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The mission of the USC Rossier School of Education is to prepare leaders to achieve educational equity.
New UC San Diego study: students with strong grades arriving unprepared for college math.
Morgan Polikoff examines the data gap created by eliminated tests, grade inflation & AI essays. His solution: state-funded assessments that help us understand & support student learning.
https://bit.ly/49J84PQ
Morgan Polikoff examines the data gap created by eliminated tests, grade inflation & AI essays. His solution: state-funded assessments that help us understand & support student learning.
https://bit.ly/49J84PQ
January 28, 2026 at 5:54 PM
New UC San Diego study: students with strong grades arriving unprepared for college math.
Morgan Polikoff examines the data gap created by eliminated tests, grade inflation & AI essays. His solution: state-funded assessments that help us understand & support student learning.
https://bit.ly/49J84PQ
Morgan Polikoff examines the data gap created by eliminated tests, grade inflation & AI essays. His solution: state-funded assessments that help us understand & support student learning.
https://bit.ly/49J84PQ
Yasemin Copur-Gencturk has been promoted to Professor of Education.
A nationally recognized scholar and Katzman/Ernst Chair, her research uses artificial intelligence to strengthen mathematics teaching and learning, bridging AI, measurement, and teacher education.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4rihlEz
A nationally recognized scholar and Katzman/Ernst Chair, her research uses artificial intelligence to strengthen mathematics teaching and learning, bridging AI, measurement, and teacher education.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4rihlEz
January 27, 2026 at 5:57 AM
Yasemin Copur-Gencturk has been promoted to Professor of Education.
A nationally recognized scholar and Katzman/Ernst Chair, her research uses artificial intelligence to strengthen mathematics teaching and learning, bridging AI, measurement, and teacher education.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4rihlEz
A nationally recognized scholar and Katzman/Ernst Chair, her research uses artificial intelligence to strengthen mathematics teaching and learning, bridging AI, measurement, and teacher education.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4rihlEz
Can AI make students better thinkers, or just better at taking shortcuts?
Dean Pedro Noguera & Enrique Noguera (uncle & nephew, two generations) tackle AI in K–12 from skeptical & optimistic angles.
Their conviction: Educators, not algorithms, must lead.
https://bit.ly/4akQ11F
Dean Pedro Noguera & Enrique Noguera (uncle & nephew, two generations) tackle AI in K–12 from skeptical & optimistic angles.
Their conviction: Educators, not algorithms, must lead.
https://bit.ly/4akQ11F
AI in the Classroom: What a Skeptic and an Optimist Can Both Agree On (Opinion)
Pedro and Enrique Noguera recommend four steps for embracing chatbots—with guardrails.
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January 27, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Can AI make students better thinkers, or just better at taking shortcuts?
Dean Pedro Noguera & Enrique Noguera (uncle & nephew, two generations) tackle AI in K–12 from skeptical & optimistic angles.
Their conviction: Educators, not algorithms, must lead.
https://bit.ly/4akQ11F
Dean Pedro Noguera & Enrique Noguera (uncle & nephew, two generations) tackle AI in K–12 from skeptical & optimistic angles.
Their conviction: Educators, not algorithms, must lead.
https://bit.ly/4akQ11F
USC Rossier associate professor Royel Johnson has received the 2026 NASPA Faculty Council Outstanding Publication Award for From Foster Care to College, a book examining how education and child welfare systems shape college access.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/45YsCkZ
Learn more: https://bit.ly/45YsCkZ
Royel Johnson receives the 2026 NASPA Faculty Council Outstanding Publication Award
The national honor recognizes equity-centered scholarship and its impact on higher education research, policy and practice.
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January 23, 2026 at 12:48 AM
USC Rossier associate professor Royel Johnson has received the 2026 NASPA Faculty Council Outstanding Publication Award for From Foster Care to College, a book examining how education and child welfare systems shape college access.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/45YsCkZ
Learn more: https://bit.ly/45YsCkZ
Adrianna Kezar, Co-Director of the Pullias Center at USC Rossier, has been elected to the National Academy of Education, recognizing her impact on higher education leadership, organizational change, and equity.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4sQAr6f
#AdriannaKezar #NAEd #USCRossier
Read more: https://bit.ly/4sQAr6f
#AdriannaKezar #NAEd #USCRossier
January 22, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Adrianna Kezar, Co-Director of the Pullias Center at USC Rossier, has been elected to the National Academy of Education, recognizing her impact on higher education leadership, organizational change, and equity.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4sQAr6f
#AdriannaKezar #NAEd #USCRossier
Read more: https://bit.ly/4sQAr6f
#AdriannaKezar #NAEd #USCRossier
Serving on a school board is more complex than many expect. Julie Marsh and James Bridgeforth share year-long insights from 10 California board members navigating growing demands, social media pressures, and high-stakes decisions.
