In the News

Professor Virginia Berninger discusses a University of Washington study on dysgraphia, dyslexia and other oral and written language learning disabilities that analyzes brain activity.

Katie Cavender (IAL '08), assistant commissioner for strategic communications with the Mountain West conference, discusses social media and communication strategy in a profile story.

Professor Virginia Berninger co-authors a column on research showing poverty is one of the leading causes of low school achievement in the United States.

Raphael Bernier, who teaches in the College's school psychology and educational psychology programs, is helping lead the nation’s largest-ever autism research study.

Efforts by the UW's Institute for Science & Mathematics Education to help different communities prepare for and access careers in technology are cited.

UW College of Education alumni Michael Bowman, Lorena Guillén and Kate Napolitan share insights from their article “Engaging and Working in Solidarity with Local Communities in Preparing the Teachers of their Children" in the Journal of Teacher Education.

Carrie Brennan, lecturer in early childhood and family studies, offers suggestions on how parents can create a nursery that supports a child's development.

The University of Washington's P-3 Executive Leadership program is noted for engaging principals with other early childhood leaders in deep learning about early childhood development and strategies to better connect what comes before children enter kindergarten and the early grades of elementary school.

Thomas Halverson, director of the master's program in education policy, comments on schools and parent-teacher organizations that auction off prime seats and parking spots for graduation ceremonies to the highest bidders.

Professor Megan Bang and Dawn Hardison-Stevens, program manager, discuss the Native Education Certificate Program at the University of Washington, which supports professional development for educators serving Native youth and communities.