AACTE to Present Outstanding Dissertation Award to Miriam G. Lipsky of the University of Miami

(Feb. 18, 2013, Washington, D.C.) – The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) will present Miriam G. Lipsky, Ph.D., with its 2013 Outstanding Dissertation Award for her study of storybook reading in linguistically diverse Head Start classrooms. The award recognizes excellence in doctoral dissertation research that contributes to the knowledge base of educator preparation or of teaching and learning with implications for educator preparation. It will be presented March 2 at AACTE’s 65th Annual Meeting in Orlando, Fla. Lipsky is one of two recipients of the award for 2013.