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Professor Michael Knapp comments on Washington teachers rallying for better funding of public education to bring the state into compliance with the Washington Supreme Court's McCleary decision.

Associate teaching professor and Elementary Teacher Education Program (ELTEP) director Teddi Beam-Conroy, James A. and Cherry A. Banks Professor of Multicultural Education Django Paris, professor emerita Geneva Gay and alumna Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings (M.Ed. '72) are featured in a recent article by EducationWeek titled “What Is Culturally Responsive Teaching?” As states across the nation are considering laws to ban critical race theory being used in schools, the article unpacks what it means to be a culturally responsive teacher, how the various research terms are related and where other academic concepts such as critical race theory tie in – or not.

Research specialist and parent Naomi Wilson comments on the teachers strike in Seattle Public Schools. 

Comments by Professor Ken Zeichner on the Every Student Succeeds Act and its proposed use of federal teacher-quality funds to sponsor a new kind of teacher-preparation program are cited.

Bellingham middle school principal and UW Leadership for Learning alumna Meagan Dawson (EdD '15) writes about innovation in the teacher evaluation process.

Early childhood and family studies major Meili Powell is featured in a story about the University of Washington's Alternative Spring Break, in which students work with elementary and middle schools on literacy arts and environmental science projects.

Michael Copland, deputy superintendent of Bellingham Public Schools and an adjunct faculty member in the UW's Leadership for Learning program, writes about Washington State's need to produce more high-quality teachers.

The "Education and Society" film series, sponsored by the University of Washington Master's in Education Policy program, kicks off its third season on Oct. 24.

Presentations by UW College of Education alumni Shalini Miskelly (MIT '16), Nicholas Bradford (MEP '12) and Jordan Taitingfong '(MEd '08) are now available to watch.

A recent study of the impact of federal school improvement grants by the University of Washington's Min Sun, assistant professor of education, found test scores and teacher retention improved, providing insights for future school improvement efforts.