In the News

Research by Professor Virginia Berninger on the cognitive benefits of writing by hand is cited.

Professor of School Psychology James Mazza was featured in a King5 segment titled “Pandemic took a toll on teen mental health, US study says.” In the video, he discusses how schools and parents can work with their students to check in on their mental health, especially after school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Seattle Teacher Residency, a partnership involving the UW, Seattle Education Association and Alliance for Education, is noted as a local initiative working to increase the diversity of Seattle's teacher workforce.

The UW College of Education's doctoral program in school psychology has been ranked among the nation's top 25 programs, with special notice for its emphasis on social-emotional health.

What operating principles should be kept in mind for building sustainable research-practice partnerships? Philip Bell, Shauna C. Larson Chair in Learning Sciences, offers four suggestions for short- and long-term success.

A three-video series created by the UW's Jessica Thompson and Jen Richards provides a glimpse inside kindergarten and 1st/2nd-grade classrooms that are developing scientific models.

Early Childhood and Family Studies majors Kimberley Banks and Julie Campos were among UW students who visited Monroe Correctional Complex as part of the honors course Education Inside Prison.

Bellevue teacher Lane Lopus (MIL '16) and Walter Parker, professor of education, discuss how teachers are addressing politics during the presidential election.

Professor Philip Bell, co-principal investigator for the "Advancing Coherent and Equitable Systems of Science Education" project, comments on the new effort to help all students benefit from the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).

Liza Rickey (MIT '03), science and STEM curriculum specialist at Issaquah School District, describes how her district hosted a family engineering night at 15 elementary schools to strengthen family engagement.