Media mentions: DeBray co-authors new policy brief; Cooper quoted in NPR-affiliate story; Stewart, Campbell included in MSN story
DeBray co-authors new policy brief to enhance elementary, secondary education
Elizabeth DeBray, professor in the Department of Lifelong Education, Administration, and Policy, co-authored a policy brief recently released by the National Education Policy Center.
Titled “A Civil Rights Framework for the Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA),” the brief serves as a guide to help policymakers redesign the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) using an equitable and evidence-based framework.
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Cooper quoted in NPR-affiliate story about heatstroke
Bud Cooper, clinical professor and clinical education coordinator in the Department of Kinesiology, was recently quoted in a story by NPR affiliate station Montana Public Radio.
Many northern states, like Montana, do not have protocols or best practices outlining how to keep kids safe from experiencing exertional heat illness.
“And again, as we’re seeing these extreme temperatures now affecting more of the northern states, it is gonna be an area that I think has to be addressed,” he said.
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Campbell, Stewart included in MSN story about birth order
Alan Stewart, professor and graduate coordinator in the Department of Counseling and Human Development Services, and Linda Campbell, professor in the Department of Counseling and Human Development Services and director of the Center for Counseling and Personal Evaluation, were included in a story about birth order on MSN.
The story cites Stewart’s 2012 research on birth order, which includes the tendency for eldest children to be leaders and the concept of “psychological birth order” developed by Campbell and Stewart.
“Only 60% of all people actually identify with their actual chronological birth order,” Campbell said.