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'Really Good Vibes': Fort Worth Mayor Visits TCU Lab Schools

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.

Identifying False Information Online: TCU Professor's Article is Publication's Most Downloaded of 2025

Posted on Feb. 27, 2026, by Melanie Stolze

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.

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Holdsworth Center President Dr. Lindsay Whorton on the Future of Educational Leadership

Posted on Feb. 12, 2026, by Melanie Stolze

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.

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Student Support Services Receives $2.9 Million Grant Renewal

Posted on Sep. 22, 2025

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Students

Honoring the Past, Inspiring the Future, Teaching Empathy

Posted on Jun. 23, 2025, by Dom McShan, M.Ed.

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

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Students / Innovation

Deepfakes reshape cyberbullying, TCU expert calls for action

Posted on May. 14, 2025, by Dom McShan, M.Ed.

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.

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Students / COE News

COE Ph.D. student wins $8,000 for science ed startup in CREATE competition

Posted on May. 07, 2025, by Dom McShan, M.Ed.

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.

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COE News / Faculty

TCU Education Research Takes Spotlight at AERA 2025

Posted on Apr. 22, 2025, by Dom McShan, M.Ed.

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.

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Students / Innovation

Hands in Motion: Research on Gestures in Learning Wins Three-Minute Thesis Competition  

Posted on Apr. 15, 2025, by Dom McShan, M.Ed.

TCU doctoral candidate Stephanie Wallace earned first place in the 2025 Three Minute Thesis competition with her research on how purposeful gestures can enhance learning in science classrooms.

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COE Dean Frank Hernandez elected 38th president of national education leadership council

Posted on Apr. 02, 2025, by Dom McShan, M.Ed.

Frank Hernandez, dean of the TCU College of Education, elected the 38th president of the Council of Academic Deans from Research Education Institutions (CADREI).

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