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The Washington Post
Professor Virginia Berninger comments on research that shows spelling is a way of accessing meaning and effective ways to teach spelling.
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KUOW
KUOW looks at how online offerings compare to traditional college course work. Steve Kerr is quoted.
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The Daily
A gathering organized by the UW College of Education that highlighted the work of Native teacher education cohort programs partnering with tribal communities to center Indigenous knowledge in education is featured.
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AASA
The American Association of School Administrators strives to bring exemplary speakers to the National Conference on Education to discuss critical issues that affect students, leaders, communities and school systems. In Thought Leader sessions, speakers will evaluate how global, national and state issues will affect your schools and communities. Meredith Honig is honored with the Thought Leader title at the 2011 conference along with other leaders in the field.
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Miami Herald
Professor Katie Headrick Taylor offers suggestions for how to teach and parent more effectively in the age of big data in a new commentary piece.
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Seattle Times
A Seattle Times editorial by Dean Tom Stritikus argues that Waiting for Superman discussions should focus on training and hiring quality teachers for all classrooms.
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Teen Vogue
Rhoan Garnett (PhD '19) discusses his doctoral research on the phenomenon of “undermatch”, which means that high-achieving students — especially students of color, those who come from low-income backgrounds, and first-generation students — don’t apply to institutions that best fit their academic profiles.
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Seattle Times
The war in Afghanistan may be across the globe, but the conflict is very much a part of the daily curriculum in Michelle Zimmerman's class at Amazing Grace Christian School in Seattle. Zimmerman is an alum of the UW College of Education.
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The Seattle Times
Professors Maggie Beneke and Manka Varghese and alum Caryn Park (PhD '10) share how white parents can begin engaging young children in conversations about whiteness, racism and fairness.
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YouTube
Marguerite Roza testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor at the hearing entitled Teacher Equity: Effective Teachers for All Children.