Vanderbilt and UW to collaborate on new $40 million National Center on Quality Teaching and Learning
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Vanderbilt News
Helping foster children’s learning and readiness for school through the federal Head Start program is the goal of a new National Center on Quality Teaching and Learning, created this fall with a $40 million grant from the Office of Head Start.
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Seattle Weekly
Third Andresen, PhD student in Curriculum and Instruction, is recognized in Seattle Weekly for his class, It's Bigger Than Hip-Hop. The course teaches the historical, social, and cultural history of hip hop and has been wildly successful. Nice job Third!
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Chicago Tribune
Julie McCleery discusses barriers preventing children from getting the recommended amount of physical activity in a commentary piece (also published in the Kitsap Sun, Lincoln Journal-Star, Midland Daily News and other outlets).
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Catalyst Ohio
Marguerite Roza quoted in Catalyst Ohio on the long-term effects of stimulus monies.
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The Seattle Times
Faculty member Thomas Halverson comments on how Washington school districts are hurrying to get prepared to satisfy the state education department’s recent instructions to begin remote instruction next week.
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Seattle Public Schools
Teacher Education alum Kristin Bailey-Fogarty received a 2013 KCST Golden Apple Award. Kristin is a Reading Intervention Teacher at Eckstein Middle School in Seattle, WA.
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1A on NPR
Robin DiAngelo, affiliate associate professor of education, discusses the impact of police brutality against black Americans.
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The New York Times
The College of Education's innovative Seattle Teacher Residency, which enables teacher candidates to teach alongside a mentor in urban schools while earning a master’s in education, is cited for putting teachers on a higher salary scale and opening job opportunities.
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The Seattle Times
Professor Niral Shah notes that teaching about scholars of color across different disciplines can help students of color see themselves achieving success across the spectrum.
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The Kathleen Dunn Show
Professor Virginia Berninger discusses her research demonstrating the benefits of handwriting on cognitive development.