In the News

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American Homefront Project

Tom Halverson, director of the UW Master's in Education Policy program, comments on why some military families choose to homeschool their children.

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Crosscut

Professor Megan Bang discusses her work with STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education, native communities and cultural identity.

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The Seattle Times

Professor Holly Schindler discusses a program in which low-income fathers film their everyday moments with their children as a way to help them strengthen their parenting skills.

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University of Washington

Meaghan Ferrick, doctoral student in school psychology, comments on the UW's Alternative Spring Break trip to Neah Bay, where volunteers helped fifth-graders imagine their futures through digital storytelling.

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The Nation

The University of Washington's Native Education Certificate program is noted as one of the first to develop educators' expertise in engaging Native students, families, and communities in instruction to ensure success in school.

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Center for Educational Leadership

Patty Maxfield (EdD '15) with the UW Center for Educational Leadership provides commentary on the policy implications of a recent study on the impact of Washington State's teacher evaluation system as a support for continuous growth.

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Stories from School

Findings from report by UW College of Education researchers on Washington state's Teacher and Principal Evaluation System are examined.

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The Seattle Times

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.

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Great Falls Tribune

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.

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Seattle Medium

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.