More than 95% of M.S.Ed. graduates said earning their degrees at Walden enhanced their professional performance (Based on Walden's 2007 graduate survey respondents). Named for the former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education, Walden's M.S.Ed. program is offered through The Richard W. Riley College of Education and Leadership. The college is the choice of more than 37,000 students and alumni. Walden supports the teaching profession by offering more than $5 million in education scholarships for classroom teachers. M.S.Ed. alumni also strongly endorse their Walden experience. The M.S. in Education with a focus on Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment is designed especially for practicing K-12 teachers who intend to remain in the classroom and gain the expertise to interpret standards and select classroom curriculum, assessments and instructional strategies that align with those standards in order to improve their students' performance.