Education Buzz April 2025
Each year, the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting represents the world's largest gathering of education researchers, and it showcases groundbreaking, innovative research. Use this guide to follow and support CU Boulder faculty and students and their work at AERA in Denver April 23-27 — including over 80 sessions led by CU Boulder researchers!
Highlights
The inspiration behind the Wóinila: In Silence We Learn Mural in the School of Education
This semester, the CU Boulder School of Education and the Cultural Events Board (CEB) unveiled a new community mural titled “Wóinila: In Silence We Learn” in the Miramontes Baca Education Building. Hear about the student leaders' experiences and acclaimed Indigenous artist Danielle SeeWalker's inspiration in this video.
Cutting half the Department of Education’s staff will have devastating, possibly illegal, consequences: expert
Recently, the U.S. Department of Education announced it was terminating nearly 2,000 of its roughly 4,000 employees. Both Secretary of Education Linda McMahon and President Donald Trump have signaled that they ultimately want to close the department completely. Kevin Welner, education policy scholar in the School of Education sees many reasons to worry in the new cuts.
Get to know
The power of being seen: Melissa Braaten on teaching, equity, and impact
Meet Melissa Braaten, an associate professor focusing on science education and teachers' learning and the new Associate Dean for Undergraduate and Teacher Education.
Meet Kendall Goldenson, a senior in elementary education ready to make an impact in the classroom and beyond
Meet Kendall Goldenson, a CU Boulder senior who is paving her way toward a meaningful career in teaching, and eventually, educational policy.