In the News

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Education Week

Professor Ann Ishimaru endeavors to share how social, cultural, and racial dynamics influence interactions with children and families in and out of the classroom.

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Ed Prep Matters

Professor Kenneth Zeichner comments on teacher education provisions in the Every Student Succeeds Act and the importance of maintaining high standards for all programs preparing new teachers.

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The Daily

Hands-on, forward-thinking learning experiences help propel UW College of Education to the top of the U.S. News & World Report rankings of the nation's best education schools.

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The Seattle Times

The efforts of Ikran Ismail and Asha Warsame, who work at the UW College of Education's Childcare Quality & Early Learning Center, to explain Washington's Early Achievers standards in Somali providers’ own languages are cited.

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CNN

Professor Jim Mazza, former president of the American Association of Suicidology, comments on a new study suggesting that, compared with early adolescents, younger children who die by suicide are more likely to be black boys.

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The Seattle Times

Gary Cohn (PhD '99), superintendent of Everett Public Schools and Washington's 2017 Superintendent of the Year, answers questions about his district's success in raising graduation rates, the challenges of his role and more.

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Sacramento State News

Alexander Sidorkin (PhD '96), recently named dean of Sacramento State University College of Education, is featured in a profile of his work.

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The Lens

A new study by the University of Washington's Center of Teaching and Policy has found a link between mentoring programs and higher retention rates for beginning teachers in Washington state.

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Auburn Reporter

Katie Burkhauser (MIT '17) and her best friend both returned to their hometown to begin teaching this fall. Burkhauser, who’ll be teaching algebra and geometry at Auburn High, was a Dream Project mentor and student leader, earned an undergraduate minor in Education, Learning & Society, and completed the UW's teacher preparation program.

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The Seattle Times

Professors Kristen Missall and Soojin Oh Park comment on what parents should consider as they weigh whether to “redshirt” a 5-year-old.