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William Zumeta, professor of educational leadership and policy studies, comments on a study he authored the explored how to help states prepare more students with bachelor's degrees.

Support for the College of Education’s EarlyEdU Alliance from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is advancing its work to strengthen high-quality preparation for the nation’s early education workforce. Nearly 50 higher education institutions, many of which serve poverty-impacted and underserved communities, are members of the alliance.

A partnership between Seattle Public Schools and the UW College of Education is helping teachers prepare to use "Next Generation" science in their classrooms.

Professor Marilyn Cohen has been named a 2018 recipient of the National Telemedia Council's Jessie McCanse Award in honor of her longtime contributions to the field of media literacy.

Professor Ilene Schwartz discusses the importance of creating inclusive education environments in children's earliest years.

With outstanding student loan debt recently surging past the $1 trillion mark and continuing to rise, questions abound about the future of our nation’s youth as well as the potential for economic fallout from this would-be ticket to a better life turned debilitating financial burden.  Chief among them are hypotheses as to both the root causes of this impending crisis – aside from what’s obviously attributable to the recent economic malaise – and potential solutions to it. Dr. Bill Zumeta is featured. 

James A. Banks, the founding director of the UW’s Center of Multicultural Education, discusses child development and how parents can support it.

Ilene Schwartz, Director of the Haring Center, talks with Autism Spectrum Radio about issues faced by preschool children with autism and their parents when they enter their local school system. 

Teaching Associate Kimberly Mitchell discusses her new book "Experience Inquiry," why making mistakes is an integral part of curiosity and more on the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Traci Pierce is the Lake Washington School Board’s preferred candidate to replace outgoing superintendent Chip Kimball, it announced at its Dec. 5 meeting.  Dr. Pierce is an alum of the EDLPS Learning for Leadership doctoral program.