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ParentMap

A recent study from researchers at UW College of Education highlighting the fact that children with learning disabilities may also be prone to anxiety is cited, with lead author Virginia Berninger quoted.

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Education Week

Professors Ken Zeichner and John Bransford are among university-based scholars in the U.S. recognized as doing the most to influence educational policy and practice.

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Teachers College Record

Sylvia Bagley, director of teacher leadership, proposes using the phrase “teacher-leaders" to linguistically and conceptually position them as simultaneously leaders and teachers.

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Forbes

Professor Elizabeth West comments on her new research finding that children from ethnically and culturally diverse families are not well represented in autism research.

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Crosscut

Philip Bell, director of the UW College of Education's Institute for Science and Mathematics Education, comments on the importance of equity in STEM education.

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Education Week

The University of Washington College of Education's Knowledge in Action project is cited for its work building teacher capacity for project-based learning.

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The Seattle Times

UW College of Education partnerships with schools and communities in the Road Map Project are helping close achievement gaps in South Seattle and south King County schools.

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Walla Walla Union-Bulletin

UW College of Education researchers explore teacher retention and mobility in Washington state in a report that shows the workforce becoming younger and little progress in diversifying the state's teaching workforce.

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Moyer & Company

Professor Joy Williamson-Lott comments on historically black colleges and universities, examples of retaliation against students who became involved in the freedom movement, and what recent meetings with President Trump mean for the future of HBCUs.

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ParentMap

The UW College of Education's involvement in piloting a new app that aims to help kids learn to focus, concentrate and increase cognitive engagement is noted.