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Vanderbilt University, Medical Center reach $1B milestone together in research funding
Faculty at Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center achieved a significant milestone in 2021: more than $1 billion in research funding awarded from external organizations. Read MoreApr 5, 2022
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IRIS Center provides vital online resources for educators during outbreak
As teaching has moved online in response to the global coronavirus pandemic, more and more educators are turning to the IRIS Center at Vanderbilt Peabody College for reliable information on evidence-based practices and interventions. Read MoreApr 10, 2020
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$6.4M awarded to Vanderbilt to provide intensive training for special education doctoral students
The No. 1 ranked Department of Special Education at Vanderbilt Peabody College has received funding for intensive intervention training for educators who work with children with severe behavioral and learning disabilities. Read MoreOct 25, 2019
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Vanderbilt earns $19M in federal funding for special education training and research
Researchers at Vanderbilt Peabody College received multiple grants from the U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the National Institutes of Health. Read MoreOct 18, 2019
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Vanderbilt earns $6.6M in special education training grants
The Department of Special Education at Vanderbilt’s Peabody College of education and human development has received five grants totaling $6.6 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs. Read MoreNov 2, 2018
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Study: IES-funded research improves quality of math education
Researchers found 28 distinct contributions that IES grants have made to K-12 math teaching and learning. Read MoreAug 30, 2016
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Teacher’s race affects gifted program selections
With equal test scores, black students are about half as likely as their white peers to be assigned to gifted programs in math and reading, according to a new Vanderbilt University study. Read MoreJan 18, 2016
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Next Steps at Vanderbilt takes huge leap forward thanks to federal grant
Tennessee’s first postsecondary education program for students with intellectual disabilities, Next Steps at Vanderbilt, will expand significantly thanks to new federal funding. Read MoreNov 24, 2015
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$5M study looks at TN teacher evaluation data and collaboration
Understanding how state school systems can best use teacher evaluation data to drive instructional improvement is the focus of a new Vanderbilt study. Read MoreOct 7, 2015
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Zeppos meets with U.S. Department of Education officials
Vanderbilt Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos, University System of Maryland Chancellor William E. Kirwan and American Council on Education President Molly Corbett Broad convened in Washington, D.C., May 1 to brief U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on the report and recommendations issued by the federal Task Force on Government Regulation of Higher Education. Read MoreMay 4, 2015
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White House assembles top minds in neuroscience and learning for workshop
Vanderbilt's Laurie Cutting was one of a select group of experts in neuroscience, cognitive science, developmental psychology and other disciplines invited to take part in a White House Office of Science and Technology Policy workshop. Read MoreFeb 3, 2015
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Vanderbilt lands $15M in grants for special education teacher training
Vanderbilt has received $15 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Education to support the development of special education programs and a national center. Read MoreOct 30, 2014
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Vanderbilt committed to protection and well-being of students
Read Vanderbilt's statement about the Department of Education Office for Civil Rights' investigation of 55 colleges and universities' handling of sexual violence and harassment complaints. The list includes investigations opened because of complaints received by OCR and those initiated by the OCR as compliance reviews. Read MoreMay 6, 2014
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$10M grant establishes center to boost outcomes for children with learning disabilities
A team of Vanderbilt professors will develop new math and reading strategies aimed at improving student success with the support of a new $10 million federal grant. Read MoreAug 27, 2013
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New pre-K teaching method could close achievement gap
A new approach to teaching pre-kindergarten could take a bite out of the achievement gap and level the playing field for America’s growing population of English language learners, according to a recently published study by researchers at Vanderbilt’s Peabody College. Read MoreJun 13, 2013
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Vanderbilt and MNPS to lead tri-state efforts to build ‘pipeline of teaching excellence’
Advancing the math and science achievement of third through sixth graders in high-need schools is the aim of a new national partnership, being led in Tennessee, New York and Washington by faculty and staff from Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College of education and human development and Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools. Read MoreNov 30, 2012
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U.S. Department of Education grant aids work in special education
A grant from the U.S. Department of Education will continue to fund the development of coursework and teacher training materials for students with disabilities. Read MoreOct 2, 2012
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Sustaining, ‘scaling up’ effective practices of urban high schools focus of research
Researchers are examining what characteristics make some large, urban high schools particularly effective with low-income and minority students. Read MoreSep 24, 2012
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Students displaced by school closures need high-quality alternatives
Students displaced by school closures experience adverse effects both on test scores and attendance—unless they are transferred to substantially higher-performing schools. Read MoreNov 23, 2011
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New tool to i.d. support needed by children with intellectual disabilities
Determining what children with intellectual disabilities need to thrive by building on their strengths and interests is the aim of a new federally funded project in the Department of Special Education. Read MoreJul 28, 2011