In the News

The University of Washington is among the best universities in the world for education, social sciences, business and law, according to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2022. The rankings show the UW moved up three spots to be No. 18 in education, placing eighth among U.S. public universities. Education includes the following disciplines: education, teacher training and academic studies in education. This year’s education ranking includes 597 universities.

The Seattle Teacher Residency, which prepares residents to become teachers in the context of, and for classrooms in Seattle Public Schools, is among programs featured in a new research report.

An upcoming event in the "Education + Society" film series sponsored by the College's Master in Education Policy program is highlighted.

Professor Ken Zeichner discusses challenges and opportunities in the preparation of highly-skilled teachers in an extended radio interview.

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

Donna Anderson-Davis and Diane Smith, project directors for the UW College of Education's Center for Educational Leadership, describe how coaching as a collaborative, strengths-based process combined with inquiry cycle structure can be a powerful tool to support leadership development.

Research by the UW College of Education's Min Sun shows that student learning is not a function of just one teacher but of the combined effort of many teachers.

Professor Walter Parker comments on the “echo chamber effect” of social media and offers advice for parents on how to help children distinguish legitimate news from fake news.

Professor Joe Lott, who has helped establish a retention and graduation support program for male students of color at the UW called the Brotherhood Initiative, discusses his upcoming lecture.

Professor Brinda Jegatheesan interviews Temple Grandin on animal-assisted interventions, best practices and standards on welfare of animals participating in AAI with children and adults, including children with autism.