Dr. Patricia Sánchez, associate professor in the Department of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies, was recently awarded the Honorary Leon Jaworski Award for Teaching Excellence on June 18, 2015.  The award is given each year at the State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting by the non-profit, Law-Focused Education, a branch of the Texas State Bar.  Law-Focused Education provides resources that help teachers inspire and engage their students in the pursuit of civics education.

Sometimes our back up plans can bring unexpected joys in life. A blog for Psychology Today by ACA President and COEHD Professor Dr. Thelma Duffey.

Six new research projects will receive $20,000 in seed funding from the Office of the Vice President for Research in FY 2016. The Grants for Research Advancement and Transformation (GREAT) funding will allow the researchers and their collaborators to conduct preliminary studies in new areas and assemble data that will position the research for competitive extramural funding in future years.

The Mexican American Studies Program and the Office of Student Activities at UTSA present the Third Annual Cultural Afromestizaje Mini Symposium and Concert at The University of Texas at San Antonio Downtown Campus Buena Vista Theater (BV 1.326). The theme for the event is Black and Brown Sounds in Tejas and will include a panel talk with scholars and musicians on Texas soul and Black and Chicano cultural crossings.

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National Council of La Raza

“Education reforms in the District will not fully succeed if schools do not address the trauma that students bring with them to class,” the report says.

For decades, some education leaders and researchers have asserted that school districts often use special education placement as a way to segregate black students, throwing them off the traditional academic track.

There is a growing need for today’s pre-service teachers to be equipped with skills and competencies for blended, online, and technology-rich teaching and learning environments. As teaching candidates progress through teacher education programs, they should be exploring, evaluating, and applying methods and tools for effective instruction in the dynamic learning environments that exist in today’s K-12 schools.

Half the picture of student success is something other than academic. So why can't someone come up with a better name for them?

Being an ESL student — English as a second language — can be a painful experience. Many of us who have been ESL students know what it's like to get pulled out of class in front of everyone, so you can learn to master the verbs and retrain your tongue to twist differently from what your parents taught you.

The College Board won't score two of 10 test sections after a printing error on the instructions for the exam given earlier this month.

For two decades, Texas has treated truancy as a criminal offense. That means most cases were prosecuted in adult courts where children, along with their parents, faced jail and fines of up to $1,500 for missing school — usually 10 or more unexcused absences. Texas lawmakers now say this policy went too far. So last week, Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, signed a law that no longer treats truancy as a Class C misdemeanor.