Meta-analysis and research synthesis of reading fluency interventions
Lastinger Center affiliate faculty member Kathrin Maki, Ph. D., and research coordinator Stephanie Snidarich, Ph. D., conducted a meta-analysis of reading fluency intervention and found that fluency interventions are generally effective for improving students' oral...
Lastinger Center’s Raquel Diaz named first Latina FLAEYC President
Lastinger Center for Learning Senior Partnerships Manager Raquel Diaz, Ed.D., is on her way to take her 2023 presidential role head-on as the first Latina president of the Florida Association for the Education of Young Children (FLAEYC). Diaz has been an active member...
Florida K–12 Mathematics Teachers’ Credentials and Preparation
A report published by Lastinger Center Chief Equity Officer and Mathematics Principal Zandra de Araujo and collaborators at the Pardee RAND Graduate School shares the findings from the 2022 Learn Together Surveys to understand the composition and preparation of...
Teacher-child racial/ethnic match and academic achievement
A study published by Lastinger Center researcher Mary Bratsch-Hines and collaborators at UNC Chapel Hill and North Carolina State explores the relations between teacher-child racial/ethnic match and academic achievement. Abstract The purpose of this study was to...
Accelerating research and development with Flamingo Nation Data Lagoon
The Flamingo Nation Data Lagoon will accelerate research and development by providing educators and researchers access to a revolutionary dataset. By compiling data from a complementary series of online education applications and implementing precise data protections,...
Georgia DECAL Project
Since 2015, the UF Lastinger Center for Learning has collaborated with Georgia's Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) to fulfill its mission of enhancing early care and education practices across the state. Throughout the years of this partnership, the...
Math Nation expands for greater student outcomes
In 2012, roughly 50% of Florida’s high school students were proficient in Algebra 1, with proficiency rates under 20% in some districts¹. Responding to the need to significantly improve Algebra 1 achievement in Florida, the UF Lastinger Center for Learning partnered...
UF Lastinger Center and partners awarded $1 million IES grant
The UF Lastinger Center for Learning and partners from the UF College of Education and UNC-Chapel Hill FPG Child Development Institute received a $1 million award, funded entirely by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), to develop, pilot, evaluate and scale the...
Classroom tools for Massachusetts Flamingo Early Learning Educators
The Saugus, MA, branch of Lakeshore Learning was bustling with teachers and excitement as 12 Flamingo Early Learning educators took part in a group shopping trip on September 1 for school supplies and resources, all at no cost to them. The educational supply store...
Creating a life-long love of reading one (free) book at a time | Opinion
A new school year is under way for children throughout Florida and everyone — whether student, parent or teacher — is adapting to new people, new lessons and new routines. One item that should be on families’ to-do list as they settle in for the year: Developing a...
2022 Annual Report
Read the 2022 Annual Report to learn how the Lastinger Center has worked to transform teaching and learning through creative, innovative approaches to education over the last 20 years.