The MS in Education with a specialization in Literacy and Learning in the Content Areas (Grades 6-12) is designed to help you improve your students' literacy skills while helping you teach your content area curriculum more effectively. This innovative and practical degree program features research-based strategies that enable you to prepare your struggling students for more complex, sophisticated and abstract learning in your classroom, whether you teach Math, History, Social Studies, English, Science  or other content areas.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.  Based on Walden's 2007 graduate survey respondents, more than 95% of M.S.Ed. graduates said earning their degrees at Walden enhanced their professional performance. M.S.Ed. alumni also strongly endorse their Walden experience.