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F. Chris Curran @fchriscurran.bsky.social · 1d

I am grateful for the opportunity to showcase work on the visualization of school safety data at the fall convening of the Florida Association of Professors of Educational Leadership.

F. Chris Curran @fchriscurran.bsky.social · 9d

Thanks to members of the FL legislature for spending the day with @UF_COE. We enjoyed sharing research and innovations happening to improve education across the state and nation!

F. Chris Curran @fchriscurran.bsky.social · 12d

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Roll Call: Unpacking Chronic Absenteeism in Florida - Education Policy Research Center

Chronic absenteeism, defined as missing 10% or more of school days, has significant negative consequences on academic performance and long-term student success. In Florida, chronic absenteeism rates h...

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F. Chris Curran @fchriscurran.bsky.social · 12d

Thanks to the members of the FL House and Senate who have joined us at UF over the past several days to be in conversation about ed policy. Enjoyed discussing this work on patterns of chronic absenteeism across the state.

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F. Chris Curran @fchriscurran.bsky.social · 16d

Teaching is a iterative process of learning, trying new approaches, and adding technological innovation. I'm committed to continuous learning toward that end and appreciative of opportunities to do so including UF's Engaging Online Learners badge.

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Engaging Online Learners was issued by University of Florida to Chris Curran.

Engaging Online Learners uses research-supported studies to examine and model best practice in online course design. Participants will experience the online learning environment from the student…

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F. Chris Curran @fchriscurran.bsky.social · 23d

Happy National Online Learning Day! @UF_COE has been in the top 2 for online graduate programs in education for a decade. UF excels in making online graduate education accessible and high quality.

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Rising Beyond: UF College of Education Among America’s Top Public Graduate Education Schools

The UF College of Education has climbed to No. 4 among public graduate education schools and No. 6 overall in the 2025 U.S. News & World Report rankings. With top-ranked online programs and…

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F. Chris Curran @fchriscurran.bsky.social · 27d

New Faculty Micro-Talks at the @UF_COE showcased the exceptional research, teaching, and community partnerships happening across the UF College of Education. From mathematics instruction to AI-infused counseling to new approaches to training teachers, faculty are driving the future of education.

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F. Chris Curran @fchriscurran.bsky.social · Sep 4

New Gallup poll shows increasing fear for school safety among parents. I discussed school safety with The National Desk for this article, pointing to the many contributors' to parents' perceptions.

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Parents fear for their children's safety at school, Gallup survey shows

Over 40% of parents fear for their child's safety at school, as anxiety remains elevated over previous years, a new Gallup survey shows.

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F. Chris Curran @fchriscurran.bsky.social · Aug 26

@UF_COE researchers joined the 2025 Florida Kindergarten Readiness Solution Summit to discuss early childhood policy. Good to see the work of FL's business community to support early ed and UF's Herman Knopf discussing the Zucker Center's ECE data.

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F. Chris Curran @fchriscurran.bsky.social · Aug 25

We started the year back with networking and socializing at the Ed Leadership and Policy fall social. A great turn out of new and returning students and faculty. @UF_COE

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F. Chris Curran @fchriscurran.bsky.social · Aug 21

UF's research spending hit a record this year. I sat down with the Independent Florida Alligator to discuss higher education research infrastructure and the future of external research funding.

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UF research spending hits $1.33 billion record - The Independent Florida Alligator

While universities across the country scramble to adapt to research funding cuts, the University of Florida reported $1.33 billion in research spending for the 2024-25 fiscal year.

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F. Chris Curran @fchriscurran.bsky.social · Aug 20

HDOSE Welcome Back Hike brought students and faculty together to explore UF's Natural Area Teaching Lab. @UF_COE

F. Chris Curran @fchriscurran.bsky.social · Aug 19

Our HDOSE Welcome Week events are in full swing. Welcoming new EduGators to the @UF_COE and School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education.

F. Chris Curran @fchriscurran.bsky.social · Aug 15

Schools are generally safe places but conversations about school safety data in your schools can help. I sat down with The National Desk to discuss research on school safety and the latest FBI school crime report.

It's back-to-school time, but are schools safe?

The FBI published a report this week, "Crime in Schools," showing that roughly 1.3 million criminal incidents occurred over the last five years at schools.

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F. Chris Curran @fchriscurran.bsky.social · Aug 10

Congratulations to all of our @UF_COE Ed Leadership and Policy doctoral graduates!

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F. Chris Curran @fchriscurran.bsky.social · Aug 2

Great seeing UF student and my GA, Morgan Killingsworth, presenting at the Mayo Clinic. Her research is applying AI to better understand fellowship applications in medicine.

F. Chris Curran @fchriscurran.bsky.social · Jul 11

Looking for a summary of Florida legislation that impacts K-12 schools? The UF Education Policy Research Center's 2025 Legislative Overview has been released. Concise summaries of key new laws that will influence schools in the coming year.

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2025 K-12 Legislative Summary

The 2025 UF Education Policy Research Center legislative brief summarizes key legislation that will impact education this coming school year.

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F. Chris Curran @fchriscurran.bsky.social · Jun 25

Ten years ago this summer, I was preparing to defend my dissertation at Vandy. Today, I received word that I've been promoted to full professor at my undergrad alma mater. Thanks to all of the mentors, collaborators, students, and friends who have supported me in this journey!

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F. Chris Curran @fchriscurran.bsky.social · Jun 16

We find states varied in whether they said they full adopted the NGSS standards or adopted standards based on NGSS - with political party predicting this difference.

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F. Chris Curran @fchriscurran.bsky.social · Jun 16

Though the standards may not differ much in content, adopting standards "based on" NGSS, rather than full adoption, may give states cover to avoid political push back to common standards.

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F. Chris Curran @fchriscurran.bsky.social · Jun 16

National standards like the Common Core are controversial. Interestingly, the Next Generation Science Standards have avoided much of this controversy. Katharine Harris-Walls and I examine the correlates of states adopting NGSS to explore why.
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F. Chris Curran @fchriscurran.bsky.social · Jun 13

Thanks to The Seattle Times for sharing my research on school policing in their latest reporting. I discuss how SROs can be a resource to schools but how educators may bring them into disciplinary situations that are better left to school personnel.

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Putting police back into Seattle schools will take time, trust

Garfield High is at the center of a district administration proposal to lift a 2020 moratorium barring police officers from Seattle Public Schools.

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F. Chris Curran @fchriscurran.bsky.social · Jun 12

Thanks to all those in attendance at the Florida School Safety Specialist conference. We shared work on our statewide school safety data dashboard, heard from those impacted by school violence, and discussed paths to improving school safety.

F. Chris Curran @fchriscurran.bsky.social · Jun 5

Congratulations to all the new NAEd/Spencer Post-Doctoral Scholars! Excited to see my @UF_COE colleague, Dr. Christopher Thomas, among them with his project "The Nurseries of Democracy: Education for Citizenship and the First Amendment Rights of Young Students".

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F. Chris Curran @fchriscurran.bsky.social · Jun 5

Had a great couple days hosting Dr. Julie Gerlinger from the University of Oklahoma's Department of Sociology. Collaborative work underway examining how to increase parental voice in school discipline and understanding impacts of discipline on students and families.

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