In the News

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The Seattle Times

Faculty members Gail Joseph and Stephen Fink discuss efforts to improve teaching quality, including UW's work building evaluation systems for schools.

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Going for Two

Jennifer Lee Hoffman, associate professor of educational foundations, leadership and policy, headlined an episode of the Going For Two podcast. Hoffman spoke with host Bryan Fischer about the ramifications and nuances of the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in NCAA v. Alston, which concerns whether the NCAA's restrictions on education-related grant-in-aid compensation are illegal under the Sherman Antitrust Act. The Court's 9-0 decision recognizes that the NCAA's "amatuerism" rules cannot work to benefit everyone except the student-athletes who produce a product and will substantially impact the NCAA's operations going forward, particularly when it comes to compensating college athletes.

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Inside Philanthropy

The Knowledge In Action project, a partnership between the University of Washington College of Education and George Lucas Educational Foundation to design project-based learning courses for high school advanced placement courses, is noted.

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Education Week

Associate teaching professor and Elementary Teacher Education Program director Teddi Beam-Conroy is featured in an EducationWeek article titled “How Laws on Race, Sexuality Could Clash with Culturally Responive Teaching.” The article discusses the limitations that are being put on teachers nationwide and how these recent restrictions on teaching about issues of race and sexuality can potentially impact the work of culturally responsive educators.

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Hechinger Report

A report on teacher preparation programs by Professor Ken Zeichner that notes the need for more information on new program models is cited.

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Huffington Post

A columnist cites Professor Ken Zeichner on how the Every Student Succeeds Act may lower the standard for teacher preparation.

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The Seattle Times

Jennifer Hoffman, an assistant professor in the College of Education's Center for Leadership in Athletics, has been appointed to a 14-member search committee.

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JSD: The Learning Forward Journal

Joanna Michelson, project director at the UW Center for Educational Leadership, writes about a partnership that transformed a district’s professional learning capacity to improve literacy instruction.

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The Seattle Times

The Native Education Certificate Program’s first cohort—69 in total—will learn how to better teach Native issues in their schools, as well as better work with Native youth and families in their communities.

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Education Week

Professor Virginia Berninger comments on her research into print and cursive writing and their impact on student learning.