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Seattle Times
Amid the engineers and programmers roaming the Microsoft campus, Zoe Krumm stands out. Instead of talking XML and HTML5, she talks FBI and ICE. Krumm is on Microsoft's worldwide anti-piracy team — a job that's not unlike a crime-scene analyst. Krumm graduated in 1998 from the Elementary Teacher Education Program.
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KUOW — The Record
Julie McCleery (PhD '15), a research associate with the UW Center for Leadership in Athletics currently working on a King County State of Play report, discusses the high cost of youth sports.
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KING5 TV
KING 5 is partnering with NBC News to focus on our children's education. The project is called Education Nation. Dr. Frances Contreras, a University of Washington professor specializing in equity and diversity learning, shares more.
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TheBestSchools.org
The University of Washington's online bachelor's degree in early care and education is the top-ranked program in the nation, receiving recognition for its high quality and flexible curriculum.
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Illinois Public Media
In an interview with Illinois Public Media radio, Maresi Nerad talks about some of the major challenges facing graduate education.
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The Seattle Times
Professor Janine Jones, director of the UW's school psychology program, comments on the challenges facing Washington families in getting help for children with learning disabilities.
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Seattle Times
Teach for America is working to bring its corps of young college graduates here to teach in Seattle-area schools next fall. Tom Stritikus is quoted.
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The 74
Professor Emeritus Kenneth Zeichner discusses his research on the effectiveness of Relay Graduate School of Education in preparing a more diverse teaching corps.
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whitehouse.gov
Congats to Kareen Borders, current L4L4 student, on winning the Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching. It has been a big spring for Kareen as she also recently won the PBS Teachers® Innovation Award!
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Salon
Professor David Knight writes about a substantial and unprecedented spending boost by the federal government that presidential candidates are proposing (also published in the Pennsylvania Capital-Star).