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UIC's College of Education continues to climb the charts! We rank among the top one-third of graduate schools listed as the best in education by U.S. News and World Report. Congratulations to the students, faculty and staff whose talents and hard work make COE a winner!
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A Perfect Storm for Students with Special Education Needs
Read professor Federico Waitoller's letter to the editor in the Chicago Tribune detailing the negative effects facing students of color with special needs in the wake of approved CPS school closures.
Doc Student Set to Launch Charter School
Ari Frede, currently enrolled in the College of Education’s Ed.D- Urban Education Leadership program, is the founder of the Orange School; a K-8 charter school focusing on integration of the arts into core curriculum. The school, scheduled to open in 2014 received its name because orange evokes the visual arts and the literary arts.
Meet Our Newest Alumni: Danton Floyd
Danton Floyd was an unlikely candidate for admission to the College of Education. Now, he’s a Dean’s Merit Award winner of the Class of 2013.