In the News

Professor Virginia Berninger discusses new research from UW's Interdisciplinary Learning Disabilities Center highlighting the need for differentiated treatment for learners with dyslexia and dysgraphia.

Jennifer Lee Hoffman, associate professor in Educational Foundations, Leadership & Policy and faculty member at the Center for Leadership in Athletics contributed to an article for The GW Hatchet. She states that the pandemic may have amplified any enrollment and financial challenges that a university may have been facing before the pandemic and that the pandemic has led to uncertainty over the future of higher education institutions, and a strategic plan can help address those concerns. “The concern is that colleges, universities that are really enrollment dependent are going to have to be really careful about the decisions that they make so that they maintain their fiscal viability,” she said. “So that’s where your strategic plan is really, really important.”

Robin DiAngelo (PhD '04), director of Equity for Senior Services, Seattle/King County, discusses "white fragility" and responses to Black Lives Matter protestors.

Professor Ken Zeichner believes that a proper connection between schools and communities should be the step in managing discipline in the classroom.

A teacher-apprenticeship program launched in Seattle in 2013, in which aspiring teachers earn their master's in teaching from the University of Washington College of Education, aims to boost science and math teachers in four South King County districts.

Sheeba Jacob of the UW Center for Educational Leadership discusses how principals can support the growth of teachers through targeted feedback.

The UW’s new Native Education Certificate program mixes online learning with hands-on projects in participants’ communities, with the goal of providing more meaningful and culturally relevant education for Native students.

Professor Ilene Schwartz will moderate a forum on diversity and inclusion in Washington's schools between candidates for state superintendent.

Professor Susan Nolen comments on Washington students’ performance on the new Common Core-based tests, called Smarter Balanced, in grades 3-8.

Ken Zeichner, Boeing professor of teacher education, discusses the credentialing of educators and privatization of K-12 schools and teacher education.