Four alumni of the UC Riverside School of Education (SOE) were honored on Tuesday, May 6 at the second annual Alumni Excellence Awards in Education. The awards were established to recognize outstanding alumni who, in alignment with the mission of the SOE, are committed to advancing equitable systems and practices. The awards, hosted by Dean Joi A. Spencer, were held at the UCR Alumni and Visitors Center and sponsored by Schools First Credit Union. The 2025 award winners are: Hsin-Yu Teresa Hsu-Contreras, M.Ed. ‘18 Graduate Program Alumna Teresa Hsu-Contreras is a dedicated community

A California appeals court has temporarily blocked the Temecula Valley Unified School District’s controversial ban on critical race theory (CRT), ruling the policy is unconstitutionally vague and could silence educators. The decision halts enforcement of the district’s Resolution 21 policy, which was approved in late 2022, pending the outcome of a lawsuit that seeks to nullify the ban.