In the News

The emergence of preparation programs tailored for teacher-leaders, including the University of Washington master's in instructional leadership program, is noted as a sign that the position has become indispensable for school districts.

A recent study by Professor Min Sun exploring the impact of the federal School Improvement Grant program is highlighted in a story about significant improvements at a Spokane high school.

Jenée Myers Twitchell, special advisor for postsecondary success and advancement, comments on the importance of individual attention and support for low-income and first-generation college students.

Adina Brito (MEd '96), principal of Evergreen Elementary in Shelton School District, was recently named to the 2017 Class of National Distinguished Principals.

Findings from report by UW College of Education researchers on Washington state's Teacher and Principal Evaluation System are examined.

Friends, family, colleagues, students and alumni gathered to celebrate the service of Professor James A. Banks, founding director of the Center for Multicultural Education.

Kenneth Zeichner, director and Boeing Professor of Teacher Education at the University of Washington, will be the keynote speaker at the seventh annual Graduate Student Educational Research Symposium on March 19 at Purdue University. He will speak on "The Struggle for the Soul of Teaching and Teacher Education."

Professor Joy Williamson-Lott's research on activism in the 1960s, and how colleges and universities stifled student expression and faculty academic freedom, is featured in her new book “Jim Crow Campus: Higher Education and the Struggle for a New Southern Social Order.”

Keith Price finally gets tackled at UW's remarkable Experimental Education Unit. Huskies wow parents and staff at Children's Hospital. Plus life-skills training and more as UW football builds men in May.

Tom Halverson, director of the UW Master's in Education Policy program, discusses disparities in PTA funding and the margin of perceived competitive advantage – the schoolchild version of “all animals are equal, but some are more equal than others.”