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When attending a lecture on verifying information in the social media age, you likely wouldn’t expect to be shown a diary entry from 1775, but that’s the example that Sam Wineburg used to illustrate the necessity of critical thinking when speaking at TCU. The Margaret Jacks Professor of Education Emeritus at Stanford University was the College of Education’s Green Honors Chair lecture this semester.

Mayor Parker joined students at their morning assembly, where another student led the school in saying the Pledge of Allegiance and Texas Pledge before announcing birthdays, upcoming events and the day’s weather.

People are hungry for online information. And the good news is, teachers care about students getting it right. Cathryn van Kessel, associate professor of curriculum studies, recently helped pen an article published in Theory & Research for Social Education that was the journal’s most downloaded for 2025, according to the journal’s social media.

Dr. Lindsay Whorton, President of the Holdsworth Center, visited TCU to talk to students, faculty, and staff about the future of educational leadership in K-12 schools, as outlined in her new book.

How do you teach future educators to responsibly engage with one of the most devastating chapters of human history?

AI-generated deepfake videos are fueling a dangerous new form of school bullying. TCU doctoral student Sergio Alexander outlines what educators and policymakers must do now.

Ph.D. student Rocco Williams earned an $8,000 award in TCU’s CREATE Competition to grow his edtech startup, Accelerating Success—a platform transforming elementary science learning through interactive, AI-driven tools.

TCU College of Education scholars will present 27 research sessions at the 2025 AERA Annual Meeting, highlighting innovation in bilingual education, AI, special education policy and more. Learn how their work is shaping the future of education.