We provide the highest number of graduates to become teachers in the state of Utah, with placement rates at or above 98% for licensed graduates seeking employment in special education, elementary education, and 18 secondary education fields. Our college is ranked #1 in the state of Utah by the U.S. News and World report and receives over $40 million annually in research funding to support teaching and clinical services.
We are a unit of the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services at Utah State University, where our undergraduate and graduate programs are strengthened by an on-campus elementary laboratory school and five stand-alone centers, as we prepare students for influential participation in local and global communities.
Education and learning science researchers at USU have received a $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to research how children develop computational thinking in early elementary school settings.
Jake Downs, assistant professor of science of reading education in the School of Teacher Education and Leadership, explains how USU's early childhood and elementary education programs prepare graduates to teach literacy more effectively in classrooms.
After working for nearly a year, students at Sunrise Elementary have completed a colorful glass mosaic featuring habitats and animals found in Utah. Pairing curriculum with creativity, students incorporated content from science lessons into a beautiful ar...
Millville Elementary School students with the guidance of their art teacher used watercolor to bring to life ecosystems and winter landscapes which will be featured during this year’s Art in Transit: From Schools to Community program.
