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Walter Parker, professor of social studies education, shares his thoughts on the connection between education and a healthy democracy in an event designed to help parents prepare their kids to be citizens.

Kristie Kauerz, research assistant professor of P-3 policy and leadership, discusses the UW's P-3 executive leadership certificate program, which prepares leaders serving pre-K through 3rd grade children.

Dan Besett, principal of Tacoma’s Wilson High School and a graduate of UW's Danforth Educational Leadership Program, is the 2017 Washington State High School Principal of the Year.

Abbagail Gomez (MIT '17) is one of 11 UW students and alumni awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholarship for the 2017-18 academic year.

Cristina Gaeta (PhD '16), director of multicultural outreach and recruitment at the UW, comments on building community for students of all backgrounds on campus.

Professor Kristie Kauerz comments on P-3 initiatives being considered by policymakers including funding of full-day kindergarten.

Katie Headrick Taylor—who studies the digital literacy practices of children, youth and families from geographically, racially and socioeconomically diverse communities—is one of 30 early-career scholars in the nation selected for the prestigious fellowship.

Sometimes, humor sells. It did for Seattle, WA rapper Macklemore. His single, “Thrift Shop,” which shares the joys of finding great (thrift store) clothing for a cheap price, recently went platinum, selling over 1 million copies.If thrift-shopping isn't your thing, a group of college students are hoping to bring that same joy to filling out the FAFSA - a financial aid form for current and prospective college students. Think there's nothing fun about filling out financial aid forms for college?

A recent evaluation of Seattle's preschool program by UW College of Education researchers is noted.

Over the past several years, many school districts have shifted the role of their central office staff, moving away from jobs focused on compliance and management and more towards a role in helping principals becoming better instructional leaders. But little research exists that shows what central office staff need to do to fulfill that role of "principal coach" effectively. Meredith I. Honig, an associate professor for education and policy studies at the University of Washington in Seattle, delved into that question for a report published in the April 2012 edition of Educational Administration Quarterly.