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ParentMap

Professor Virginia Berninger discusses a University of Washington study on dysgraphia, dyslexia and other oral and written language learning disabilities that analyzes brain activity.

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Sports Business Daily

Katie Cavender (IAL '08), assistant commissioner for strategic communications with the Mountain West conference, discusses social media and communication strategy in a profile story.

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SES Indicator

Professor Virginia Berninger co-authors a column on research showing poverty is one of the leading causes of low school achievement in the United States.

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The Seattle Times

Raphael Bernier, who teaches in the College's school psychology and educational psychology programs, is helping lead the nation’s largest-ever autism research study.

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Crosscut

Efforts by the UW's Institute for Science & Mathematics Education to help different communities prepare for and access careers in technology are cited.

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Ed Prep Matters

UW College of Education alumni Michael Bowman, Lorena Guillén and Kate Napolitan share insights from their article “Engaging and Working in Solidarity with Local Communities in Preparing the Teachers of their Children" in the Journal of Teacher Education.

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The Seattle Times

UW College of Education Dean Mia Tuan was among the panelists at a Seattle Times LiveWire event exploring the future of K-12 education in Washington State.

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The Lens

A new study by the University of Washington's Center of Teaching and Policy has found a link between mentoring programs and higher retention rates for beginning teachers in Washington state.

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Auburn Reporter

Katie Burkhauser (MIT '17) and her best friend both returned to their hometown to begin teaching this fall. Burkhauser, who’ll be teaching algebra and geometry at Auburn High, was a Dream Project mentor and student leader, earned an undergraduate minor in Education, Learning & Society, and completed the UW's teacher preparation program.

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The Seattle Times

Professors Kristen Missall and Soojin Oh Park comment on what parents should consider as they weigh whether to “redshirt” a 5-year-old.