In the News

Ismael Fajardo (MEd '12, PhD '15) discusses his interest in studying Latinxs in higher education and his work with the University of Washington's Brotherhood Initiative.

The University of Washington’s Center for Educational Leadership developed Aspiring Leaders, a three-year training that is designed to ultimately impact student achievement by preparing instructional leaders.

Ken Zeichner, Boeing professor of teacher education, comments on concerns of Washington public-school teachers and families about the secretary of the U.S. Department of Education.

Professor Megan Bang comments on a new article she co-authored that explores how, in their play, children from diverse communities reveal how they view the natural world.

The University of Washington plans to offer its first online-only bachelor’s degree program starting this completion.

Jesse Hagopian (MIT '06) and Wayne Au, affiliate faculty in teaching, learning and curriculum, are co-editors of “Teaching for Black Lives,” a collection of writings that help educators humanize blacks in curriculum, teaching and policy and connect lessons to young people’s lives.

Leadership for Learning graduate Denise Bill is the first Muckleshoot Tribe woman to earn a doctorate degree. We are proud to count her as one of our alums! 

Professor Joy Williamson-Lott's new book "Jim Crow Campus: Higher Education and the Struggle for a New Southern Social Order," which explores the fight for academic freedom and free speech at colleges in the South in the 1960s and ’70s, is featured.

Virginia Berninger is among those interviewed at Handwriting in the 21st Century? An Educational Summit, where researchers presented findings in areas ranging from occupational therapy to neuroscience that document the impact of handwriting on kids' learning.

A gathering for local educators and community members that discussed various forms of injustices in our public education system was recently organized by the Banks Center for Educational Justice.