SOE ranked #16 Best Public Graduate School of Education by U.S. News & World Report
The VCU School of Education once again ranks among the top graduate schools of education in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report. The school comes in at No. 26 overall in the newly-released 2021 rankings. The school is also No. 16 among public graduate schools of education.
Dr. Shakeshaft wins AERA Excellence in Research Award
Charol Shakeshaft, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Educational Leadership, is the winner of the 2020 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Division A Distinguished Contributions to Research in Education Award. Dr. Shakeshaft received the award based on her research on gender issues in leadership schools and schooling, as well as her research on identification and prevention of school employee sexual misconduct.
Local students visit State Capitol as part of STEM grant
Student teams and teachers from four local school districts visited the Virginia State Capitol earlier this month to share with legislative representatives their progress with field investigations into local watershed ecosystems along the James River, as well as plans for future stewardship civic action projects.
Joshua Gentry (M.T. ‘14): Advice from brother fuels career choice
Joshua Gentry (M.T. ‘14) was recently named the 2020 Gilman Teacher of The Year by his colleagues at Hungary Creek Middle School, where he teaches health and physical education. Gentry majored in health sciences, with a focus in health and physical education at VCU and earned his Master of Teaching degree from the VCU School of Education.
University Events Impacted Due to COVID-19
Many events and activities previously scheduled for SOE faculty and staff have either been changed to online events or cancelled. The SOE Events Calendar has been updated with the latest information we have as of March 18. The best source for the latest VCU updates is the university's COVID-19 site. It can also be accessed from the VCU homepage and the VCU Alert page. Stay safe!
The VCU 
Student teams and teachers from four local school districts visited the Virginia State Capitol earlier this month to share with legislative representatives their progress with field investigations into local watershed ecosystems along the James River, as well as plans for future stewardship civic action projects.
Joshua Gentry (M.T. ‘14) was recently named the 2020 Gilman Teacher of The Year by his colleagues at 
Travon Griffin works full time as a field support specialist at Wells Fargo Advisors in Richmond. After first enrolling in VCU’s 
