We're proud to again be among the country's top graduate schools of education. The USNWR grad school rankings were released today, and we're #6.

Join us to celebrate social change as we honor the 2023 - 2026 recipients of the FOUNDATIONS FOR CHANGE: Thomas I. Yamashita Prize and KIDS FIRST: David L. Kirp Prize! bit.ly/ISSIAwards

New literacy resource: "Language and Literacy Beyond Decoding: Evidence-Based Instruction in Grades PreK-6," co-edited by @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social Asst Prof Kristin Keane. tinyurl.com/Lang-Lit-Bey...

TODAY 03/11 @ 1:00 p.m. If you're in Berkeley, you'll want to make time for this discussion.

UC Berkeley CREEO@ucbcreeo.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Join CREEO for a talk with Dr. Eman Abo-Zaed Arar on global research & lived experiences of Teachers of Color—centering Palestinian teachers in Israeli majoritarian systems and how structures shape identity, teaching & belonging. 🗓 Mar 11 | 1PM PT RSVP: tinyurl.com/CREEOGlobalToLived2026

Congratulations!! Assoc. Prof. @cati-fu.bsky.social receives 2026 Early Career Award from @aeraedresearch.bsky.social. de los Ríos' research applies critical, sociocultural, and translingual theories to examine the literacy and language practices of immigrant and bi/multilingual youth populations

We're hiring! Looking for qualified part-time, non-tenure track lecturers to teach in the Leaders for Equity and Democracy (LEAD) Program, which offers an education doctorate to practicing school leaders who aspire for system leadership positions. aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05263

We're honored to be #2 on the @timeshighered.bsky.social World University Rankings by Subject 2026 - Educational Studies. We are home to a diverse group of students and faculty joined by a common interest in, and passion for, understanding and improving the complex world of education.

Times Higher Education (THE)@timeshighered.bsky.social · 7mo ago

World University Rankings by Subject 2026 are now live: New milestones reached by Asian universities. See full analysis: https://ow.ly/ekIk50XZGWT #THEunirankings #highered #EduSky

Thrilled for @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social undergrad Kiara Eng who is presenting at the 2026 @yale.edu Undergraduate Research Conference (YURC). Title is: "A Meta-Analysis of the Correlations Between Executive Functions and Spatial Abilities: Implications for Theory, Research, and Practice."

Prof of Practice Derek Van Rheenen talks w/ @ktvufox2.bsky.social Gasia Mikaelian about the impact of the rising cost of youth sports. He says what's important is that families have an open dialogue about, "is this actually fun or has playing a sport become an oxymoron?" www.ktvu.com/video/fmc-e7...

Round of applause to our faculty members on the RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings: Prof. of the Grad School Bruce Fuller; Distinguished Prof @krisgu.bsky.social; Assoc Prof Travis J. Bristol; and Prof @janellescott.bsky.social.

Congratulations to our doctoral student Vo Ram Yoon! 🎉Recipient of a Critical Pacific Islander and Southeast Asian American Studies Fellowship from the Asian American Research Center at UC Berkeley's Institute for the Study of Societal Issues. issi.berkeley.edu/centers/aarc...

We're hiring! Part-time Teacher Special Programs - Berkeley Teacher Education Program (BTEP) Instructional Facilitator (non-tenure track). Provide support through BTEP for alumni engaging in teacher action research. See the Jobs link in bio, or aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05233

Significant, indeed. Read their paper, "Understanding working memory as a facilitator of math problem-solving: Offloading as a potential strategy" bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

<em>British Journal of Educational Psychology</em> | Wiley Online Library

Background High working memory capacity is associated with improved mathematical problem-solving skills. A leading theory about why working memory enhances problem-solving suggests that capable prob.....

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Josh Medrano@jmedrano.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Honored to be included in this list! Our study (with @damcotto.bsky.social) examined how students ("capable problem solvers") may benefit from using scratch paper because they are able to offload information from their working memory and reintegrate it later.

3 cheers for @uofcalifornia.bsky.social! Three of the 22 most impactful Latino education leaders named by Latino Leaders Magazine have UC and @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social affiliations. Read the full magazine issuu.com/latinoleader...

Closed out another great year with the lab 🥳 Lab lunch 🍜 Grateful that I get to work with many brilliant minds everyday @berkeleyeducation.bsky.social

We're looking for K-12 teachers for summer 2026 to teach in our Academic Talent Development Program (ATDP). STEM teachers encouraged to apply! See Jobs link in bio.

