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2009 News and Media Releases
11/17/2009 New papers on the role of evidence in disabillity and rehabilitation research.
11/06/2009 November 2009 SEDL Letter explores school improvement
11/02/2009 Academic Tutoring is the topic of the October edition of AfterWords, SEDL's afterschool e-newsletter
10/27/2009 October SEDL Monthly discusses resources for Response to Intervention.
10/27/2009 National Center for Family and Community Connections with Schools in the news.
10/21/2009 The October e-Bulletin focuses on Improving Teacher Quality and Equitable Distribution of Effective Teachers
10/20/2009 SEDL Program Associate, Sarah Caverly, Attends IES Training (Media Release)
10/20/2009 SEDL’s research on parental involvement is mentioned in Forbes magazine.
09/30/2009 The September Spotlight highlights the draft college and career readiness standards released by the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers
09/29/2009 Webcast: Autism Spectrum Disorders Career Links
09/29/2009 Involving Families and Communities in the Arts, the September edition of SEDL's Afterwords newsletter for afterschool, is available online.
09/23/2009 Upcoming Webcast: Employment Outcomes After Traumatic Brain Injury: Does Race/Ethnicity Matter?
October 21, 2009, 2:00 PM (CDT)
09/07/2009 The September Southeast Comprehensive Center Spotlight Highlights the Recent Regional Mathematics Institute and A Toolkit for Title I Parental Involvement
09/01/2009 The September Edition of SEDL Monthly Focuses on Resources for Mathematics Instruction with an Emphasis on English Language Learners
08/27/2009 The August, 2009 AfterWords e-Newsletter Tells Why Leadership Matters and Recommends a Database of Assessment Tools for Informal Science Learning
08/17/2009 SEDL Offers Professional Development for Program Evaluation
(Media Release)
07/29/2009 New FOCUS technical brief available: Use of CIRRIE's Database of International Rehabilitation Research in Conducting Systematic Reviews
06/30/2009 Southeast Comprehensive Center's June Bulletin Reviews the SECC Response to Intervention (RtI) Funding Models Summit
06/25/2009 SEDL to Evaluate MyMoon Web Portal (Media Release)
06/17/2009 SEDL’s Early Reading First Work Shows Results (Media Release)
06/03/2009 SEDL Provides Summer Reading in Book Drive for Norman Elementary School (Media Release)
05/12/2009 SEDL Releases Title I Parental Involvement Toolkit (Media Release)
04/21/2009 Texas Health-Care Workers Wanted for Study Participation (Media Release)
04/15/2009 SEDL’s Research and Evaluation Department Wins Federal Grant to Study Effectiveness of Reading Program (Media Release)
04/14/2009 SEDL's Texas Comprehensive Center Hosts Research Summit on Accommodations for English Language Learners (Media Release)
02/12/2009 SEDL Releases Working Systemically in Action to Help Initiate Systemic Change Within School Systems (Media Release)
02/10/2009 SEDL Launches New Center for Professional Learning (Media Release)
 
2008 News and Media Releases
10/24/2008 Afterschool Instructor's Guides and Professional Development Guides Now Available from SEDL (Media Release)
09/30/2008 SEDL Receives More Than $2 Million in New Funding for Work Around Autism and Knowledge Translation (Media Release)
09/29/2008 SEDL’s Texas Comprehensive Center Working with TEA to Better Meet the Needs of English Language Learners (Media Release)
09/08/2008 SEDL Community Service Project Helps Norman Elementary Get Off to a Good Start (Media Release)
08/05/2008 Afterschool, Family, and Community Resource Now Available (Media Release)
08/05/2008 National Partnership for Quality Afterschool Learning Toolkit Wins AGAIN! (Media Release)
07/22/2008 NCDDR and Campbell Collaboration Announce the Formation of Disability Subgroup (Media Release)
07/01/2008 SEDL Contributes to Civic Index that Measures Factors to Support & Sustain Quality Public Schools (Media Release)
06/18/2008 Art Contest Winner Lucy Wang to Visit SEDL (Media Release)
06/12/2008 National Partnership for Quality Afterschool Learning Receives Top Award for AfterWords (Media Release)
05/14/2008 SEDL Is Finalist in Distinguished Achievement Award Competition (Media Release)
05/06/2008 Now Online: Guide to Low-Cost, No-Cost Technology Resources for Afterschool Programs (Media Release)
04/10/2008 Dedication of SEDL’s “Green” Headquarters Held on
April 10
(Media Release)
03/31/2008 SEDL Staff Present at AERA Annual Meeting (Media Release)
02/08/2008 Partner in National Partnership for Quality Afterschool Learning Wins CINE AWARD (Media Release)
02/04/2008 SEDL's Hord & Sommers Release New Book About Leading Professional Learning Communities (Media Release)
01/30/2008 SEDL Names Winners in National Student Art Contest (Media Release)
01/10/2008 SEDL Starts the New Year with New Name, in New Headquarters (Media Release)
 
