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The Daily News

The Bezos Family Foundation has given a $3 million gift to the University of Washington to support a new professorship in early learning, offer financial aid to doctoral students and support promising early learning initiatives.

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Clarion Ledger

Mississippi’s Jackson Public Schools made deep cuts to the central office. Meredith Honig is quoted extensively on her research about similar changes at other urban school districts. 

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Education Week

UW College of Education faculty members Kenneth Zeichner, Django Paris and Mia Tuan, along with alumni Gloria Ladson-Billings (MA ‘72) and Tyrone Howard (PhD '98), are listed among the nation's most influential scholars shaping educational practice and policy in the 2019 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings.

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q13fox.com
Although the task may seem basic, Dr. Virginia Berninger, a professor at the University of Washington says forming letters by hand is essential to brain development, communication and learning.
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The Guardian

Work by Robin DiAngelo, affiliate associate professor of education, is referenced in a story about the diversity gap in the teaching profession.

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American Association of School Administrators
On February 17, 2011, the American Association of School Administrators featured the Wallace-funded research of Dr. Meredith Honig and colleagues along with the direct services and supports provided by the UW Center for Educational Leadership (CEL) in the Seattle Public Schools.
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KNKX

A group of teachers in the Puget Sound is working on developing more culturally responsive math lessons through EduDesign Lab, supported by the UW College of Education's INSPIRE Center.

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The Spokesman-Review
North Central High School Principal and College alum Steven Gering was one of nine educators statewide recently honored with a Golden Apple award for making a significant change in secondary education. During the past five years, he’s helped boost by 20 percent the number of students at his school who go on to college. Gering deflects praise for the dramatic change, crediting the collaborative effort of the school’s staff.
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Spencer Foundation

UW College of Education faculty are leading two large-scale research projects funded by the Spencer Foundation to build knowledge for lasting improvements in education.

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Journal of African American History
Congrats to College of Ed student Donna Jordan Taylor on publishing in the Journal of African American History. Donna's piece is titled '‘Black Teachers Misconstrued’ and can be found in Volume 95, Number 1.