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Seattle Times
Seattle Schools welcome several College of Ed alums to permanent positions. Stacey Tate Loftin is now principal for Coe Elementary. Clover Codd is the permanent principal at Alki Elementary. Henterson Carlisle is the permanent principal at Madison Middle School.
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Sputnik
Carlos Lazo (MIT '14) recently lead a student group from North Creek High School in Bothell to Cuba for a musical performance in Havana as part of celebrations for the 500th anniversary of the city.
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Palgrave USA
Professor Emeritus Theodore Ted Kaltsounis has a new book coming out this summer, The Democratization of Albania. This book will focus on his work with Albanian citizens to promote democracy through the educational system.
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Ed Prep Matters
Robin DiAngelo, affiliate associate professor of education, shared how to implement strategic, intentional actions to interrupt the system of racism in education during her keynote address at the AACTE 2020 Annual Meeting.
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Martinez Foundation
2013 Keys to Success Luncheon video about one of our incredible teaching alums, Marina Pita. A Martinez Fellow and teacher at Concord Elementary, Marina and her mentee, Monica Barajas, talk about their work in the teaching profession and their relationship with the Martinez Foundation.
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Teachers College Press Blog
Professor Ann Ishimaru comments in a blog post on two dangerous assumptions about families that are driving current decisions by school systems that threaten to worsen racial inequities.
Just published: the second in the projected three-volume Forces and Forms in Doctoral Education Worldwide series co-edited by Maresi Nerad and sponsored by CIRGE, invites readers to listen in as nearly thirty distinguished scholars and thought leaders confront urgent questions about doctoral education in a globalizing world.
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The Seattle Times
Kevin Gallagher, a long-time mentor in the UW's Elementary Teacher Education Program, is featured and UW teacher candidate Katie Sorensen (MIT '20) is mentioned.
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Center on Great Teachers and Leaders
Professor Jessica Rigby comments on the important components of infusing equity into leadership practices, and offers education leaders recommendations to guide their work in placing equity at the center of school reform efforts.
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Seattle Times
The Seattle Teacher Residency program is highlighted in the article. This program is a partnership between the UW College of Education, Seattle Public Schools, Alliance for Education and Seattle Education Association was established in 2012 to create a larger pipeline of diverse, highly qualified teachers serving the city's most poverty-impacted schools.