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Marguerite Roza quoted in Catalyst Ohio on the long-term effects of stimulus monies.

Faculty member Thomas Halverson comments on how Washington school districts are hurrying to get prepared to satisfy the state education department’s recent instructions to begin remote instruction next week.

Teacher Education alum Kristin Bailey-Fogarty received a 2013 KCST Golden Apple Award. Kristin is a Reading Intervention Teacher at Eckstein Middle School in Seattle, WA.

Robin DiAngelo, affiliate associate professor of education, discusses the impact of police brutality against black Americans.

The College of Education's innovative Seattle Teacher Residency, which enables teacher candidates to teach alongside a mentor in urban schools while earning a master’s in education, is cited for putting teachers on a higher salary scale and opening job opportunities.

Professor Niral Shah notes that teaching about scholars of color across different disciplines can help students of color see themselves achieving success across the spectrum.

Professor Virginia Berninger discusses her research demonstrating the benefits of handwriting on cognitive development.

The American Association of School Adminstrators named Michelle Reid (M.Ed. '85, Ph.D.' 12) the 2021 National Superintendent of the Year during the National Conference on Education. Earlier this year the Washington Association of School Administrators named Reid the 2021 Supervisor of the Year. Reid received her Master's degree in Education Administration and her doctorate in Educational Leadership from the UW College of Education. Reid currently serves as the Superintendent of the Northshore School District.

Professor Ilene Schwartz discusses the power of inclusive education and what researchers at the University of Washington's Haring Center have learned.

Jennifer Lee Hoffman, associate professor in Educational Foundations, Leadership & Policy and faculty member at the Center for Leadership in Athletics contributed to an article for The GW Hatchet. She states that the pandemic may have amplified any enrollment and financial challenges that a university may have been facing before the pandemic and that the pandemic has led to uncertainty over the future of higher education institutions, and a strategic plan can help address those concerns. “The concern is that colleges, universities that are really enrollment dependent are going to have to be really careful about the decisions that they make so that they maintain their fiscal viability,” she said. “So that’s where your strategic plan is really, really important.”