0 0 0 ▁living ▁al umn i ▁with ▁degrees . ▁ ▁The ▁School ▁houses ▁the ▁following ▁l abs ▁and ▁cent ers : ▁California ▁Education ▁Lab , ▁Center ▁for ▁App lied ▁Policy ▁in ▁Education , ▁Center ▁for ▁Community ▁& ▁Cit izen ▁Science , ▁Res our cing ▁Ex cell ence ▁in ▁Education , ▁Sac r amento ▁Area ▁Science ▁Project , ▁Trans form ative ▁Justice ▁in ▁Education ▁Center , ▁and ▁W heel house : ▁Center ▁for ▁Community ▁College ▁Le ad ership ▁and ▁Research . ▁ ▁About ▁Education ▁on ▁the ▁Davis ▁campus ▁dates ▁back ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁shortly ▁after ▁opening , ▁with ▁a ▁training ▁program ▁to ▁prepare ▁teachers ▁to ▁provide ▁instruction ▁in ▁raising ▁cro ps ▁and ▁animals ▁commer cially . ▁The ▁School ▁of ▁Education , ▁formed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁as ▁a ▁reconst itution ▁of ▁a ▁long - standing ▁division ▁within ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Let ters ▁and ▁Sciences , ▁is ▁built ▁on ▁a ▁legacy ▁that ▁began ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁teacher - training ▁program ▁on ▁the ▁Davis ▁campus ▁ 8 5 ▁years ▁ago . ▁ ▁F ocus ▁areas ▁at ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Education ▁are ▁aligned ▁with ▁the ▁needs ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁California : ▁English ▁learn ers ; ▁math , ▁science ▁and ▁technology ; ▁ne uro development ▁and ▁education ; ▁liter acy ; ▁and ▁policy . ▁E ff ort s ▁in ▁fac ulty ▁h iring , ▁program ▁development ▁and ▁partners hip ▁building ▁focus ▁on ▁those ▁needs . ▁The ▁school ▁is ▁expand ing ▁its ▁work ▁with ▁pract icing ▁educ ators ▁through ▁professional ▁development