In the News

Professor David Knight writes about a substantial and unprecedented spending boost by the federal government that presidential candidates are proposing (also published in the Pennsylvania Capital-Star).

A King County judge has ordered the state Legislature to establish the cost of providing a basic education for all students in Washington state, then pay for it. Marge Plecki is quoted.

Professors Meredith Honig and Soojin Oh Park comment on the challenges faced by school districts in providing remote instruction in an engaging and equitable manner.

Dr. Julie Carpenter is a leading expert on robot-human relationships. She made headlines in early October when she released her groundbreaking new study on the emotional ties between military personnel and military robots. As a result of the study, which revealed that soldiers often name and even fall in love with their robots, and hold funerals for robots that have been destroyed, the public came face-to-face with a reality that had previously only been considered in the realm of science fiction.

"A Sense of the Whole," a new collection of stories by Siamak Vossoughi, the UW College of Education's artist-in-residence, is now available for pre-order from Orison Books.

The College of Education's ongoing partnership with Lakeridge Elementary to transform teaching has contributed to a dramatic turnaround in student achievement at the poverty-impacted school.

Professors Ann Ishimaru and Niral Shah comment on what is needed to disrupt systemic racism in education and create systems that are just for all students and communities.

Professor Ken Zeichner comments on educational equity in light of U.S. Department of Education data showing disparities in children’s access to fully qualified and experienced teachers.

Two UW College of Education professors – Ken Zeichner and Django Paris – are included in the 2021 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings. These rankings rate the university-based scholars in the United States who did the most this past year to shape educational practice and policy. Simply being included in this list of 200 scholars is an accomplishment, given the 20,000 or more who might qualify. The list includes the top finishers from last year, augmented by “at-large” nominees chosen by the 28-member Selection Committee.

Joel Ryan, an instructor in UW's Early Childhood and Family Studies program, is cited in a column about a Washington state program that helps 80,000 children access early education and childcare programs.