Chicago Tribune: Single-Gender Public School Options Increasing 11 Aug 2013 | 11:00 am
Assistant professor Kirabo Jackson, who studies the impact of single-gender schooling, comments on single-gender schooling options in Chicago. It is now easier and more affordable to send students to ...
Simone Ispa-Landa Blogs about Trayvon Martin Case and Need for Society to Protect Kids 7 Aug 2013 | 11:00 am
"Black families are not failing in their efforts to protect their children. Rather, it is the broader society – including the lingering effects of centuries of race-based exclusion, segregation, and c...
SESP Hosts Summer Graduation for MSEd Program 7 Aug 2013 | 11:00 am
Along with students in Northwestern's Master of Science in Communication program, 54 graduates of the School of Education and Social Policy's Master of Science in Education program received diplomas o...
Nancy Deutsch (PhD04) Wins Outstanding Professor Award at University of Virginia School of Education 6 Aug 2013 | 11:00 am
Nancy Deutsch (PhD04), a graduate of the Human Development and Social Policy program at Northwestern's School of Education and Social Policy, received the 2013 Outstanding Professor Award at Universit...
FUSE Engages Kids at Korea's Largest Science Festival 31 Jul 2013 | 11:00 am
The FUSE drop-in program went international this summer by setting up a studio at the largest science festival in Korea. FUSE, developed by School of Education and Social Policy professors Kemi Jona a...
Fox News Features Fuse Drop-In Studio for Teens at Chicago Summer Learning Program 25 Jul 2013 | 11:00 am
A Fox News video shows teens participating in Fuse activities at the Chicago Cultural Center this summer. In the STEAM Studio, Fuse challenges youth to use design and production tools to create artifa...
Senior Erin Turner Biking Across the USA This Summer 25 Jul 2013 | 11:00 am
To see the United States, senior Erin Turner, a social policy major, is biking cross-country from Washington State to Boston this summer with her brother, James. They blog about their trip at erinjame...
