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ACT Theater
PhD student Nitya Venkateswaran will be in the play, Mother in Another Language, this weekend at ACT Theater downtown. Tickets are only $12 for students. Directed by David Hsieh and Agastya Kohli Pratidhwani, Mother in Another Language is a multicultural comedy that explores the challenges faced by two people from different backgrounds who find themselves in love with each other. When Tarak, a Bengali expatriate, and Karen, an American, decide to get married, they know they're in for some cultural difficulties. But when Tarak buys them a brownstone and asks permission to move his mother into the basement apartment, Karen knows she's getting more than she bargained for. Things get even more interesting when Karen’s mother shows up and brings her own splash of cultural diversity to the mix! Mother in Another Language stars Angela DiMarco, Robert Pillitteri, Meenakshi Rishi, Bikas Saha, Walayn Sharples and Nitya Venkateswaran.
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i24NEWS English
Professor James Banks discusses steps that countries can take to help migrants feel like they belong in their new homes.
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UWeek
Reader, educator, advocate, friend...Samuel E. Kelly was one of the College's most distinguished alums. A new autobiography pays tribute to his legacy.
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Education Dive
Professor Emeritus Ken Zeichner's research on alternative teacher preparation models and concerns that they may contribute to educational inequities is cited.
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Northwest Folklife Festival
Nitya Venkateswaran (EDLPS Master's student) to perform Bharatanatyam or Indian Classical Dance at the Northwest Folklife Festival. The Northwest Folklife Festival, held over Memorial Day weekend, is one of the largest, varied and most vibrant free folklife celebrations in North America. Produced by Northwest Folklife and Seattle Center, it hosts more than 7,000 participants, over 20 stages and venues, roughly 1000 performances, and an audience of approximately 250,000 at the 74-acre Seattle Center. Participants immerse themselves in four days of music and dance performances, visual arts and folklore exhibits, symposia, workshops, craft and cooking demonstrations and films. For more info: http://www.nwfolklife.org/festival/schedule/2010-05-30/58
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Education Week
Professor Min Sun's study of a $7 billion school improvement grant program, the most comprehensive longitudinal study of the program to date, indicates the grants built up the capacity for improvement in their schools.
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EdChange
Jim Banks, Geneva Gay, and Cherry Banks were listed as top scholars by their peers in a recent survey of multicultural education professors.
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KNKX Public Radio
Tom Halverson, director of the UW Master's in Education Policy program, comments on the need for school districts to prioritize making sure students feel emotionally connected and safe.
Dream Project student Oscar Alejandre recently gave an inspiring speech at the Road Map Project Education Leaders Luncheon. (Go to min 44 for Oscar's part.) Mary Jean Ryan, Executive Director of the Community Center for Education Results, calls the Dream Project a "fighting force" in the urgent work to improve educational achievement for students in our region.
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The Seattle Times
A graduate student in the UW's Education Policy, Organizations and Leadership program comments on the importance of involving educators in discussions about police reform.