Listen to the NEPC podcast: https://bit.ly/49PfFv1
#SchoolBoards
Listen to the NEPC podcast: https://bit.ly/49PfFv1
#SchoolBoards
NEPC Talks Education: An Interview With Julie Marsh and James Bridgeforth About School Boards Navigating Unprecedented Political Challenges
University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña interviews Julie Marsh and James Bridgeforth about the unprecedented challenges facing California school board members and how they navigate today's complex political landscape.
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January 21, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Serving on a school board is more complex than many expect. Julie Marsh and James Bridgeforth share year-long insights from 10 California board members navigating growing demands, social media pressures, and high-stakes decisions.
Listen to the NEPC podcast: https://bit.ly/49PfFv1
#SchoolBoards
Listen to the NEPC podcast: https://bit.ly/49PfFv1
#SchoolBoards
“The function of education, therefore, is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. But education which stops with efficiency may prove the greatest menace to society.”
Honoring Dr. King by doing that work with our students every day.
#MLK #MLKDay #IntelligencePlusCharacter
Honoring Dr. King by doing that work with our students every day.
#MLK #MLKDay #IntelligencePlusCharacter
January 19, 2026 at 9:11 PM
“The function of education, therefore, is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. But education which stops with efficiency may prove the greatest menace to society.”
Honoring Dr. King by doing that work with our students every day.
#MLK #MLKDay #IntelligencePlusCharacter
Honoring Dr. King by doing that work with our students every day.
#MLK #MLKDay #IntelligencePlusCharacter
From access to equity: A new project explores AI for all students
USC Rossier’s EdPolicy Hub is leading the way in equitable AI in education with a substantial funding from Google .org.
#USCRossier #AI #AIinEducation
USC Rossier’s EdPolicy Hub is leading the way in equitable AI in education with a substantial funding from Google .org.
#USCRossier #AI #AIinEducation
EdPolicy Hub receives $200,000 in funding to advance AI equity
Collaboration with Urban AI UnLocked will help address a critical gap in the introduction of AI technology in schools.
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January 16, 2026 at 4:45 PM
From access to equity: A new project explores AI for all students
USC Rossier’s EdPolicy Hub is leading the way in equitable AI in education with a substantial funding from Google .org.
#USCRossier #AI #AIinEducation
USC Rossier’s EdPolicy Hub is leading the way in equitable AI in education with a substantial funding from Google .org.
#USCRossier #AI #AIinEducation
Welcome back Trojans! ✌️
A new spring semester means new momentum, new connections, and new opportunities to level up.
Let’s hit the ground running!
What are you looking forward to the most this semester?
#USC #USCRossier #trojans #USCtrojans #newsemester #newsem #spring #springsemester
A new spring semester means new momentum, new connections, and new opportunities to level up.
Let’s hit the ground running!
What are you looking forward to the most this semester?
#USC #USCRossier #trojans #USCtrojans #newsemester #newsem #spring #springsemester
January 12, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Welcome back Trojans! ✌️
A new spring semester means new momentum, new connections, and new opportunities to level up.
Let’s hit the ground running!
What are you looking forward to the most this semester?
#USC #USCRossier #trojans #USCtrojans #newsemester #newsem #spring #springsemester
A new spring semester means new momentum, new connections, and new opportunities to level up.
Let’s hit the ground running!
What are you looking forward to the most this semester?
#USC #USCRossier #trojans #USCtrojans #newsemester #newsem #spring #springsemester
"Good decisions made by good people ripple outward and strengthen entire communities."
David Cash, professor of clinical education at USC Rossier, shared this reflection on community-centered leadership.
What action will you take to strengthen the community around you?
