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Alumna Irene Yoon wrote an op-ed published in The Salt Lake Tribune urging leadership in Utah to advance educational equity. Specifically, Yoon urges state leadership to reject Utah State Administrative Rule 277-328, which could be interpreted as banning all discussions about race in the state's public education systems. "Learning about histories and structures of inequity is about honoring and learning from the past, good, bad and in between, so that we can dream a better future," she argues. Yoon is an associate professor of educational leadership and policy at the University of Utah.

Christine Tran discusses her journey to studying school nutrition as a graduate student in UW's Educational Leadership and Policy program.

The College of Education’s Native Education Certificate Program was featured in a Crosscut article titled “After 7 years, WA tribal history curriculum still not fully implemented.” In the article, Marjorie James, Tulalip Tribe’s curriculum and engagement manager, says she would like to see something like the UW Native Education Certificate Program implemented on a district level so that educators are being taught by leading Native education researchers. Overall, the article highlights how the state legislature has failed to allocate funding for Native education curriculum, so now the financial burden has been placed on Washington tribes and school districts.

The College of Education's partnership in the Seattle Teacher Residency is discussed, as well as a recent paper by UW education professor Ken Zeichner that notes teacher residencies as an example of efforts to revamp teacher education programs.

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.