2007 News and Media Releases
11/30/2007 New Book by SEDL Program Director Shows How Technology Can Change Teaching, Learning, and Schools (Media Release)
11/27/2007 SEDL Mourns the Loss of Carola Garcia Lemke (Media Release)
11/20/2007 "Reading: Practices to Improve Instruction" Now Available (Media Release)
10/31/2007 Madison Parish, Tallulah Head Start, and SEDL Team Up for the Bright Futures Early Reading First Program (Media Release)
10/12/2007 SEDL's Southeast Comprehensive Center is on the Move (Media Release)
10/04/2007 SEDL Parent Tips: Encouraging Children to Become Comfortable with Math (Media Release)
09/06/2007 SEDL Delivers Literacy Training to All 900 Recovery School District Teachers: Physical Education and Music Teachers Learn to Facilitate Literacy (Media Release)
08/28/2007 SEDL Quickly Identifies Needs of Teachers, Principals Through AT&T Grant (Media Release)
08/21/2007 Tips for Parents: Easy Ways to Help Your Child Learn to Read (Media Release)
08/14/2007 A Good Afterschool Program Will Ensure Your Child Won't Be Home Alone (Media Release)
08/01/2007 Christine Moses to Lead SEDL's Growing Communications Initiatives (Media Release)
06/20/2007 SEDL Staff Member Chris Ferguson Published in New Book for Teachers (Media Release)
05/21/2007 New Curriculum Searchable Databases Help Afterschool Programs Across the Country (Media Release)
05/11/2007 Afterschool Training Toolkit for Technology Teaches More Than Just Computer Skills (Media Release)
01/23/2007 Making Research Relevant in the Classroom (Media Release)
 
2006 News and Media Releases
11/29/2006 Promising Practices in Afterschool Arts Programs Shown in Online Toolkit (Media Release)
11/01/2006 New SEDL Letter Examines Creating a Culture of Data (Media Release)
10/31/2006 Community Breakfast Celebrates 40 Years of School Improvement (Media Release)
10/17/2006 SEDL Wins National Institute for Literacy Contract (Media Release)
10/06/2006 SEDL and Harvard to Team Up to Serve as National Coordinator for Parent Centers (Media Release)
08/14/2006 Consumer's Guide to Afterschool Science Resources Now Available Online From SEDL's National Partnership for Quality Afterschool Learning (Media Release)
07/24/2006 SEDL Breaks Ground on New Facility at Mueller on August 2 (Media Release)
07/06/2006 Science Promising Practices for Afterschool Programs Featured Online (Media Release)
06/21/2006 SEDL Celebrates 40th Anniversary in Austin (Media Release)
06/14/2006 New Manuals for the Concerns-Based Adoption Model Are Now Available (Media Release)
02/15/2006 New Study Shows High-Performing After-School Programs Share Five Common Characteristics (Media Release)
01/23/2006 SEDL's National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research Receives Federal Funding (Media Release)
01/05/2006 December Issue of SEDL Letter Discusses Leadership for Learning (Media Release)
 
2005 News and Media Releases
11/23/2005 SEDL Honored with Marketing and Communication Awards (Media Release)
10/03/2005 SEDL Wins Competitions to Head Two Regional Comprehensive Centers (Media Release)
09/20/2005 Reaching Out to Diverse Families is the Topic of New SEDL Strategy Brief (Media Release)
09/16/2005 New SEDL Strategy Brief Focuses on the Transition from Pre-K to Kindergarten (Media Release)
09/01/2005 New Toolkit Teaches Afterschool Providers Innovative Ways to Support Student Learning (Media Release)
08/17/2005 SEDL Strategy Brief Focuses on Engaging Families at the Secondary Level (Media Release)
08/03/2005 SEDL Board Member Brenda Hatfield Appointed New Orleans CAO (Media Release)
07/27/2005 SEDL Launches Redesigned Web Site (Media Release)
05/27/2005 New SEDL Letter Focuses on "Meeting Our Reading Goals" (Media Release)
05/25/2005 SEDL's Haidee Williams Appointed to NAEP Committee, TEA Task Force (Media Release)
04/05/2005 SEDL Scholar Emerita Shirley Hord Receives NSDC Award (Media Release)
03/04/2005 Collaborative Approach Can Connect Schools, Families and Communities (Media Release)
02/23/2005 RUSH Project Announces Research Utilization Award Funding (Media Release)
02/18/2005 Study Examines State Education Databases as Decision-Making Tools (Media Release)
01/21/2005 Early Experience in School Sets the Stage for Later Progress (Media Release)
 
2004 News and Media Releases
12/20/2004 National Center for School Reform & Improvement Is SEDL's Newest Project and Partnership (Media Release)
03/29/2004 SEDL CEO Testifies Before Congress (Media Release)
01/31/2004 School Report Cards Can Help Parents Support School Improvement (Media Release)
 
2003 News and Media Releases
12/30/2003 SEDL Synthesis Examines School, Family and Community Connections Among Diverse Populations (Media Release)
12/17/2003 SEDL President Wes Hoover Selected as NEKIA's Board Chair (Media Release)
11/24/2003 New SEDL Letter Focuses on Mathematics and Science Achievement (Media Release)
11/24/2003 SEDL School Improvement Work Highlighted in New Book (Media Release)
10/01/2003 SEDL Helps Parents Prepare for Parent-Teacher Conferences (Media Release)
10/01/2003 SEDL ayuda a preparar a padres para las conferencias con maestros (Media Release)
09/26/2003 SEDL Awarded Contract to Support Quality in Afterschool Programs (Media Release)
08/04/2003 Back-to-School Parental Involvement Media Kit (Media Release)
07/14/2003 Hord Named SEDL Scholar Emerita (Media Release)
02/01/2003 National Science Foundation (NSF) Southwest Regional Conference Proceedings Available Online (Media Release)
 
2002 News and Media Releases
12/01/2002 SEDL Board Member Reports Arkansas Success Story for The Achiever (Media Release)
05/01/2002 SEDL Resources Demystify Reading Instruction and Assessment (Media Release)
 
2001 News and Media Releases
12/01/2001 Dr. John Westbrook Named to Board of the National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (Media Release)

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