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LA Times
Children are texting, tapping and typing on keyboards more than ever, leaving less time to master that old-fashioned skill known as handwriting. So will the three T's replace a building block of education? It's not likely. The benefits of gripping and moving a pen or pencil reach beyond communication. Emerging research shows that handwriting increases brain activity, hones fine motor skills, and can predict a child's academic success in ways that keyboarding can't. Virginia Berninger is quoted.
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Education Dive

A program developed by UW faculty members Kathleen Artman Meeker and Nancy Rosenberg that enables the remote delivery of real-time coaching is highlighted in a story about how technology is making it easier to provide relevant professional development to educators.

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KING5
One in four kids are bullied according to statistics. It is a problem some are trying to solve with products. From backpacks to cell phone apps, there are some new ways to fight back against bullies. Karin Frey is quoted.
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Kappan Magazine

While they’re often overlooked in education policy debates, Professor Meredith Honig discusses the critical roles district central office staff can play in improving schools and ensuring student success. 

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The Seattle Times

Professor Nancy Hertzog, director of the UW's Robinson Center for Young Scholars, comments on the evolution of gifted education programs in the United States and Washington state.

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The Washington Post

In a guest post for the Washington Post's education blog, John Goodlad, professor emeritus of education, writes about effecting change in problem schools.

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Informal Science

Professor Katie Headrick Taylor is principal investigator of a project convening practitioners, researchers, evaluators and other stakeholders to explore the current state of evaluation and measurement tools in afterschool STEM programs.

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US House Committee on Education and Labor

Marguerite Roza testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor at the hearing entitled Teacher Equity: Effective Teachers for All Children.

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Crosscut

The UW's Experimental Education Unit, a developmental preschool program that teaches kids with disabilities alongside kids without, is mentioned and the parent of student is interviewed.