Thanks Spencer Foundation 🙌 for supporting Assoc. Prof. Tolani Britton's vision of cultivating early career scholars who use quantitative approaches to study reducing inequality in K-16 student outcomes. She's hosting early career scholars so they can share work, get feedback, address barriers.

Congratulations @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social Professor @ginaanngarcia.bsky.social! Elected an inaugural fellow of the Association for the Study of Higher Education. She and other fellows are setting the standard — recognized for integrity, advancement of knowledge, mentoring, and service.

Join the webinar today at Noon (Pacific) with Assoc. Prof. Zach Pardos on increasing access to higher education, by using artificial intelligence (AI) to create equitable pathways for transfer students, promote academic success, and reduce structural barriers. tinyurl.com/43tyufau

Love seeing our students pay it forward and their commitment to building the pipeline of educators.

Dana Miller-Cotto@damcotto.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Today’s lab meeting was led by @berkeleyeducation.bsky.social grad students Jetta McPhee and Elise Levin-Guracar who offered to host a session for our undergraduates applying to grad programs this year (and beyond!).

We're hiring! Asst Professor (N/T) - Using AI and the Learning Sciences to Advance STEM Teaching and Learning: K12-Higher Education. aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05125

We're hiring! Assistant Professor — Disparities and Education Policy. This faculty position is for someone whose scholarship addresses the goals of the Education Policy Cluster of the @obi-belonging.bsky.social. aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04211

So many fantastic reasons to apply to the Berkeley School of Education, including acknowledgment from outside sources that Berkeley is pretty darn good place to study. 👇 Undergrad portal to submit applications opens today! #GoBears bse.berkeley.edu/academics/un...

UC Berkeley@ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social · 11mo ago

It’s not déjà vu, it’s a fact! For the second year in a row, UC Berkeley has been ranked the #1 public school in the U.S. by @wsj.com’s 2026 Best Colleges list.

Homecoming is almost here! Friday 10/03 at 4:30 p.m., 2121 Berkeley Way. We'll be talking about "​​Advancing Equity & Excellence in Higher Education: a Discussion of Key Issues" w/faculty members @eostrinidad.bsky.social @ginaanngarcia.bsky.social, Zachary Pardos. link in bio #CalHC #BerkeleyTime

Today 5:00 p.m. PDT. (virtual) Public Education at the Precipice: Lessons in Resilient Leadership. Cal Alumni Assoc hosts 4 BSE alums to share expertise on integrating technology, responding to policy shifts, and strategies that promote equity + inclusion for all students. Link in our bio.

GenAI, Ethics, and Equity: A New Era for TK-12 Education Leaders: Community of Practice (Virtual) #21CSLA Bay Area bse.berkeley.edu/21csla-bay-a... @berkeleyeducation.bsky.social #EduSkyAI #AILiteracy #AIEthics

Can you picture yourself at Berkeley? We can!! Apply today! Our graduates go on to be educational leaders in schools, teachers, systems administrators, researchers, policy makers, and more. bse.berkeley.edu/admissions @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social

Excited to share that Assoc. Prof. Tesha Sengupta-Irving will be serving on two editorial boards. Assoc. Editor at Cognition and Instruction @tandfresearch.bsky.social, and, Commentary Editor of Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, the premiere research journal in math ed.

Learning takes so many forms. These @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social students observing where learning happens and our @damcotto.bsky.social will lead them in discussion about the why and how.

Dana Miller-Cotto@damcotto.bsky.social · 11mo ago

First day of preschool observations for my Early Development and Education class. Students were so jazzed about getting to see the preschoolers’ daily routines and connecting it to the course lectures (theories of development) 🤓 @berkeleyeducation.bsky.social

As U.S. students struggle with grade-level math, the research of @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social Asst. Prof. @damcotto.bsky.social is sure to have immense impact on how early childhood education can set them up for success. #math #UTK

Dana Miller-Cotto@damcotto.bsky.social · 12mo ago

I’ve spent the last 15 years thinking about math skills that set kids up for success at school entry. Now, I’m excited to dive into new work on how math is conceived in California’s universal transitional kindergarten (UTK) funded through the Barbara White Bequest @berkeleyeducation.bsky.social