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UW News
Joy Williamson-Lott, who joined the UW College of Education faculty in 2007, has been named the next dean of the University of Washington’s Graduate School.
Vanderbilt and UW to collaborate on new $40 million National Center on Quality Teaching and Learning
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Vanderbilt News
Helping foster children’s learning and readiness for school through the federal Head Start program is the goal of a new National Center on Quality Teaching and Learning, created this fall with a $40 million grant from the Office of Head Start.
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Seattle Weekly
Third Andresen, PhD student in Curriculum and Instruction, is recognized in Seattle Weekly for his class, It's Bigger Than Hip-Hop. The course teaches the historical, social, and cultural history of hip hop and has been wildly successful. Nice job Third!
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Chicago Tribune
Julie McCleery discusses barriers preventing children from getting the recommended amount of physical activity in a commentary piece (also published in the Kitsap Sun, Lincoln Journal-Star, Midland Daily News and other outlets).
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KIRO FM
Marge Plecki featured on Dave Ross show about the the McCleery decision on Washington's school funding system. (@ 22.18 mark.)
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GeekWire
Professor Kristen Missall comments on the need for parents to reset expectations and take a broad view of learning while their children are at home.
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The Seattle Times
Faculty member Thomas Halverson comments on how Washington school districts are hurrying to get prepared to satisfy the state education department’s recent instructions to begin remote instruction next week.
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Seattle Public Schools
Teacher Education alum Kristin Bailey-Fogarty received a 2013 KCST Golden Apple Award. Kristin is a Reading Intervention Teacher at Eckstein Middle School in Seattle, WA.
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1A on NPR
Robin DiAngelo, affiliate associate professor of education, discusses the impact of police brutality against black Americans.
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The New York Times
The College of Education's innovative Seattle Teacher Residency, which enables teacher candidates to teach alongside a mentor in urban schools while earning a master’s in education, is cited for putting teachers on a higher salary scale and opening job opportunities.