Warner celebrates 10-year milestone

he Margaret Warner Graduate School of Education and Human Development recently marked the 10th year of its naming with a reception to celebrate the growth and achievements made possible through the efforts of Warner faculty, staff, students, alumni, and friends.

The school was named 10 years ago to honor a multimillion dollar gift in memory of alumna and trustee Margaret Warner Scandling '44. The gift enabled the school to advance its efforts in teaching and research and to promote education reform.

William Scandling's gift to honor his wife allowed the school to hire more faculty, offer more student scholarships and advance student programs, create more partnerships with urban and suburban school districts, and invest in student and faculty research that, in turn, has attracted federal and state grants.

"Without Mr. Scandling's vision and foresight as well as that of other generous friends of Warner, we would never have accomplished all that we've achieved so far," says Raffaella Borasi, dean of the Warner School.

Since the renaming in October 1993, unique and successful programs have been developed for preschool, mathematics reform, inclusion, science education, and literacy. The Warner Center for Professional Development and Education Reform was created to give teachers the opportunity to collaborate with other community partners on classroom practices and reform models. Technology has been integrated into the teacher-training curriculum, and administrative systems have been improved.

"This is the result of one family's deep faith in this school and the school's ability . . . to nurture the next generation of teachers," said President Jackson at an October 9 reception celebrating the 10th anniversary. Calling the Scandling gift "truly transformational" for the school and its future, Jackson pointed out that part of the Warner School's mission is "to help us understand our own educational goals and the roles of all the schools at the University."

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