In the News

Talk of the Nation interviewed James Banks, professor of diversity studies, in a segment on a new Arizona law that bans classes designed for students of a particular ethnicity.

Professor Min Sun answers questions about the role that researchers play in public schools, efforts to close opportunity gaps in Seattle’s schools and more.

Great UWeek feaure delves into a discussion with new Director of Teacher Education Ken Zeichner about the many elements required to fully prepare a new teacher for the classroom.

The UW’s Haring Center for Inclusive Education will provide emergency child care for UW Medical Center workers during the coronavirus pandemic.

Master of Education Policy graduate Nicholas  Bradford was just named the League of Education Voter's activist of the month for November. Nicholas specializes in restorative justice and transforming school discipline. Read Bradford's thoughts on restorative justice below!

Emeritus Professor Robert Abbott is co-author of a decades-long study indicating that youth programs designed to prevent drug use and delinquency and support healthy development can reap lasting benefits not only for participants, but also for their future kids.

Christina Black '14 says discussing race openly and early in the school year helps her build relationships with students at Seattle's Rainier Beach High.

Professor Deborah McCutchen discusses how parents can support their child's learning at home during the pandemic.

Professor Ken Zeichner comments on a new effort of education school deans who are banding together with the aim of designing, validating and building support for a coherent set of teacher-preparation experiences.

Alumna Jennie Warmouth was featured in the May/June 2021 edition of the Sound Consumer, an online and print magazine from PCC Community Markets. The story highlights her leadership working with children to take local action in reducing global plastics. Warmouth's second grade class at Spruce Elementary School in Lynnwood, WA worked on a community design project this year that encouraged students ages 5-17 to create Arctic-inspired works of art ― and idea that came from their conversations about how powerful and convincing images can be when working toward change. Warmouth is a National Geographic Grosvenor Teacher, recipient of a two-year fellowship that sent her on an Artic expedition researching and teaching local students about issues facing that ecosystem. She earned her PhD in 2017 from the UW College of Education.