#USCRossier #leadership
David Cash, professor of clinical education at USC Rossier, shared this reflection on community-centered leadership.
What action will you take to strengthen the community around you?
#USCRossier #leadership
January 5, 2026 at 8:57 PM
"Good decisions made by good people ripple outward and strengthen entire communities."
David Cash, professor of clinical education at USC Rossier, shared this reflection on community-centered leadership.
What action will you take to strengthen the community around you?
#USCRossier #leadership
David Cash, professor of clinical education at USC Rossier, shared this reflection on community-centered leadership.
What action will you take to strengthen the community around you?
#USCRossier #leadership
In 2024, Sandra Lieberman established the Sandy Barry Lieberman MAT Scholarship Fund at USC Rossier.
Her generous scholarship gift will support students enrolled in the Master of Arts in Teaching, Special Education Pathway.
#USCRossier #FacultySpotlight #education #highereducation
Her generous scholarship gift will support students enrolled in the Master of Arts in Teaching, Special Education Pathway.
#USCRossier #FacultySpotlight #education #highereducation
Her teaching career began at USC Rossier, and now she's giving back
Sandra Lieberman’s fulfilling work in special education inspired a scholarship fund to support the next generation of educators.
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December 29, 2025 at 9:20 PM
In 2024, Sandra Lieberman established the Sandy Barry Lieberman MAT Scholarship Fund at USC Rossier.
Her generous scholarship gift will support students enrolled in the Master of Arts in Teaching, Special Education Pathway.
#USCRossier #FacultySpotlight #education #highereducation
Her generous scholarship gift will support students enrolled in the Master of Arts in Teaching, Special Education Pathway.
#USCRossier #FacultySpotlight #education #highereducation
This Holiday Season, we’re sharing five simple, science-backed tips by Kelly Greco, USC Rossier Professor of Clinical Education, to care for your mind and protect your peace during the holiday season.
#USC #USCRossier #Holidayeason #SelfCare
#USC #USCRossier #Holidayeason #SelfCare
December 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
This Holiday Season, we’re sharing five simple, science-backed tips by Kelly Greco, USC Rossier Professor of Clinical Education, to care for your mind and protect your peace during the holiday season.
#USC #USCRossier #Holidayeason #SelfCare
#USC #USCRossier #Holidayeason #SelfCare
After a long semester of late nights and deadlines, it’s finally time to rest. Stepping back isn’t falling behind, it’s how you return stronger.
Take the break you’ve earned.
How are you recharging this winter?
#USCRossier #WinterBreak #RestAndRecharge
Take the break you’ve earned.
How are you recharging this winter?
#USCRossier #WinterBreak #RestAndRecharge
December 17, 2025 at 6:13 PM
After a long semester of late nights and deadlines, it’s finally time to rest. Stepping back isn’t falling behind, it’s how you return stronger.
Take the break you’ve earned.
How are you recharging this winter?
#USCRossier #WinterBreak #RestAndRecharge
Take the break you’ve earned.
How are you recharging this winter?
#USCRossier #WinterBreak #RestAndRecharge
California's schools serve millions, but who's actually in charge?
Recent research from Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE) is sparking important conversations about how California's schools are governed.
#USCRossier #education
Recent research from Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE) is sparking important conversations about how California's schools are governed.
#USCRossier #education
Opinion | California's education leadership mishmash makes it hard to know who's accountable
Experts say there are too many confusing layers in state and local education governance. The governor should hire the state's schools chief.
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December 15, 2025 at 8:50 PM
California's schools serve millions, but who's actually in charge?
Recent research from Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE) is sparking important conversations about how California's schools are governed.
#USCRossier #education
Recent research from Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE) is sparking important conversations about how California's schools are governed.
#USCRossier #education
Olivia Lam MAT ’15 has been named a Los Angeles Unified Teacher of the Year for her impact and dedication as a fifth grade teacher at Rosewood STEM Magnet.
Congrats, Olivia!
Photo: LAUSD
#TeacherOfTheYear #LAUSD #RosewoodSTEM
Congrats, Olivia!
Photo: LAUSD
#TeacherOfTheYear #LAUSD #RosewoodSTEM
December 10, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Olivia Lam MAT ’15 has been named a Los Angeles Unified Teacher of the Year for her impact and dedication as a fifth grade teacher at Rosewood STEM Magnet.
