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An Expanded Opportunity: Building Update

Exciting news – the School of Education will be relocating to a new, remodeled campus home in December 2019! What is currently the Fleming Building is undergoing renovations to create beautiful, collaborative spaces that will house all our students, faculty, staff and research centers over the course of the two-phase process. Read more

Who is your most inspiring CU Boulder educator? A campus-wide call for 2019 Best Should Teach nominations

The campus is calling on students to answer one question: who is your most inspiring educator at CU Boulder? Each fall, the Best Should Teach Awards honor CU Boulder faculty, graduate teachers, and K-12 teachers. Nominate an inspiring professor by April 15. Read more

All the World’s a Stage: Melding Passions with Social Innovation

Leadership and Community Engagement sophomore Matthew Parone transferred to CU Boulder this last fall but is already moving full speed ahead. Parone can be found discussing how to encourage respect in the Greek community, acting through CU’s theater program and more all while brainstorming a micro-theater capstone for his major. Read more

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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.

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American Institute for Economic Research 2017

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percentile for faculty scholarly productivity among U.S. colleges & schools of education.
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Top 20

among public graduate schools of education nationwide.
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100%

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

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