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Dean Mia Tuan's scholarly and personal background is discussed in a story about a recent reception with community leaders in Seattle.

Professor Ken Zeichner comments on school discipline and how teachers deal with disobedient students.

Better pay, student-loan forgiveness, paid internships and professional development would help Washington attract and retain high-quality teachers, Dean Mia Tuan writes in an op-ed.

Professor Elizabeth West discusses her recent study showing most research into effective educational interventions fails to include students with diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds.

Professor Megan Bang and program manager Dawn Hardison-Stevens discuss the UW College of Education's new Native Education Certificate program.

Professor Ken Zeichner comments on alternative teacher training programs reliance on test scores and use of highly controlling classroom management techniques in schools serving students of color and low-income communities.

Ken Zeichner, Boeing professor of teacher education, writes about President-elect Trump's nomination of Betsy DeVos for Secretary of Education and what it could mean for public education.

The University of Washington College of Education's No. 9 ranking among the nation's top education schools, with six specialty programs receiving top 10 rankings, is noted.

Professor Min Sun shared her recent study on black teachers’ retention and transfer patterns in North Carolina and discussed policy strategies for retaining and supporting effective black teachers in a webinar with Professor Deborah McCutchen providing perspective on how research can inform advocacy.

Katie (Erickson) Ward (MEd '11) teaches at Hope Academy, an alternative program for ninth- and 10th-graders at Sequim Senior High School that offers an alternative for kids who struggle in standard classrooms.