Education
UNT’s CYC hosts first graduation ceremony
DENTON (UNT), Texas – The Center for Young Children (CYC) held its first ever graduation as part of Spring 2024 Commencement ceremonies at the University of North Texas.
“The...
UNT M.P.A. programs named top 20 nationally in new rankings
DENTON (UNT), Texas — The Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.) program with specialties in two areas...
UNT graduate education programs climb in latest U.S. News & World Report online rankings
DENTON (UNT), Texas — Online master’s degree programs in the University of North Texas College of Education...
UNT's Portal to Texas History digital educational initiative gets boost from Texas Bar Foundation grant
DENTON (UNT), Texas — The University of North Texas Libraries’ Portal to Texas History program received a grant from the Texas Bar Foundation to support development of educational materials for UNT’s Texas History for Teachers initiative. ...
UNT researchers working to curb obesity in minority children with physical activity promotion
DENTON (UNT), Texas — Learning good habits at an early age can set children up for a lifetime of success, and that includes understanding the benefits of an active lifestyle, according to professors in the University of North...
UNT Center for Play Therapy’s outdoor playroom gives kids a safer alternative for in-person care
DENTON (UNT), Texas — With COVID-19 pausing traditional indoor therapy services, the University of North Texas Center for Play Therapy has found a creative, nature-based solution to continue helping kids improve their social and emotional health.
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$2M Department of Education grant will help UNT launch new education program for adults with intellectual disabilities
DENTON (UNT), Texas — The University of North Texas is expanding its offerings for young adults with intellectual disabilities with a new, four-year inclusive postsecondary education program debuting in Fall 2021.
...UNT professor examines student literacy improvement from technology use in the classroom and at home
DENTON (UNT), Texas — University of North Texas assistant professor Lauren Eutsler is dedicated to improving student literacy by examining how to better...
UNT professor to lead Texas early childhood English-learning initiative
DENTON (UNT), Texas — University of North Texas College of Education professor Dina Castro has been named to the Steering Committee leading the Texans Care for Children Early Childhood English Learner Initiative, working to help Texas children from birth to age 8 whose primary language is not English.
“We have a significant opportunity to boost educational achievement in Texas by ensuring English Learner children succeed. The state’s recent approach has...
UNT professor and student create bilingual education book to discuss identity and emotions amid pandemic
As the global pandemic lingers on, news about the virus and images of people wearing masks to slow the spread are a mainstay on the news and social media.
For Martha Samaniego Calderón’s 7-year-old daughter, seeing people with masks has been a little scary and prompted her to ask questions. Calderón figured she wasn’t the only parent facing these difficult conversations.
As a graduate student in the College of Visual Arts and Design, she decided to put her art education skills to work developing a bilingual education book that...