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Two College of Education students, doctoral student Henedina Tavares and undergraduate Tianna Andresen, have been awarded funding from the UW’s Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies.

The Bridges Center works to establish the study of labor as a central concern in higher education by supporting students and faculty in labor studies, funding research, and cultivating connections with labor communities locally and around the world. Read about why Tavares and Andresen were recognized by the Bridges Center and the important work they do below:

The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) selected Soojin Oh Park, assistant professor at UW College of Education, to serve as consulting editor for the organization’s flagship, peer-reviewed journal, Young Children, as well as their books.

For the past two years, Molly Shea has worked with a group of after-school educators, artists, computer scientists, and researchers to design new digital-making activities for young children that are approachable, of interest, and expand their understanding of digital-making practices.

These efforts were supported by a grant from the NSF and have led to the High-Tech Low-Cost Making Project, or HiLo.

Haring Center researchers Kathleen Artman Meeker, Carol Davis, Angel Fettig, and Scott Spaulding have received a four-year, $1.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs to refine and expand a coaching model that supports early childhood teachers in implementing positive behavior supports in the classroom.