University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Maryland, like many other states, faces a teacher shortage. Furthermore, the number of teachers of color in teaching career pathways is disproportionate to the increasing number of minority students in the state. This disproportionality further amplifies the impact of the teacher shortage on students, as research finds that students of color show better educational and social outcomes when they have access to effective teachers of the same race or ethnicity. Removing obstacles for Maryland h...

The purpose of this project is to explore whether taking multiple short "brain breaks" during the school day can benefit learning.

Sub-baccalaureate programs (for example, certificate and associate degree programs) aim to prepare the existing and future STEM workforce. However, the career and academic preparedness of adults in these education programs may create barriers to successful completion. In this study, researchers will gather information about the distribution of basic skills (literacy, numeracy, and problem solving) for adults in STEM occupations using a nationally representative data set, analyze primary data...

This project identified best methods for estimating parameters and their sampling variances when using multilevel analyses with data collected via complex sampling designs typically used in education research.