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The Department of Education and Human Development is a state and national leader in addressing issues within schools and communities, offering programs in clinical mental health counseling, learning sciences, literacy, school counseling and special education. Our Department prepare professionals to provide exemplary leadership and educational services to improve outcomes for all persons, with an emphasis on underserved schools and communities. We will be a state and national leader in addressing issues within schools and communities by delivering outstanding practitioner preparation programs, conducting high-quality research that informs policy and practice and enhancing outreach and advocacy through collaborative relationships/partnerships. We endorse education as the foundation through which all persons are empowered to live healthy, fulfilling and productive lives.

Education researchers partner with rural schools to make computer science accessible and fun
Education researchers will use a more-than-$950,000 award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to partner with rural schools in South Carolina to make computer science fun and accessible to middle school students and those with learning disabilities and emotional/behavioral disorders.
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