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Robert C. Pianta

Dean, Curry School of Education, University of Virginia

Robert C. Pianta, PhD, is Dean of the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia. Pianta’s research and policy interests focus on teacher-student interactions and relationships and on the improvement of teachers’ contributions to students’ learning and development.

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Higher Education

Are Texas college students getting their money's worth?

By Arthur "Tim" Garson Jr. and Robert C. Pianta, Sept. 2, 2016

America does not produce college graduates who are ready for work, independence or advancing their community — in other words, life.