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Ed Taylor (PhD '94), vice provost and dean of Undergraduate Academic Affairs and professor of education, discusses efforts at the University of Washington to improve the four-year graduation rate.

Zoe Higheagle Strong, who earned her PhD in learning sciences and human development from the UW, will serve as WSU's executive director of tribal relations and director of the Plateau Center for Native American Research and Collaborations.

American university professors do not teach education students a universal, tried-and-true method for how to incorporate technology in their classroom instruction. That the digital revolution evolves at a rapid pace and that technology has become so subject-specific means universities cannot address these shifts and create a standard curriculum. As a result, educators have become more resourceful and ingenious in their teaching, professors say.

University of Washington researcher Marilyn Cohen, 2018 recipient of the National Telemedia Council's Jessie McCanse Award, discusses her work in media literacy education.

SEATTLE—KCTS 9 congratulates the winners of the 20th Annual Golden Apple Awards for Excellence in Education, celebrating educators, programs and schools making a positive difference in Washington state education from early childhood through high school. The College would like to offer special congratulations to its alumni award recipients, George Thornton and Jennifer Wiley.

Gail Joseph, Bezos Family Foundation Distinguished Professor in Early Learning, discusses the importance of high-quality early learning programs, the costs to society of not investing in this space, and the necessity of a well-educated early learning workforce.

Ilene Schwartz, director of the UW's Haring Center for Inclusive Education, comments on the importance of including students with developmental disabilities in general education classroom settings.