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June 2005 Peabody in the News

June 1, 2005

June 30, 2005
From the Vanderbilt New Service—The Vanderbilt Learning Sciences Institute has been awarded a prestigious $1.5 million, three-year grant from The Wallace Foundation to develop a tool to assess the performance of education leaders in the nation’s K–12 public schools

June 27, 2005
In the Daily Register—May grants for the University include sizeable awards to Stephen N. Elliott (Special Education), Judy Garber (Psychology and Human Development), Stephen P. Heyneman (Leadership, Policy and Organizations), and Anne L. Corn (Special Education) as a co-principal investigator.

June 20, 2005
In the The Tennessean—More than 100 people met Friday with U.S. Department of Education officials on the Peabody College campus to talk about how laws governing special education should be implemented.

June 16, 2005
In the Voice of San Diego—New legislation has been proposed in California to give urban mayors the authority to appoint school board members. Kenneth Wong, professor of public policy and education, comments.

June 15, 2005
From the Vanderbilt News Service—Peabody College will host public meetings on changes to the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

June 14, 2005
From the Vanderbilt New Service—Listen to an interview with Peabody grad student Andrea McDermott who creates scholarships at the Vanderbilt University Reading Clinic.

June 8, 2005
From the Vanderbilt News Service—Construction begins on College Halls at Vanderbilt, a residential college system designed to create the most vibrant living and learning environment in higher education.