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Both candidates in the race to be Georgia's next state school superintendent said the state needs to roll back a new teacher-grading system mandated by the state Legislature, in luncheon addresses at the UGA College of Education's 2014 State of Education Conference on Sept. 18.

Jerome E. Morris, a professor in the Department of Educational Theory and Practice, writes an op-ed article in the September 17 *Atlanta Journal Constitution* on the killing of young black men by police titled, "These attitudes can kill."

Five faculty members across two UGA colleges lead after-school program for children in two Clarke County elementary schools.

The Georgia Children's Chorus recently named Carol Reeves (MMEd '92) its full-time artistic director, a title she has held on a part-time basis previously, reports a September 18 *Oconee Enterprise* story.

COE alumnus David C. Mosely (BSED '65, MED '72) has been appointed to Albany Technical College's Board of Directors, reports a September 16 *Albany Herald* story.

​The new school year kicks off a renewed effort at the UGA College of Education to stay in touch with you, our alumni. This means more than keeping you informed with the College's latest research projects or the statistics of our newest freshman class. Of course those are important — but instead, we are reaching out to our graduates in order to share your accomplishments.

The *Stateline* story featuring Bud Cooper, a kinesiology researcher whose work led to a new Georgia High School Association policy to protect athletes from heat illness in 2012, appears in the September 16 *Huffington Post.*

A multidisciplinary team of University of Georgia faculty, led by four College of Education faculty, is partnering with the Clarke County School District this fall to provide a new after-school enrichment program aimed at improving the children's health and stimulating their learning in reading and mathematics, says a September 14 *Athens Banner-Herald* story.

Andrew Izsák, a professor in the College of Education who conducts research on the mathematical reasoning of middle grades teachers and has developed several innovative courses for pre-service teachers, is featured in the UGA home page's Focus on Faculty this week.

College of Education alumnus Kevin Jones (BSED '89) started this fall as new principal of Winston Dowdell Academy, the Coweta County School System's alternative high school, reported a September 14 *Newnan Times-Herald* story.