Lauren Levy

Undergraduate testifies about the financial burdens student teachers face

Jan. 30, 2023

CU Boulder sophomore Lauren Levey testified in front of the Colorado House Education Committee, speaking in personal terms about the challenges she’s faced as an aspiring teacher. Levey, an elementary education major and leadership studies minor, was a witness at a hearing discussing a new and potentially expanding stipend program for student educators in Colorado.

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Highlights from 2022: The Year in Review

Dec. 30, 2022

As we move ahead to 2023, we are grateful for and proud of the accomplishments and milestones from the year 2022. Here are four highlights from the CU Boulder School of Education’s past year from taking a public stance on issues that matter to coming together as a community in our new building.

2022 Scholarship Ceremony

2022 Scholarship Celebration celebrates and honors our students and supporters

Oct. 20, 2022

The annual School of Education Scholarship Awards Ceremony united and honored scholarship and fellowship recipients and supporters on Thursday, Oct. 13. The ceremony celebrated student accomplishments and recognized the generosity of supporters.

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Finding Her Voice

Oct. 12, 2022

When 11-year-old Luz Elena Sanchez arrived in Yuma, Colorado, with her family from Mexico, she found herself lost among her English-speaking classmates. She had difficulty understanding her homework, and she got into trouble for speaking Spanish in school. But one teacher, Sanchez’ sixth grade homeroom teacher Brady Nighswonger, made a...

Enihs Medrano and JD Mangat

CU Engage inspires civic engagement and local legacies

July 12, 2022

20-year-old Enihs Medrano never envisioned herself serving in local government until a program for young people opened her eyes to the power of civic engagement. As a high schooler in Lafayette, Medrano connected with JD Mangat, a fellow Lafayette resident who became Medrano’s coach and mentor in Public Achievement, a youth-led civic engagement program within CU Engage.

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CU Boulder student voices, research help move state toward addressing financial barriers for new teachers

June 29, 2022

CU Boulder researchers have been working with state partners to understand and address the financial strain new teachers face when trying to enter the educator workforce and elevate teacher candidates’ voices. Their work paid off when Gov. Jared Polis signed first-of-its-kind legislation for Colorado that will support new teachers and create student-educator stipends.

Public Achievement ethnic studies course

Public Achievement student leaders create Boulder Valley's first ethnic studies course

May 24, 2022

With help from CU Boulder’s Public Achievement (PA) program students and staff and support from Boulder Valley School District administrators, several high school juniors' dream of creating an ethnic studies course at Lafayette’s Centaurus High School is becoming a reality. PA leaders developed curriculum for the first-of-its-kind social studies elective class exploring culture, identity, race and ethnicity, and they hope it will be offered districtwide in 2023.

Amalia Kamlet

Meet Amalia Kamlet, an adventure-seeking science educator

May 4, 2022

Amalia Kamlet has always had a heart for adventure and science. Her adventures in teaching and in the outdoors as a student at CU Boulder are only the beginning as her love for adventure literally takes her around the world, starting with an opportunity as a STEM science teacher in...

Cynthia

Meet Cynthia Corral Robles, a leader in empathy, reliability, and enthusiasm and a passion for justice

May 2, 2022

Cynthia Corral Robles considers herself “lucky enough” to have stumbled across the Leadership and Community Engagement major in the School of Education. She first discovered the INVST Community Studies program and its summer justice tour of Colorado, which unleashed her passion for community leadership. She traveled the state of Colorado...

Quentin

Meet Quinton Andre Freeman, a committed teacher, teacher educator, and mentor

May 2, 2022

Quinton Andre Freeman comes from a family of educators. His wife, Adrienne, is a middle school principal. His parents, now a retired county agent and a retired special education teacher, met while student teaching, and his mother urged him to get a teaching certificate as a fallback plan after college...

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