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Strengthening family supports would boost Nebraska economy, review shows

September 30, 2024

Society & Culture

Susan Sheridan, George Holmes University Professor of educational psychology and the founding director of the Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools, has been elected to the National Academy of Education.

Celebration for Sheridan's national academy selection is May 14

May 10, 2024

Color portrait of Susan Sheridan

Sheridan is first Husker elected to National Academy of Education

March 29, 2024

Society & Culture

Kevin Pitt, assistant professor of special education and communication disorders

Study to enhance communication for kids with severe speech, physical challenges

March 28, 2024

Society & Culture

WORDS team members include, from left, Janet Bohaty, Mary Jo McElhose, Amanda Witte, Sarah Zuckerman, Natalie Koziol, HyeonJin Yoon, Nancy Coffey and Rachel Schachter.

Nebraska WORDS targets post-pandemic reading success, educator growth

December 5, 2023

Take this 30-minute workshop to learn how to create dynamic Libraires Course Materials lists for your classes in Canvas.

11 projects funded through Grand Challenges competition

August 28, 2023

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From left, Lorey Wheeler, MAP Academy director, and Sue Sheridan, CYFS director, led the TAPP para Familias Latinas project. (Kyleigh Skaggs, CYFS)

TAPP project delivers strong results for Latinx students, parents

July 17, 2023

Society & Culture

Nebraska researchers are exploring which factors influence special education teachers’ preparation and retention, including available professional development opportunities.

Researchers examining experiences, needs of Nebraska’s special education teachers

July 22, 2021

Society & Culture

A University of Nebraska–Lincoln research team led by Lisa Knoche, research associate professor and co-director of the Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools, has been awarded a $1.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to support early intervention services to help the families of infants and toddlers who are not developing typically.

Husker researchers awarded $1.6M to strengthen services for infants, toddlers

December 2, 2020

Society & Culture

Children play at the UNL Children's Center. A survey developed by Gallup and the University of Nebraska system’s Buffett Early Childhood Institute, showed that the majority of Nebraskans value and support early care and education for young children.

Campus collaborations advance mission of Buffett Institute

December 14, 2018

Society & Culture

Amanda Moen, University of Nebraska-Lincoln doctoral student in school psychology, has developed a measure to assess how preschool teachers rate their effectiveness at building family-school relationships.

Student project assesses teachers' confidence in family engagement

January 23, 2018

Society & Culture

Huskers create tools to aid in developmental diagnoses

July 14, 2017

Society & Culture