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Lutrill & Pearl Payne
64%
increase in research expenditures from FY19-23
ESL
Only program in Louisiana where education students will graduate with the additional ESL certification
$1.1M+
Scholarships awarded
- 2014-2024
Featured News
Jennifer Qian, EdD, associate professor in the Lutrill & Pearl Payne School of Education, is advancing interdisciplinary research at LSU through her participation in two projects that received seed funding from the LSU Provost's Fund for Innovation in Research Awards in the "Big Ideas in STEM and Social & Behavioral Sciences" category.
Kaleigh Stallings, LSU Lutrill & Pearl Payne School of Education alumna, is recognized as a 2026 Campus Teacher of the Year for the Academy of Choice at Hunters Creek in the Spring Branch Independent School District. Stallings received her bachelor's degree in 2022 with a dual certification in general and special education for grades 1-5, and she also serves on the Dean's Advisory Council for the LSU College of Human Sciences & Education.
Jennifer Qian, EdD, associate professor of learning analytics and educational technology and educational technology program leader in the LSU Lutrill & Pearl Payne School of Education, has been appointed to lead the Data Policy and AI subgroup within the International Data Policy Committee of CODATA, the Committee on Data of the International Science Council.
"Growing up, my teachers were some of the biggest influencers, so I wanted to be there for others in the same way. It was finding which niche I wanted to teach that took a while. But luckily for me, the process at LSU was smooth."
Aaron AngelTeaches 9th and 10th grade geometry and Introduction to Robotics for 10th - 12th grades.
