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Education

Three BEAM students work on a math problem with their instructor
Center for Talented Youth
Bridging the math gap for low-income students
Published Oct 25, 2017
Program prepares middle school students for college level math so they can pursue STEM majors
Christopher Morphew laughs
Q+A
New dean charts fresh course for Education
Published Sept 20, 2017
Christopher Morphew joined JHU Aug. 1 from University of Iowa College of Education
School of Education celebrates 10 years
Published Sept 14, 2017
Sept. 17 event will include reflections from experts on the state of education and the school's role in national education reform
Science of Learning
What learning research looks like
Published July 27, 2017
About 150 educators take part in first-ever Science in Action Day at Johns Hopkins
Four young kids sit at a table and play with colorful blocks in various shapes including square, hexagon, rhombus, and trapezoid
STEM Education
Making room for spatial learning
Published July 20, 2017
Science of Learning Institute pilot program will introduce spatial learning—a factor in STEM success—into third-grade curriculum
Education
Study: Black teachers make a difference
Published April 5, 2017
Low-income black students are more likely to graduate and express an interest in college if they have a black teacher, Hopkins economist finds
Christopher Morphew
New dean for School of Education
Published March 23, 2017
Christopher Morphew comes to JHU from University of Iowa's College of Education, where he helped expand enrollment, redesign curricula
Podcasts
The sound of science
Published Spring 2017
Hopkins alum Soren Wheeler produces the popular RadioLab podcast, which he calls a 'sneaky' way of getting listeners excited about science / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Vision for Baltimore
Clear vision for city students
Published March 8, 2017
Citywide program celebrates distributing 1,000 free pairs of glasses to Baltimore students in its first 10 months
Education reform
Grading K-12 reading, math programs
Published March 7, 2017
New website launched by School of Education aims to help school leaders evaluate program effectiveness