In the News

Presentations by UW College of Education alumni Shalini Miskelly (MIT '16), Nicholas Bradford (MEP '12) and Jordan Taitingfong '(MEd '08) are now available to watch.

A recent study of the impact of federal school improvement grants by the University of Washington's Min Sun, assistant professor of education, found test scores and teacher retention improved, providing insights for future school improvement efforts.

Kristie Kauerz, research assistant professor and director of the UW's National P-3 Center, discusses the important role that leaders play in fostering high-quality pre-K (panel starts at 58-minute mark).

Ken Zeichner, Boeing professor of teacher education, comments on concerns about assessing the quality of preparation programs for teachers and principals.

Professor Jennifer Hoffman comments on the globalization of sports due to technology.

Julie Ann Campos, a master’s in education policy student at UW College of Education, writes about the importance of the Seattle Preschool Program in a letter to the editor.

Dr. Ann Garfinkle, an alum who taught at the Experimental Education Unit, authored a report by the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services’ Developmental Disabilities Program, which details the outcome of the Children’s Autism Waiver program. The program, which was begun in 2009, and funded through Medicaid to provide 20 hours each week of applied behavior analysis to children with autism.

Sandra Powell, Sarah Pritchett, Mia Williams, Keisha Scarlett and Kristina Bellamy—who together applied for the UW's doctoral program in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies and graduated earlier this year—are raising the bar for academic excellence for both students and teachers.

The UW LIFE Team and Boeing won the Innovation Award for Measurement at the 13th annual Corporate University Xchange Awards for Excellence and Innovation.

Chad Lochmiller (PhD '10), whose research explores how leaders invest fiscal resources and develop human resources to support equitable teaching and learning has won the 2018 Jack A. Culbertson Award presented by the University Council for Educational Administration.