From a home-schooled Ashland, Ore. youth to a student from Seattle Girls school, Garfield High Schools’ incoming high school freshmen come from all types of educational institutions. Yet, they have one thing in common.
The National Center on Quality Teaching and Learning has been awarded by Head Start to the University of Washington Haring Center in collaboration with the Uni
Two College of Education students in the Education Leadership and Policy Studies area have written and received a grant from the Hazel Miller Foundation.
Two College of Education students in the Education Leadership and Policy Studies area have written and received a grant from the Hazel Miller Foundation.
The Community Partner Fellows program at the UW College of Education connects doctoral students with community-based organizations to advance educational equity through research and practice. Now welcoming its 8th cohort, the program continues to grow a network of scholar-practitioners dedicated to closing opportunity gaps and driving meaningful change. Read on to meet this inspiring group of fellows and learn about their impact in the community.
For Zain Suleman, teaching is a calling. Born and raised in Kirkland and Redmond, Suleman grew up surrounded by opportunity and expectations. Like many young Americans, he absorbed the cultural script early: chase success, secure financial stability, measure worth by status. But somewhere along the way, that script stopped making sense.
As dual enrollment grows rapidly nationwide, including a sharp rise in participation across Washington state, Dr. Julia Duncheon is studying what accelerated college pathways mean for students’ learning and development. While these programs promise affordability and access, her research highlights important tradeoffs that often go unnoticed. Drawing on student stories and classroom insights, she explores how institutions can balance efficiency with the deeper purposes of higher education.
UW College of Education alumna Dr. Britney Holmes (MIT ’14) has spent nearly two decades working to create schools where every child — and every adult — can belong. After serving as a teacher, assistant principal and principal in Seattle Public Schools, Holmes now partners with districts and organizations nationwide through And Still We Rise to help leaders build more equitable and inclusive systems.