Pamela Ries retires after 25 years at the University of Iowa, leaving a powerful legacy in special education, teacher preparation, and inclusive learning.

Professor Emeritus Alan Frank, who worked nearly 30 years as a faculty member in the College of Education, passed away at the age of 85.

The University of Iowa was recently awarded a five-year, $1.2 million training grant from the U.S. Department of Education to help address critical workforce shortages and advance evidence-based services for students with disabilities.

Handwriting is a powerful—but often overlooked—foundation for early literacy. Research-based tools from the Iowa Reading Research Center help teachers seamlessly build handwriting into instruction, boosting skills like letter recognition, spelling, and reading.

UI special education professor Shawn Datchuk, director of the Iowa Reading Research Center, has developed a free tool to help teachers everywhere teach cursive.

Iowa Reading Research Center Director Shawn Datchuk describes how learning cursive impacts the development of reading and writing skills in an article recently published by The Conversation.

College of Education faculty, staff, and students garnered recognition and honors from our university, state, and national organizations.

UI Director of Iowa Reading Research Center Shawn Datchuk and clinical assistant professor of special education Leah Zimmermann discussed why Iowa adding cursive handwriting to the state education standards is a good thing for youth on KCRG.

The College of Education welcomes several new faculty who bring decades of expertise, cutting-edge research, and innovative teaching to our community.

Iowa Department of Education Director McKenzie Snow and University of Iowa College of Education Dean Dan Clay announced Shawn Datchuk as the next director of the Iowa Reading Research Center in May of 2024.

College of Education faculty members Leah Zimmermann and Hyesun You were bestowed with 2024 Meritorious Research Awards.

UI College of Education professors Allison Bruhn and Pamela Wesely were recently inducted into the Iowa Academy of Education. Membership to the academy is granted to those who show rigor and creativity in their scholarship. Inductees have outstanding scholarship related to teaching and learning.