Accreditation
- Teacher Education Accreditation Council for the School's programs of study leading to teacher certification
- American Psychological Association for the PhD program in Counseling Psychology and the PsyD program in School Psychology
- Council on Rehabilitation Education for the MS program in Rehabilitation Counseling
National Rankings
- No. 7 in the nation, by 2005 Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index produced by Academic Analytics, for doctoral program in educational administration
- No. 17 in the nation, by U.S. News and World Report, for graduate programs in counseling/personnel services
- No. 58 in the nation, by U.S. News and World Report, for graduate schools of education
Awards and Recognition
Gilbert Valverde, Educational Administration and Policy Studies, selected as a Fulbright Senior Specialist.
Frank Vellutino, Educational Psychology and Methodology, selected to serve on the National Institute for Literacy's Commission for Reading Research.
Peter Johnston, Reading, inducted into the Reading Hall of Fame.
Kelly Wissman, Reading, awarded the 2006 Selma Greenberg Dissertation Award by the American Educational Research Association's Division on Research on Women in Education.
Amanda Nickerson, School Psychology, awarded the 2006 National Association of School Psychologists Presidential Award.
David Yun Dai, Educational Psychology and Methodology, received the 2006 Early Scholar Award from the National Association for Gifted Children.
Grants
Lynn Gelzheiser: $1.5 million from the U.S. Department of Education for "Extending the Interactive Strategies Approach to Older Struggling Readers."
Donna Scanlon, Lynn Gelzheiser, Frank Vellutino, and Virginia Goatley: $1.44 million from the U.S. Department of Education for "Enhancing Pre-Service Teachers' Knowledge Related to Research-Based Early Literacy Instruction."
Peter Shea: $300,000 from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to studyways to increase access to instruction and enhance student learning.
Susan Phillips and Arthur Applebee: $275,000 from New York State for the Just for the Kids project, studying best practices in high schools.
Alan Wagner: $250,000 from the Ford Foundation to support the Comparative and International Education Policy Program.
Judith A. Langer and Arthur N. Applebee: $100,000 to continue the National Study of Writing Instruction, a jointly funded project of the College Board and the National Writing Project.
Judith Langer and Janet Angelis: $92,000 from the New York State Education Department for the Partnership for Literacy.
Robert Yagelski: $45,000 from the National Writing Project for the Capital District Writing Project.
Kevin Kinser: $45,000 from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation for Sources of Data for Noncredit Postsecondary Education.