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The Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child , part of the University of Notre Dame's Institute for Educational Initiatives, has launched a response to the COVID-19 global pandemic. The GC-DWC aims to rapidly identify innovations and promising practices to ensure children in remote...

This story was first published on news.nd.edu . For 65 years, Rev. Ernest J. Bartell, C.S.C., served the University of Notre Dame, the Congregation of Holy Cross and the nation as a priest, professor, college president, trustee, consultant and more. He died at age 88 on Thursday, April 16, at Holy...

Children's understanding of math equivalence in elementary school predicts their algebra readiness in middle school. Unfortunately, most children struggle to understand this foundational concept. Dr. Nicole McNeil , an IEI Fellow and Director of the Cognition, Learning, and Development (CLAD) Lab...

Dr. Pam Grossman, the Dean of the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania, visited the Institute for Educational Initiatives at the University of Notre Dame on Thursday, March 4, 2020, to deliver a talk entitled, "Exploring Core Practices in Teacher Education".

Mark Berends, the director of the University of Notre Dame’s Center for Research on Educational Opportunity and a professor of sociology, has been elected to the National Academy of Education. The Academy advances high-quality research that improves education quality and practice. Members are...

A recent study, co-authored by a University of Notre Dame professor, shows how educators’ racial and gender biases affect their assessments of students’ academic skills based on noncognitive skills, which include behavior, class participation, self-discipline and interpersonal skills. Using a...