News and Announcements
- Jeremy Singer, assistant professor teaching of research for Detroit PEER in the College of Education, quoted in Detroit Free Press, “2 children froze to death in a parking garage. What could their school do?”
- Denise Taliaferro Baszile, Dean in the College of Education, featured in Michigan Chronicle of Excellence list is out, celebrating 50 trailblazing black women
- Anita Bates, Ph.D., assistant professor of teaching and program coordinator of visual arts education, featured in C&G Newspapers, “Birmingham neighbors show work in annual art show”
- Wayne State University College of Education Professor Rema Vassar named 2025 Top U.S. Education Scholar
- Sarah Lenhoff, associate professor of educational leadership and policy studies and director of the Detroit PEER, featured in The Kresge Foundation, “Mobility trends of families with children and the role of public schools in Detroit’s neighborhoods”
- Sarah Lenhoff, associate professor of educational leadership and policy studies and director of the Detroit PEER, featured on WDET-FM, “Should students be paid to attend school?”
- Jeremy Singer, assistant professor teaching of research for Detroit PEER in the College of Education, featured on WDET-FM, “Detroit high school students can earn $200 gift cards every time they have perfect attendance for 10 consecutive school days”
- Wayne State University College of Education to host second annual Educators Rising Michigan Conference and Competition
- Danialle Karmanos, alumna of the College of Education, featured in Hour Detroit, “Kids Work It Out program”
- Jeremy Singer, assistant professor teaching of research for Detroit PEER in the College of Education, quoted in Bridge Michigan, “Michigan school district uses gas cards, camp trips to boost graduation rates”
- Tamara Hew-Butler, associate professor of Exercise & Sports Science in the College of Education, featured in Superlife, “Hydration myths exposed: Are you drinking yourself sick?”
- Christine Hancock, assistant professor of Early Childhood Education in the College of Education, featured in Chalkbeat Detroit, “This bill would close a funding gap for future Michigan early childhood educators”
- Francesca Pernice, professor of Educational Psychology in the College of Education, featured in Los Angeles Times, “‘At this Hollywood clubhouse, people with mental illness find purpose and belonging”
- Congratulations to Megan Price on the successful defense of her dissertation
- Legislation would allow more student teachers to be paid
- College of Education Division of Academic Services wins Homecoming Office Decorating Competition
- Wayne State University College of Education receives NSF grant to advance equity in teaching data literacy in Detroit
- Wayne State University College of Education receives $600,000 from the William T. Grant Foundation to study impact of mixed-income neighborhood initiatives on Black youth
- Rema Vassar, professor in the College of Education for the Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, featured in Diverse, “Change schools, we can change the world”
- Rema Vassar, professor in the College of Education for the Educational Leadership and Policy Studies and Clyde Barnett III, featured in Diverse, “Centering black children in education: A fugitive space for resistance, counter-narratives, and radical love”
- Congratulations to Melanie Markwart on the successful defense of her dissertation
- Planting seeds for success: SEED Pathways grows a community of culturally responsive educators to help multilingual learners blossom
- Jeremy Singer, assistant professor teaching of research for Detroit PEER in the College of Education, quoted in the Chalkbeat Detroit, “Michigan’s vulnerable students continue to miss school at higher rates than their peers”
- Denise Taliaferro Baszile, Dean in the College of Education, featured in Detroit Free Press, “Educators' Night offers new teaching and learning opportunities in Midtown Detroit”
- Wayne State University, WSU Welcome Center and College of Education, featured on CBS News Detroit, “Detroit Cultural Center Association hosts Educators' Night”