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“School Principals are Hammering for more IUE graduates!”

IUE Sherman Scholars had the opportunity to attend a winning Kansas City Royals game on May 23, 2023. Dr. Jennifer Waddell, IUE’s Founding Director, was interviewed before the game. Watch below for more! Apply today or donate to the Institute…

Give Back to Your Community with IUE’s “Grow Your Own” Program

The “Grow Your Own” Program at UMKC’s Institute for Urban Education is unlike any other! By leading classroom discussions themselves, students can better build their skills toward becoming exemplary educators! Ready to be an agent of change? Apply today or…

‘A societal crisis’: Does [the IUE] have the solution to teacher retention?

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…

UMKC’s education department focused on turning out teachers

Sherman and Sunderland Gifts Amplify Education Program Success

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…

Webinar Series on the Impact of Race and Anti-Racism in Classrooms – AVAILABLE ONLINE NOW!

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 Voices in Education: Technology Tools for Classroom-Based and Remote Learning

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 Voices in Education: Techniques for Differentiation in Remote Learning

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 Voices in Education: Promoting Student Voice & Agency in the Classroom

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…

Anti-Racism in the Classroom – IUE Voices in Education

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…

Social Justice Through Education

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

IUE Presents: Voices in Education

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…