Congrats, Olivia!
Photo: LAUSD
#TeacherOfTheYear #LAUSD #RosewoodSTEM
Congrats, Olivia!
Photo: LAUSD
#TeacherOfTheYear #LAUSD #RosewoodSTEM
Education isn’t a marathon. It’s a series of intentional sprints.
David Cash, a clinical professor at USC Rossier, explains that viewing school as a nonstop marathon can lead to burnout.
What’s your go-to way to recharge?
#USCRossier #mentalhealth #wellness
David Cash, a clinical professor at USC Rossier, explains that viewing school as a nonstop marathon can lead to burnout.
What’s your go-to way to recharge?
#USCRossier #mentalhealth #wellness
December 8, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Education isn’t a marathon. It’s a series of intentional sprints.
David Cash, a clinical professor at USC Rossier, explains that viewing school as a nonstop marathon can lead to burnout.
What’s your go-to way to recharge?
#USCRossier #mentalhealth #wellness
David Cash, a clinical professor at USC Rossier, explains that viewing school as a nonstop marathon can lead to burnout.
What’s your go-to way to recharge?
#USCRossier #mentalhealth #wellness
Sometimes your mind needs a softer place to land. When studying gets loud, a change of space can help you breathe again.
A few underrated spots to reset:
• Founders Park
• WPH Basement
• VPD
• Hammock Hill
• Sculpture Garden
• Leavey Library
Share with us what’s your go-to spot? 🌱
A few underrated spots to reset:
• Founders Park
• WPH Basement
• VPD
• Hammock Hill
• Sculpture Garden
• Leavey Library
Share with us what’s your go-to spot? 🌱
December 5, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Sometimes your mind needs a softer place to land. When studying gets loud, a change of space can help you breathe again.
A few underrated spots to reset:
• Founders Park
• WPH Basement
• VPD
• Hammock Hill
• Sculpture Garden
• Leavey Library
Share with us what’s your go-to spot? 🌱
A few underrated spots to reset:
• Founders Park
• WPH Basement
• VPD
• Hammock Hill
• Sculpture Garden
• Leavey Library
Share with us what’s your go-to spot? 🌱
Nearly 40% of California students are multilingual, but most teachers speak only English.
The piece was co-authored with four additional teacher educators from across the state, including USC Rossier professor Stephanie Dewing.
#USCRossier #Education
The piece was co-authored with four additional teacher educators from across the state, including USC Rossier professor Stephanie Dewing.
#USCRossier #Education
California must invest in a multilingual teacher workforce | Opinion
“Nearly 40% of California’s students are multilingual learners, yet the state’s teacher workforce remains overwhelmingly monolingual.”
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December 5, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Nearly 40% of California students are multilingual, but most teachers speak only English.
The piece was co-authored with four additional teacher educators from across the state, including USC Rossier professor Stephanie Dewing.
#USCRossier #Education
The piece was co-authored with four additional teacher educators from across the state, including USC Rossier professor Stephanie Dewing.
#USCRossier #Education
Pedro Noguera, dean of the USC Rossier School of Education, received the 2025 Transformational Leadership Award from Dr. Yasmin Davidds Leadership Institute.
The recognition honors his decades-long commitment to educational equity and the students and communities he continues to serve.
The recognition honors his decades-long commitment to educational equity and the students and communities he continues to serve.
December 3, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Pedro Noguera, dean of the USC Rossier School of Education, received the 2025 Transformational Leadership Award from Dr. Yasmin Davidds Leadership Institute.
The recognition honors his decades-long commitment to educational equity and the students and communities he continues to serve.
The recognition honors his decades-long commitment to educational equity and the students and communities he continues to serve.
She’s led with courage and compassion, shaped by her experience as a first-gen college student.
Maria G. Ott reflects on how identity and belonging guided her path in education.
#GetToKnowRossier #USCRossier #FacultyStories #WomenInEducation #EducationLeadership
Maria G. Ott reflects on how identity and belonging guided her path in education.
#GetToKnowRossier #USCRossier #FacultyStories #WomenInEducation #EducationLeadership
December 1, 2025 at 11:33 PM
She’s led with courage and compassion, shaped by her experience as a first-gen college student.
Maria G. Ott reflects on how identity and belonging guided her path in education.
