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Western Washington University Window
Pat Wasley, former dean and faculty member, will receive a distinguished alum award from Western Washington University tonight. Wasley, a graduate of the Woodring College of Education, was honored at a dinner on May 12, 2011.
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The Conversation

Professor Katie Headrick Taylor writes about the importance of all educators, be they parents or teachers, using data wisely to build pathways to better futures for young people.

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Seattle Times
Follow Sam Kelly through his life and you'll learn about American history and about Seattle's past. Jerry Large, Seattle Times staff columnist, reviews the new autobigraphy on Kelly, a College alum.
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KNKX

UW Center for Leadership in Athletics researcher Julie McCleery comments on a new report showing big divides in terms of which kids take part in organized sports and which ones do not.

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W.T. Grant Foundation
Meredith Honig was recently awarded a major grant from the W.T. Grant Foundation. The grant, titled ‘Research Use as Learning: The Case of School District Central Offices’ will take place from 2011 to 2012. ?? Honig will be working on the WT Grant Foundation project with Mike Copland and a team of graduate students.
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Yes! Magazine

Professor Django Paris, Seattle educator Darozyl Touch (MIT '19) and doctoral student Bontu Aman Mohammed (MEd '18) are featured in an article exploring culturally sustaining pedagogy.

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New York Times

The nation's schoolchildren have made little or no progress in reading proficiency in recent years, according to results released Wednesday from the largest nationwide reading test. Sheila Valencia weighs in.

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The Seattle Times

Two guides, curated by UW College of Education faculty, with educational resources for families impacted by school and child care program closures are included in a roundup of resources amidst the coronavirus pandemic.

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The Daily

In partnership with the UW Colleges of Engineering and Education and the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB), the state-funded Partnership for Science & Engineering Practices project is aiming to help Seattle Public Schools (SPS) and the Renton School District (RSD) adapt their existing science curriculum to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) for grades 3-8. 

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Yahoo! Finance

Professor Janine Jones led a research partnership studying the impact of an app on the learning experiences and moods of chronically stressed children in their learning environment.