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UCLA
Tyrone Howard (PhD '98), director of the UCLA Black Male Institute, is the recipient of the UW College of Education's 2019 Distinguished Graduate Award.
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Inside Higher Ed
At the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE), William “Bill” Zumeta (ASHE President) hosted a presidential session, Policy Challenges in Intercollegiate Athletics. NCAA President and former UW President Mark Emmert was interviewed by Robert Kustra (Boise State University) and College faculty James Soto Antony moderated. The session focused on the challenges of melding academic missions with competitive athletics.
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Education Week
Professor Manka Varghese discusses efforts to diversify the teaching workforce, such as the UW College of Education's Project Bilingual Educator CApacity, as a way to address inequities that impact students of color and their families.
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Methow Valley School District
Alum Brian Patrick, an ambassador of kindness just graduated from Danforth cohort 22 and is now the principal of Methow Valley Elementary. Superintendent Mark Wenzel, a recent graduate of the L4L Ed. D. program, is quoted.
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The Conversation
Professor Ann M. Ishimaru is co-author of a commentary sharing new ways for schools and families — especially working-class communities of color — to work together to help realize children’s potential.
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Teacher Quality Bulletin
Roza's Beyond Teacher Reassignments brief reviewed; her Seniority-Based Layoffs brief cited in NCTQ report on seniority and layoffs.
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ParentMap
Two guides of free online resources curated by UW College of Education faculty to support families with young children during a period of school and child-care program closures are highlighted.
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The Daily
Former Assistant Secretary of Education and Education Policy Analyst Diane Ravitch spoke to a packed Kane Hall on Thursday night to discuss her newest book, “Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America’s Public Schools.” During the talk, Ravitch primarily explored the failures of charter/virtual schools and of reforms such as Race to the Top and No Child Left Behind. The visit was sponsored by the UW College of Education and hosted by Director of Teacher Education Kenneth Zeichner.
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Public Radio International
Ji-young Lee, a PhD student in multicultural education, comments on the pressure South Korean students face to win admission to top schools through the country's university entrance exam.
Research by Kenneth Zeichner on venture philanthropy and teacher education, including legislation under consideration by the U.S. Congress, is discussed in a Washington Post article.