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The Forum on the Future of Public Education strives to bring the best empirical evidence to policymakers and the public.

The Forum draws on a network of premier scholars to create, interpret, and disseminate credible information on key questions facing P-20 education. The Forum pursues original research and facilitates collaboration between researchers and policymakers to examine the pressing issues shaping the future of public education. Key constituencies of the Forum include scholars who influence research, policy and practice; policy makers and policy making bodies at all levels; members of the media who influence public opinion; foundations, organizations, business groups and others who support, criticize and advocate for reform; and citizens who make choices about education for themselves and their children.

America is witnessing a drastic redefinition of the policies and practices associated with “public education.” Too often, discussions around the future of public education are strong on passion but short on actual evidence. The Forum for the Future of Public Education is filing that gap by building a resource of objective, research-based insights on key educational issues. We are establishing an open venue- a true public forum to debate controversial and consequential policy issues that will shape American’s future.

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Ed. Psych. AppLeS Student Capstone Project Presentations

by Julie Kellogg (jkellogg@illinois.edu) / Mar 13, 2017

The Department of Educational Psychology
AppLeS Student Capstone Project Presentations

Please join the Department of Educational Psychology to celebrate our first graduating class of AppLeS (Applied Learning Science) students as they finish up their final year in the AppLeS program and the Learning and Education Studies (LES) major. The students will present findings from their Capstone research projects and discuss their future plans. Please come and help us toast our students!

Tuesday, May 2, 2017
Noon – 1:30 PM
22 Education Building

Presenting their Capstone research projects are:

Destinee Johnson – "The Effects of Teacher Involvement on the Student Field Trip Experience"

Jeremy Davis – "Motivation for Learning a Second Language between Different College Departments”

Xiaoyi (Kellie) Huang – “Gesture and Word Learning”

­Lunch will be served!