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So far, the institute has a track record of success. Graduates of color and students from urban areas have a 100% five-year retention rate once they start working as teachers. “We’re really excited that if we can continue to bring…

Despite the challenges of the last year, the University of Missouri-Kansas City Institute for Urban Education (IUE) in the School of Education is successfully affecting student success and teacher retention through its programming in urban schools, thanks in part to…

Click to watch our most recent IUE Webinar Series focused on anti-racism in the classroom! Secondary Math and Science Classrooms: An Anti-Racist Lens – Click HERE. Talking About Race in the Elementary Classroom – Click HERE.

IUE presents a webinar providing P-12 educators with technology tools for facilitating learning in the classroom as well as remote learning. The facilitators offer context, theory and teaching strategies and tips. The webinar concludes with a panel discussion of current educators…

IUE presents a webinar providing P-12 educators with information for differentiating instruction in remote learning situations. Information for varied learners as well as strategies than can be used remotely or in the classroom are shared. The facilitators offer context, theory…

IUE presents a webinar providing P-12 educators with information how to empower student voice in the classroom. The facilitators offer context, theory and teaching strategies and tips. The webinar concludes with a panel discussion of current educators in Kansas City…

IUE presents a webinar providing educators with information about Anti-Racist classroom practices, including a brief historical context, information about culturally responsive, culturally relevant and anti-racist teaching strategies and tips. The webinar concludes with a panel discussion of current educators in…

UMKC School of Education’s Institute for Urban Education (IUE) offers guidance on creating culturally inclusive classroom environments for all students. Read the suggestions for creating culturally inclusive classroom environments. Complete story in UMKC Today

As part of our commitment to education across Kansas City and in response to the binary pandemics we find ourselves experiencing, this summer the IUE will sponsor a 4-part webinar series. These “Voices in Education” sessions will offer insight and…

As we confront an uncertain time, our focus in the IUE remains centered on equality and social justice. This crisis is exacerbating deeply rooted social inequalities. We are encouraged to see local schools thinking creatively about providing meals for families who…