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A Queer Endeavor comes of age in Colorado

Just before Denver's Pride weekend, the team behind an innovative effort to make classrooms safer for LGBTQ youth discusses how schools shape what people think is normal. Read more

A graduate from Centaurus High School celebrates in a car parade in May 2021. (Credit: Glenn Asakawa)

Amid a pandemic, educators reimagine the future of K-12 schools

Education researchers are increasingly seeing the COVID-19 pandemic as an opportunity to rethink how we teach kids in the United States, making school curricula more relevant to the lives of young people. Read more

A new education program provides essential support for essential employees

Born out of the pandemic but not confined to it, the new Buffs for Front Line Service Employees program provides equitable educational support to the families and school-aged children of the university’s essential employees. Through in-person and virtual support across subject areas and grade levels, Buffs4FLSE fosters a welcoming and nurturing where CU Boulder service employees and their families feel seen and valued. Read more

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Student Stories

Meet Esmeralda Castillo-Cobian, a passionate advocate and student of students

Meet Kyle O’Keefe, a passionate teacher who believes in fun and fully inclusive classrooms

Meet Ben Erwin, a policy analyst with a commitment to educational equity

Meet Valeria Praga-Rodríguez, an inspiration to teachers, students and her family

Meet Paty Abril-Gonzalez, a mentor for future bilingual teachers who continues the Miramontes legacy

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Our commitments to justice and equity are threaded throughout everything we do. Explore our school, our values, and our inviting community, ready and eager to welcome you aboard.

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Undergraduate Programs

We are dedicated to preparing educators and community leaders alike. Committed to advancing democracy, diversity, equity, and justice, we invite you to explore our bachelor's degrees and minors as important pathways toward transformative careers as a leader in the classroom and an activist in your community.

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Graduate Programs

As a graduate student, you will work closely with a small, collaborative group of nationally renowned faculty and a supportive community dedicated to preparing educators and educational leaders. Explore our MA & PhD programs committed to democracy, diversity, equity and justice.

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Teacher Licensure

We prepare teachers to educate all students and advance educational equity. Teacher candidates combine social context and content knowledge to better understand and serve all populations while learning specific methods to meet the needs and interests of all students in today’s diverse classrooms.

#1

Best College Town in America.
American Institute for Economic Research 2017

Top 8th

percentile for faculty scholarly productivity among U.S. colleges & schools of education.
Academic Analytics

Top 20

among public graduate schools of education nationwide.
US News & World Report

100%

of our recent grads surveyed were employed within 6 months.
2016 Graduate Destination Survey

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