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The 74
UW College of Education researchers contribute to a new report showing that high-quality preschool reduces special education placement and contributes to a significant boost in high school graduation rates.
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National Academy of Education
Professor Walter Parker, one of the world's leading scholars of civic education, has been elected to membership in the National Academy of Education (NAEd). He joins James Banks, John Bransford and Ken Zeichner in representing UW College of Education in NAEd.
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Washington Post
The Washington Post just posted a commentary by Ken Zeichner in Valerie Strauss's column, "The Answer Sheet." Ken writes: "Parents and guardians should be accurately informed about the certification status of their children’s teachers so they can question the wisdom of the policy that has supported the disproportionate assignment of the least qualified teachers to our most vulnerable students."
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Alliance for Education
German Moreno (MIT '17), a 4th grade teacher at Seattle's Lowell Elementary, shared his passion for teaching as keynote speaker at the Alliance for Education's 2018 community luncheon.
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University of Missouri
Dr. Katherine Lewis was awarded the Service, Teaching, and Research (STaR) for Early Career Mathematics Educators. The program aims to bring together future leaders of mathematics education to advance scholarship, create a network, and showcase research priorities for the field.
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The Daily News
The Bezos Family Foundation has given a $3 million gift to the University of Washington to support a new professorship in early learning, offer financial aid to doctoral students and support promising early learning initiatives.
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Clarion Ledger
Mississippi’s Jackson Public Schools made deep cuts to the central office. Meredith Honig is quoted extensively on her research about similar changes at other urban school districts.
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Education Week
UW College of Education faculty members Kenneth Zeichner, Django Paris and Mia Tuan, along with alumni Gloria Ladson-Billings (MA ‘72) and Tyrone Howard (PhD '98), are listed among the nation's most influential scholars shaping educational practice and policy in the 2019 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings.
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q13fox.com
Although the task may seem basic, Dr. Virginia Berninger, a professor at the University of Washington says forming letters by hand is essential to brain development, communication and learning.
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The Guardian
Work by Robin DiAngelo, affiliate associate professor of education, is referenced in a story about the diversity gap in the teaching profession.