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An article by UW College of Education doctoral student Christine Tran discusses connections between school gardens, learning and educational equity while offering suggestions for fostering support for school gardens.

Alumnus Dr. Gonzalo Guzmán (MEd '10, PhD '18) contributed to an article highlighting a landmark school desegregation case in southern Colorado in the early twentieth century that was recently published by Rocky Mountain PBS. Dr. Guzmán's research into the efforts of the Maestas family to integrate the white-only Alamosa elementary school from 1912-1914 was largely lost to history. The case ― Francisco Maestas et al v. Superintendent George H. Shone and the Board of Education, which came at the tail end of a long string of attempts to bargain with the school district ― became what experts believe was the first Hispanic desegregation case in the United States in which Hispanics won. Now a team of historians, community members and descendants of the Maestas family are working to ensure more Coloradans know about this important chapter of the state's history through the formation of the Maestas Case Committee. Dr. Guzmán serves as a member of the committee and previously published research about the case in The Journal of Latinos in Education. He currently serves as a visiting assistant professor of educational studies at Colgate University.

Professor James Mazza's work developing a curriculum that helps people learn to deal with stressful emotions and to make effective decisions is cited.

Dean Mia Tuan and the College of Education's work to foster equity in education are the subject of an article in an issue exploring race and equity at the University of Washington.

Professor Ken Zeichner discusses how many teacher education programs claim to promote social justice but really doing that requires more than just words.

The University of Washington College of Education is partnering with Bellevue School District to redesign AP courses to incorporate project-based learning in which students solve meaningful problems.

New research by a UW College of Education professor indicates that non-white teachers may leave the profession at a quicker rate because they’re not satisfied.

Professor Jim Mazza, former president of the American Association of Suicidology, comments on a new study suggesting that, compared with early adolescents, younger children who die by suicide are more likely to be black boys.

Gary Cohn (PhD '99), superintendent of Everett Public Schools and Washington's 2017 Superintendent of the Year, answers questions about his district's success in raising graduation rates, the challenges of his role and more.

Alexander Sidorkin (PhD '96), recently named dean of Sacramento State University College of Education, is featured in a profile of his work.