In the News

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The Spokesman-Review

Ed Taylor (PhD '94), vice provost and dean of Undergraduate Academic Affairs and professor of educational policy at the College of Education, writes about an annual tour of the state for the UW's new faculty.

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KING5

Dean Tom Stritikus interviewed by KING 5's Education Nation. He discusses early education and kindergarten readiness among other topics.

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Principal Leadership

Sandy Austin and Donna Anderson-Davis of the UW Center for Educational Leadership share best practices for putting instructional leadership teams into action.

JURIST Guest Columnist Frances Contreras, Director of the Higher Eduction Program at the University of Washington, says repealing Proposition 209 in California would reinstate a vital admissions tool for underprivileged students.

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The Seattle Times

Researchers from the UW College of Education help conduct the annual external evaluation of the Seattle Preschool Program, recently honored in a report on Pre-K programs in America's 40 largest cities.

Chrysan Gallucci has been appointed to the Editorial Board for the American Educational Research Journal, Social and Institutional Analysis Section.
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KUOW

Professor James Mazza discusses his work developing a social emotional learning curriculum to help middle school students regulate their emotions so they can succeed academically and in their lives.

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Seattle Times
A group of Puget Sound school superintendents is touring classrooms in one another's school districts this year, similar to the kind of medical rounds that doctors make in hospitals. Their goal is not to evaluate or judge, but to learn — deepening their ability to define, recognize and support excellent teaching. Stephen Fink, executive director of the University of Washington's Center for Educational Leadership, is featured.
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The Seattle Times

The legacy of Norris Haring, a University of Washington professor, celebrated pioneer of special education and fierce disability rights advocate, lives on after his recent passing.

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Undergraduate Academic Affairs
On October 14, UAA Vice Provost and Dean Ed Taylor and his wife Dr. Sue Taylor received the Distinguished Alumni Merit Award from their alma mater, Gonzaga University in Spokane, WA. Each year, the Gonzaga University Alumni Association awards select members with its highest honor, the Distinguished Alumni Merit Award. Nominations come in from various sources throughout the University. Ultimately, recipients are chosen based upon their service and contributions to their families, their careers, their peers, and their communities.