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Crosscut
Professor James A. Banks discusses the field of multicultural education and the changes that are still needed in school systems across the country and abroad.
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The Tennessean
Experts discussed rising college costs and ways to make degrees more valuable in a Tuesday forum at the governor’s mansion, kicking off efforts to revamp Tennessee’s higher education system. Dr. William Zumeta is quoted.
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KNKX
A recent study by Professor Ann Ishimaru explored how members of Seattle's Rainier Beach community took the lead in saving their high school and transforming it into one of the highest-performing in the state.
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KUOW
Seattle Public Schools recently emailed parents to say their kids' standardized test results had changed. Some of the rankings had changed by a lot. So what can parents make of the new scores? KUOW's Ann Dornfeld asks the College's Catherine Taylor to help clear up some of the confusion.
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Cool Cat Teacher
Michelle Zimmerman (MEd '07, PhD '11) author of "Teaching AI: Exploring New Frontiers for Learning," talks about Artificial Intelligence and what we should be teaching kids in our classrooms today.
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UWTV
The University of Washington was honored to welcome international rugby superstar Ben Cohen MBE to campus for a conversation about ending homophobia in sports and bullying in schools. Ben is joined by special guests from varying aspects of sports in a panel discussion about the movement to end homophobia in the athletic world. Jennifer Hoffman, alum and faculty member, served on the panel.
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Getting Smart
Teaching Associate Kimberly Mitchell discusses her new book "Experience Inquiry: 5 Powerful Strategies, 50 Practical Experiences," which explores five strategies any teacher or parent can use to promise inquiry and curiosity.
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King5
In a morning news conference, the Governor announced that she wants to re-build Washington State's education system from the ground up. Actually, her exact words were, We do not have an education system. What she wants to do is build a new, cohesive education system to replace the disjointed one that is currently in place. Tom Halverson is quoted.
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Consortium for Policy Research in Education
In a new podcast, Professor Julia Duncheon discusses her research exploring how a teacher's background, academic focus and personal experience can influence their definition of "college readiness."
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King5
How can new technology benefit students and teachers? Steve Kerr talks video game activities.