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With outstanding student loan debt recently surging past the $1 trillion mark and continuing to rise, questions abound about the future of our nation’s youth as well as the potential for economic fallout from this would-be ticket to a better life turned debilitating financial burden.  Chief among them are hypotheses as to both the root causes of this impending crisis – aside from what’s obviously attributable to the recent economic malaise – and potential solutions to it. Dr. Bill Zumeta is featured. 

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Education Dive

A study by University of Washington professor Min Sun explored retention gap between black and white teachers and factors that could boost the retention of black teachers.

Association for Psychological Science president Douglas Medin called for “diverse perspectives” when he posed the profound, three-word question “Who owns science?” Dr. Megan Bang, assistant professor of educational psychology at the University of Washington College of Education, is quoted.

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The Seattle Times

The Education, Communities and Organizations major is interning at Nathan Hale High School as he prepares for a career in teaching.

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Seattle Times

Alum Max Hunter writes about the complexities of solving the challenges of racial disparities in education and society.

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Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences

James Banks, founder of the Center for Multicultural Education at UW College of Education, discusses his work exploring race and identity.

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KING5
Bonnie Campbell Hill, alumnus of the College of Education, passed away recently. As part of her legacy, she raised $500,000 for literacy projects in the third world in just six months.
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UCLA

Tyrone Howard (PhD '98), director of the UCLA Black Male Institute, is the recipient of the UW College of Education's 2019 Distinguished Graduate Award.

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Inside Higher Ed
At the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE), William “Bill” Zumeta (ASHE President) hosted a presidential session, Policy Challenges in Intercollegiate Athletics. NCAA President and former UW President Mark Emmert was interviewed by Robert Kustra (Boise State University) and College faculty James Soto Antony moderated. The session focused on the challenges of melding academic missions with competitive athletics.
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Education Week

Professor Manka Varghese discusses efforts to diversify the teaching workforce, such as the UW College of Education's Project Bilingual Educator CApacity, as a way to address inequities that impact students of color and their families.