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Associate teaching professor and Elementary Teacher Education Program (ELTEP) director Teddi Beam-Conroy, James A. and Cherry A. Banks Professor of Multicultural Education Django Paris, professor emerita Geneva Gay and alumna Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings (M.Ed. '72) are featured in a recent article by EducationWeek titled “What Is Culturally Responsive Teaching?” As states across the nation are considering laws to ban critical race theory being used in schools, the article unpacks what it means to be a culturally responsive teacher, how the various research terms are related and where other academic concepts such as critical race theory tie in – or not.

Research specialist and parent Naomi Wilson comments on the teachers strike in Seattle Public Schools. 

Comments by Professor Ken Zeichner on the Every Student Succeeds Act and its proposed use of federal teacher-quality funds to sponsor a new kind of teacher-preparation program are cited.

Professors Walter Parker and Sheila Valencia discuss their research into literacy challenges as more students enroll in advanced courses and how teachers can help their students read more effectively.

Meredith Honig, director of the UW's District Leadership Design Lab, comments on the lab's work developing the nation’s first research-based standards for principal supervisors.

Professor Virginia Berninger comments on her research into print and cursive writing and their impact on student learning.

Professor Nancy Hertzog discusses the Equity Summit on Gifted Education taking place at the University of Washington, which will bring educators, researchers, policymakers and community members together to discuss opening access to advanced learning opportunities for all students.

Ron Jacobson, who earned his PhD in educational leadership and policy studies from UW College of Education in 2007, will serve as executive director of the Central Washington University School of Education.

The Unversity of Washington College of Education ranks No. 15 in the Global Ranking of Academic Subjects list, conducted by researchers at the Center for World-Class Universities of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, for 2017.

Jessica Deang (BA '15), an Early Achievers data collector at the UW's Cultivate Learning, shares her perspective on her work with early learning and care providers in Washington state.