Nathan Jones
Nathan Jones to Lead National Center for Special Education Research
Nathan Jones, an associate professor in special education and educational policy at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development, has been appointed to lead the Institute of Education Sciences’ (IES) National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER). Jones’s term as commissioner of NCSER began August 28, 2023. “I have such deep respect for […]
Partnership to Prepare Doctoral Students in Special Education and School Psychology
BU Wheelock’s special education faculty will collaborate with faculty from the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) on a new grant from the U.S. Department of Education to establish a cohort of doctoral students focused on advancing equity in the study of students’ mental health. The project, led by Jennifer Greif Green at Boston University […]
Nathan Jones Appointed to NASEM Committee on the Future of Education Research
BU Wheelock’s Nathan Jones, associate professor of special education, has been appointed to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) Committee on the Future of Education Research at the Institute of Education Sciences (IES). According to Jones, the committee will explore the best ways to leverage research funding to address emerging challenges in […]
Study Explores Improving Math Teaching for Students with Disabilities
The National Science Foundation has announced the funding of a new collaborative study between Boston University and the University of Virginia that will examine how teaching simulations, in conjunction with other curricular supports, might improve how preservice general educators teach mathematics to students with disabilities. Nathan Jones, associate professor in BU Wheelock’s special education program, and […]
BU Wheelock Joins AACTE to Address Shortage of Special Education Teachers
Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development has joined a team of 11 peer colleges and universities collaborating on a project led by the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education (AACTE) that seeks to examine ways of helping school districts address the critical need of recruiting and retaining special education teachers. The Reducing the […]
BU Wheelock and UConn Neag Partner to Prepare Doctoral Students
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded $2.5 million in funding through its Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) to special education faculty at BU Wheelock and UConn’s Neag School of Education for a project that will fully fund five doctoral students at each institution over the next five years. The partnership, Project LINC: Preparing […]
New Study Explores English Immersion Training for Teachers
A team of BU Wheelock faculty members are leading a new study, “The Effect of Requiring Structured English Immersion Training for General Education Teachers on Student Achievement.” Marcus Winters will serve as primary investigator, with Nathan Jones and Yasuko Kanno as co-PIs. The study is funded by the William T. Grant Foundation. “We are very […]