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The Seattle Times
Professor Ilene Schwartz, director of the University of Washington's Haring Center, writes that the fear some kids will be slowed down by kids with disabilities is just not true.
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Ed.gov
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced Teaching Ambassador Fellows for the upcoming 2012-2013 school year. College of Ed alum Kareen Borders will be the newly created Regional Fellow, a full time position based this year in the Seattle Regional Office, that is designed to enhance direct teacher outreach. Borders is a 2011 Classroom Fellow and middle school aerospace, physical and Earth science teacher at Key Peninsula Middle School in Gig Harbor, Wash.?
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The Seattle Times
Results of an annual evaluation of the Seattle Preschool Program conducted by University of Washington researchers shows the quality of the subsidized program is on par with the most established Pre-K systems in the country.
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Free Speech Radio News
The Obama Administration has highlighted college education as a key to economic recovery and to diminishing inequality among Americans, but access to education remains a challenge for many students. A recent report by the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education called it a “leadership and policy vacuum” and highlighted the problem in Washington state. That vacuum, the report claims, is responsible for the fact that many of the state’s high school students—sixty out of every one hundred—don’t start college on time. FSRN’s Eilís O’neill reports, and Frances Contreras is interviewed.
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Online Masters
University of Washington's online master's program in Applied Behavioral Analysis was ranked No. 2 in the nation and has been recognized for "Best ABA Curriculum."
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LA Times
Children are texting, tapping and typing on keyboards more than ever, leaving less time to master that old-fashioned skill known as handwriting. So will the three T's replace a building block of education? It's not likely. The benefits of gripping and moving a pen or pencil reach beyond communication. Emerging research shows that handwriting increases brain activity, hones fine motor skills, and can predict a child's academic success in ways that keyboarding can't. Virginia Berninger is quoted.
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Education Dive
A program developed by UW faculty members Kathleen Artman Meeker and Nancy Rosenberg that enables the remote delivery of real-time coaching is highlighted in a story about how technology is making it easier to provide relevant professional development to educators.
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KING5
One in four kids are bullied according to statistics. It is a problem some are trying to solve with products. From backpacks to cell phone apps, there are some new ways to fight back against bullies. Karin Frey is quoted.
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Salon
Professor William Zumeta comments on a recently-approved bill that will cover college tuition for students from low- and moderate-income families in Washington.
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OMA
Frances Contreras and Manka Varghese were noted in the Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity E-news.