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Karen Watkins, professor and associate head of the Department of Lifelong Education, Administration, and Policy in the College of Education was featured in an April 15 Red and Black story about her recent induction into the Academy of Human Resource Development Hall of Fame.

With a growing consensus that early learning opportunities and intervention are critical to success, community leaders set a goal that every student in the county will read on grade level by third grade.

College of Education professor Peter Smagorinsky has received another national award for his 2011 book on literacy research during the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) in Philadelphia April 3-7.

Two College of Education alumni -- Nick Crowder and Hyunjin Son -- were among the 10 finalists for the 2015 Georgia Teacher of the Year, State School Superintendent John Barge (EdD '04) announced in a press release on April 7.

Nathan Jenkins, an assistant professor of kinesiology in the University of Georgia College of Education, has been selected to receive a 2014 New Investigator Award from the American College of Sports Medicine.

Wendy Ruona, an associate professor in lifelong education, administration, and policy, was recently elected as Incoming President of the Academy of Human Resource Development (AHRD). She will serve a six-year term—two years each as Incoming President, President and Former President.

UGA Distinguished Research Professor Peter Smagorinsky writes about Maynard Jackson High School special education teacher Elisha Gray in the April 7 Atlanta Journal Constitution.

A group that included College of Education Dean Craig Kennedy, Associate Dean for Academic Programs Laura Bierema and Director of the Office of School Engagment Janna Dresden visited the COE's partners at the University of Glasgow (UofG) in Scotland in March 2014.

Karen E. Watkins, professor and associate head of the lifelong education, administration, and policy department in the University of Georgia College of Education, has been inducted into the Academy of Human Resource Development (AHRD) Scholar Hall of Fame.