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The UW College's of Education math education program is noted for its role developing professional development labs that contributed to a remarkable turnaround in student achievement at Renton's Lakeridge Elementary.

Professors Susan Nolen and Sylvia Bagley comment on the benefits of providing timely feedback to students.

Professor Min Sun discusses her recent study of teachers hired across the country, which shows young teachers are more academically prepared but that a racial mismatch persists between them and their students.

Professor Ilene Schwartz says candidates for Washington's Superintendent of Public Instruction will be asked to describe their approaches to diversity and inclusion in the state's schools during a candidate forum (interview begins at 5:48).

Anneke Markholt, associate director with the University of Washington Center for Educational Leadership, comments on the center's instructional leadership academy, which is featured in a video about Florida's effort to better prepare school leaders across the state.

Professor emerita Marilyn Cohen comments on the importance of teaching students how to be critical consumers and thoughtful producers of their own media—and the need for better preparing educators to do so.

A look inside the new program, led by Professor Joe Lott, advocating for black and brown students on campus.

Stephen Fink and Anneke Markholt, executive director and associate director of the UW Center for Educational Leadership, describe a research-based curriculum that is setting a new standard for school leadership professional development.

The Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation recently created an endowment to support undergraduate students at the UW College of Education.

The UW Center for Educational Leadership’s Sharon Williams writes about the power of a theory of action to help take a school district from good to great.