The Johns Hopkins School of Education is the
school of education
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of
Johns Hopkins University
The Johns Hopkins University (often abbreviated as Johns Hopkins, Hopkins, or JHU) is a private university, private research university in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Founded in 1876 based on the European research institution model, J ...
, a
private
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research university
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in
Baltimore
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, Maryland, United States. Established as a separate school in 2007, its origins can be traced back to the 1909 Founding of Johns Hopkins's College Courses for Teachers, later renamed College for Teachers.
History
Established formally as a separate school in 2007, the field of education has had a presence at Johns Hopkins since 1909, when the university established its College Courses for Teachers.
In 1979, a division launched a technology-for-educators graduate program. In 2014, it opened the Henderson-Hopkins School in East Baltimore. The School of Education founded the Center for Safe and Healthy Schools in 2019, and co-founded the eSchool+ Initiative in 2020 to develop resources for school closure and reopening during the
COVID-19 pandemic
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The school is accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation, formerly the
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
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Centers
The school has five centers dedicated to education research and policy studies: The Center for Research and Reform in Education, the Center for Safe and Healthy Schools, the Center for Social Organization of Schools, the Center for Technology in Education, and the Institute for Education Policy.
Deans and directors
Deans and Directors of Education have included:
* Edward F. Buchner, 1909–1929
* Florence E. Bamberger, 1929–1947
* Francis H. Horn, 1947–1951
* Richard A. Mumma, 1951–1970
* Roman J. Verhaalen, 1969–1981
* Stanley C. Gabor, 1982–1999
* Ralph Fessler, 1999–2009
* David W. Andrews, 2010–2016
* Christopher C. Morphew, 2017–present
References
External links
Official website
Education, School of
Schools of education in Maryland
Universities and colleges established in 1909
1909 establishments in Maryland
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