#GetToKnowRossier #USCRossier #FacultyStories #WomenInEducation #EducationLeadership
Maria G. Ott reflects on how identity and belonging guided her path in education.
#GetToKnowRossier #USCRossier #FacultyStories #WomenInEducation #EducationLeadership
Words like vanishing and end pushed a false past-tense story about Native Americans. Reading Native authors brings living voices and a truer sense of the depth and diversity that’s always been here.
Books: Whiskey Tender, Rez Rules, Wings of an Eagle, Indigenous Methodologies.
Books: Whiskey Tender, Rez Rules, Wings of an Eagle, Indigenous Methodologies.
November 29, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Words like vanishing and end pushed a false past-tense story about Native Americans. Reading Native authors brings living voices and a truer sense of the depth and diversity that’s always been here.
Books: Whiskey Tender, Rez Rules, Wings of an Eagle, Indigenous Methodologies.
Books: Whiskey Tender, Rez Rules, Wings of an Eagle, Indigenous Methodologies.
Honoring Indigenous heritage means recognizing histories shaping our world every day.
Juan Chico Dimas shares five facts showing Native contributions are deep, powerful, and living.
Indigenous history isn’t past tense, it’s teaching us every day.
#NativeAmericanHeritage
Juan Chico Dimas shares five facts showing Native contributions are deep, powerful, and living.
Indigenous history isn’t past tense, it’s teaching us every day.
#NativeAmericanHeritage
November 28, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Honoring Indigenous heritage means recognizing histories shaping our world every day.
Juan Chico Dimas shares five facts showing Native contributions are deep, powerful, and living.
Indigenous history isn’t past tense, it’s teaching us every day.
#NativeAmericanHeritage
Juan Chico Dimas shares five facts showing Native contributions are deep, powerful, and living.
Indigenous history isn’t past tense, it’s teaching us every day.
#NativeAmericanHeritage
Every Thanksgiving, we pause and feel grateful for the places and people that make our Trojan family so special.
This season, we're especially thankful for our students, faculty, alumni, & the vibrant, supportive, and full-of-heart community that surrounds us.
#Rossier #USC #USCTrojans
This season, we're especially thankful for our students, faculty, alumni, & the vibrant, supportive, and full-of-heart community that surrounds us.
#Rossier #USC #USCTrojans
November 27, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Every Thanksgiving, we pause and feel grateful for the places and people that make our Trojan family so special.
This season, we're especially thankful for our students, faculty, alumni, & the vibrant, supportive, and full-of-heart community that surrounds us.
#Rossier #USC #USCTrojans
This season, we're especially thankful for our students, faculty, alumni, & the vibrant, supportive, and full-of-heart community that surrounds us.
#Rossier #USC #USCTrojans
Listen to the latest episode of Education on the Line as Linda Darling-Hammond and Pedro Noguera make sense of how tests scores should be used as a tool in the classroom.
Tune into the podcast: https://bit.ly/4rmweX2
Tune into the podcast: https://bit.ly/4rmweX2
November 25, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Listen to the latest episode of Education on the Line as Linda Darling-Hammond and Pedro Noguera make sense of how tests scores should be used as a tool in the classroom.
Tune into the podcast: https://bit.ly/4rmweX2
Tune into the podcast: https://bit.ly/4rmweX2
AI is reshaping classrooms, but teachers in Qatar, the US, India, the Philippines, Colombia, Ghana, and Uganda face gaps in readiness, cultural relevance, and access.
This builds on Stephen Aguilar’s WISE-supported research.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4ohJbif
#AI #Education
This builds on Stephen Aguilar’s WISE-supported research.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4ohJbif
#AI #Education
Navigating AI in the classroom: Global lessons from QF's WISE
With artificial intelligence (AI) transforming every industry, including education, teachers around the world are navigating a complex new era. Despite growing enthusiasm for AI,...
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November 25, 2025 at 1:09 AM
AI is reshaping classrooms, but teachers in Qatar, the US, India, the Philippines, Colombia, Ghana, and Uganda face gaps in readiness, cultural relevance, and access.
This builds on Stephen Aguilar’s WISE-supported research.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4ohJbif
#AI #Education
This builds on Stephen Aguilar’s WISE-supported research.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4ohJbif
#AI #Education