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Spring 2023

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Spring 2023

A Message from Dean Stacy Reeder


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A Preschooler's Paradise

OU's Institute of Child Development returns to campus with a new facility and 87 years of educational experience.

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Tutoring Initiative Shows Improvement in Math Scores

Preliminary research results show “high-dosage” tutoring in mathematics resulted in better test scores for Oklahoma high school students.

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$5.6 Million Grant Supports Training for Rural Oklahoma Educators

OU researchers are developing a “Networked Community of Practice” in collaboration with dozens of education-focused organizations to train 64 school-based behavior analysts, counselors and social workers.

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Sooner Works Graduates First Class

On May 13 James ‘Bo’ Cochrane, Peyton Dumas and Madison Mason became the first graduating class of the Sooner Works program.


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JRCoE Students Host English Language Arts Conference

Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education students worked together with faculty to put on the “Kickstarting Community: Connecting Through English and Teaching” conference on March 4 in Collings Hall.

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2023 Celebration of Education

Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education faculty and staff gathered to celebrate their accomplishments over the last year at the 2023 Celebration of Education on April 28.

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Horm Honored by American Educational Research Association

University of Oklahoma education professor Diane M. Horm, Ph.D., has been awarded the Distinguished Contribution to Research Award.

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Hott Testifies Before Congress on Rural Education

On March 29, Associate Professor Brittany Hott testified before the House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies.


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Jennings Gives 2023 Humphreys Lecture

Professor Tish Jennings presented the 2023 Humphreys Lecture on Feb. 17 at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History

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OU THRIVE Center Publishes Education Journal

The OU THRIVE Center has released the inaugural edition of the Oklahoma Education Journal.

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JRCoE Students Honored

Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education students were honored by their program areas with the 2023 Outstanding Program Area Intern and Outstanding Program Area Senior awards.

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Around the College

Take a look at photos from events around the college this spring.


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Alums Honored as Teacher of the Year

Several Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education graduates have been honored as Teacher of the Year by their schools, districts and national organizations

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In Memoriam: Michael Angelotti

Michael Louis Angelotti passed away on Dec. 1, 2022. For 39 years, he was a professor of English Education at Texas Tech University and the University of Oklahoma.

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JRCoE Welcomes Future Educators

The Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education held a preview day on March 31, welcoming high school students to campus.

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Doolittle Named Postdoctoral Fellow

Sara Doolittle, Ph.D., has been selected as a 2023 National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow.

News and Notes

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News and Notes

Learn more about faculty, staff, students and alumni.