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Professor Virginia Berninger discusses whether taking time to teach kids handwriting and cursive in school still has value.

In this essay, Maggie Beneke, assistant professor at the UW College of Education,  proposes the need for intersectional, multiplane qualitative data generation in studying young children’s disability and race conceptualizations to account for the ways intersecting, oppressive ideologies are perpetuated in young children’s worlds. In this essay, Beneke briefly describe sand critiques extant data generation practices, concluding with possibilities for future investigations.

Teacher EDucation by Design, created by College of Education faculty and doctoral students, brings together educators to foster ongoing professional development.

Jennifer Lee Hoffman, associate professor in Educational Foundations, Leadership & Policy and faculty member at the Center for Leadership in Athletics, co-wrote an article published in the Wiley Online Library titled, "What if amateurism turned into entrepreneurialism?" Lee Hoffman and her co-author discuss the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in NCAA v. Alston, which upends the long-held practice of treating college athletes as unpaid amateurs. The ruling comes at a time when state legislation across the country is opening doors for new economic opportunities for college athletes, primarily their ability to market their name, image and likeness. The authors argue that the ruling provides an opportunity for campus leaders in athletics and in universities to think about the opportunities they provide for all students, including college athletes, to become entrepreneurs in a new economy.

The work of Professor Meredith Honig and the University of Washington’s District Leadership Design Lab is cited in helping develop principals as instructional leaders.

Dean Mia Tuan and the College of Education's work to foster equity in education are the subject of an article in an issue exploring race and equity at the University of Washington.

Professor Ken Zeichner discusses how many teacher education programs claim to promote social justice but really doing that requires more than just words.

The University of Washington College of Education is partnering with Bellevue School District to redesign AP courses to incorporate project-based learning in which students solve meaningful problems.

New research by a UW College of Education professor indicates that non-white teachers may leave the profession at a quicker rate because they’re not satisfied.

Professor Ken Zeichner answers questions about this policy brief reviewing what is known about the quality of five of the most prominent independent teacher education programs in the United States.