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Ryan Lafferty, 2016 Milken Educator, is a teacher co-designer with the University of Washington's Knowledge in Action project and works with College of Education faculty to create project-based physics courses.

Professor Margaret Plecki is quoted on the importance of raising beginning teacher salaries to recruit a wider pool of quality candidates.

Professor Virginia Berninger comments on her research exploring how cognitive process of reading may be connected to the motor process of forming letters.

Kristie Kaurez, director of the UW's National P-3 Center, discusses the urgency of rethinking the way primary education is organized in the United States during a panel discussion of early education experts.

Professor Walter Parker's work looking into the importance of harnessing public school students’ diversity as an asset in the deliberation over public problems is cited.

Sheryl Burgstahler, affiliate professor of education, comments on how a universal design approach to curriculum can contribute to a more inclusive learning culture.

The University of Washington's Story Time STEM project is developing toolkits that help adults "mathematize literature" by identifying mathematical themes in books and teach young children about them.

Instead of telling parents what the school needs, bring them into the decision-making process, Professor Ann Ishimaru argues in a newly released paper.

Ken Zeichner, Boeing professor of teacher education, discusses the creation of independent teacher education programs and their implications for public schools.

Professor Kristie Kauerz comments on P-3 initiatives being considered by policymakers including funding of full-day kindergarten.