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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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Human Rights Education Review

Professor Emeritus Walter Parker’s article "Human rights education's curriculum problem" is the most-read article of 2019 in the journal Human Rights Education Review. 

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KING5

Tom Halverson speaks with KING5 TV about WA's chances in 'Race to the Top'. (Begins at -1:29 second mark of the video.)

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The Seattle Times

Professor Meredith Honig comments on the need to support local school leaders as decisions are made about closing schools in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.

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Simpson Center for the Humanities

The Simpson Center is pleased to recognize Maurice Dolberry (Education) as the first UW student to complete the graduate Certificate in Public Scholarship (CPS). Dolberry, who entered the program in fall 2011, completed his Certificate this spring, with the guidance of his CPS portfolio advisor Ralina Joseph (Communication).

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KIRO Radio

Professor Soojin Oh Park discusses Washington's efforts to create an equitable homeschool curriculum and the challenges still facing parents who are essential workers, working from home or living in temporary housing.

High-school guidance counselors are often misunderstood, unappreciated, and not treated as educational leaders, according to EDLPS doctoral candidate Jenee Meyers-Twitchell.

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The Seattle Times

The University of Washington’s Brotherhood Initiative, led by College of Education faculty member Joe Lott, is noted as an example of efforts to remove barriers to the success of Black students in higher education.