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The Seattle Times

Two recent documentaries on education in the U.S. — Two Million Minutes and Race to Nowhere — will be explored during a UW College of Education-sponsored film screening and panel discussion on Nov. 17.

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Seattle Times

The Seattle Times recently covered the struggles, challenges and impact that remote learning is having on families who have children with disabilities. Ilene Schwartz is quoted.

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The Seattle Times

Tom Halverson, director of UW's Master in Education Policy program, comments on proposals being considered by the state legislature to improve the performance of the Seattle School Board.

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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.