UW faculty, students honored at AERA

Math education UW College of Education
Mar 30 2015

The outstanding scholarship of UW College of Education faculty and alumni will be recognized during next month's American Educational Research Association meeting in Chicago.

Those being recognized include:

Prof's TEDx talk focuses on power of inclusive education

Ilene Schwartz
Mar 25 2015

For many children with special needs, ability stands in the way of making friends, having fun, attending the school of their choice or participating in their community. Ilene Schwartz, director of University of Washington's Haring Center for Applied Research and Training in Inclusive Education, is working to change this state of affairs.

Mia Tuan appointed Dean of College of Education

Mia Tuan
Mar 23 2015

The University of Washington has named Dr. Mia Tuan, a distinguished scholar who has held several leadership roles at the University of Oregon over the past 18 years, as Dean of the College of Education.

Event explores mass incarceration, social justice

New-jim-crow
Mar 19 2015

The University of Washington College of Education will host a community discussion of race and mass incarceration on May 7 as part of this year's Common Book reading.

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Faculty, student research featured at AERA April 16-20

Roxhill Seattle
Mar 12 2015

Research focusing on today's most pressing issues in education will be presented by University of Washington College of Education faculty and students at the American Educational Research Association's annual meeting April 16 - 20 in Chicago. The theme of this year's AERA meeting is "Toward Justice: Culture, Language, and Heritage in Education Research and Praxis."

UW College of Education ranked #6 in nation

Mar 9 2015

U.S. News & World Report has ranked the University of Washington College of Education No. 6 among the nation's best education schools in its annual graduate school ratings, released March 10, rising one place from last year's ranking.

UW College of Education ranked No. 2 among education schools at public institutions in the U.S., behind only the University of Wisconsin-Madison (at No. 5 overall) in the 2016 edition of the U.S. News ratings. This is the second consecutive year that UW has been ranked second among public institutions by U.S. News.

Alumna advocates for English language learners

Mar 4 2015

When Libia Gil immigrated to the United States as a teenager, she could speak some English but struggled with a limited vocabulary, weak grammar skills and no knowledge of common cultural references. Now, she’s helping make sure more than 4.4 million English language learners in the nation’s public schools receive high-quality instruction.

Program boosts teacher leadership in Puget Sound districts

Teacher leaders
Feb 26 2015

The school bell has rung and students at Northshore School District have left for home, but the day isn't over for 25 of the district's teachers.

Alumna builds pipeline of outstanding teachers for Seattle

Feb 25 2015

Socio-economic status, language and race too often predict student academic achievement in schools here in Seattle and across the nation.

Professor's paper on equity and leadership most read of 2014

Ann Ishimaru
Feb 24 2015

An article written by a University of Washington College of Education professor that offers guidance to school leaders on how to close opportunity and achievement gaps among students has been honored as the most read article of 2014 in the journal Leadership & Policy in Schools.