UC Davis School of Education

06/19/2026

Core memories for the class of 2026! 📸🎓

06/17/2026

Nobody makes it to the finish line alone—our CANDEL Ed.D. grads reflect on how far they’ve come and who has supported them on their doctoral journey.

Congratulations, 2026 CANDEL graduates! We know you’ll continue making the field of education more equitable for all learners.

06/16/2026

Prof. Heather Rose, Dr. Sherrie Reed, and Wendi McCaskill, Ed.D. ’25, received the 2026 International School Choice and Reform Conference Best Paper Award!

Their study, “It is a Matter of Choice: Chronic Absenteeism in California Charter and Traditional Public Schools,” examines patterns of chronic absenteeism across California charter and public schools. Read the full article at tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15582159.2026.2664308

06/12/2026

Congratulations to the class of 2026! 🎉

We had a blast celebrating our graduates yesterday alongside their friends, family, and loved ones.
We can't wait to see what's next for our new alumni as they go out into the world to be transformative teachers, researchers, and educational leaders.

06/10/2026

Come along with Kat, director of the UC Davis Lotus Mana Center and CANDEL Ed.D. student, on a few days in her life!

Many CANDEL students write their dissertation on a topic that ties directly into their work as educational leaders; Kat's research looks at how Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs) contribute to institutional transformation and student success at large public research universities. That means the research she's done as a doctoral student gets to have a direct impact on her work here at UC Davis!

Video description: Kat takes us on a few days in her life doing outreach, meeting with her dissertation chair, working at the Lotus Mana Center, attending a gala at the Conference of Asian American Professionals, and participating in the annual Thank Goodness For Staff event on campus.

06/09/2026

Prof. Marcela Cuellar received a $475,000 grant that will build on her work in higher education equity and Latinx student success. The grant, from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, is for the study “Mobilizing Opportunity: Examining How Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) Advance Social Mobility for Historically Underserved Students.” Her research will explore the role HSIs play in supporting students and shaping equitable economic mobility.

Congratulations, Dr. Cuellar!

06/08/2026

We're excited to celebrate the class of 2026 at the School of Education graduation celebration this week! We'll be cheering on our grads as they cross the stage this Wednesday, June 10, from 4-6 p.m.

Registration for the in-person event is closed, but you still can tune in via livestream. Visit education.ucdavis.edu/graduation-celebration for more information.

06/05/2026

A new body of research gives insight into the future of local and statewide education ahead of the upcoming 2026 elections.

Getting Down to Facts III, a research effort led by the Stanford SCALE Initiative, brings together leading experts across California to examine the biggest challenges facing schools. Sixteen UC Davis researchers contributed, exploring topics that span chronic absenteeism, teacher retention, and student equity.

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A new body of research seeks to inform election discourse with greater insights into local and statewide educational ...