Duppong Hurley leads team that earns $3.2M grant to study program aimed at keeping kids in school
06 Aug 2013
Kids with emotional and behavioral disorders are more likely to miss school, fail classes and drop out than any other group of students with disabilities. With support from a $3.2 million grant, UNL researchers are evaluating a unique new program that uses parent-to-parent support to encourage families to get the help they need to keep kids in school.
The four-year grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences enables UNL researchers to evaluate the Parent Connectors Program. The team, led by Kristin Duppong Hurley, research associate professor of special education and communication disorders, will assess the program's effectiveness and, if proven valuable, will help expand the program.
College of Education and Human Sciences
Special Education and Communication Disorders