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Education Week
Virginia Berninger is among those interviewed at Handwriting in the 21st Century? An Educational Summit, where researchers presented findings in areas ranging from occupational therapy to neuroscience that document the impact of handwriting on kids' learning.
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Anti-Defamation League - Pacific Northwest
A gathering for local educators and community members that discussed various forms of injustices in our public education system was recently organized by the Banks Center for Educational Justice.
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Daily News Online
Rob MacGregor accepted the position of superintendent for the Kelso School District. MacGregor most recently served as Assistant Superintendent of the Renton School District in Renton, Washington. MacGregor served as an Assistant Superintendent in the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction for the state of Washington from 2001-2006. He was previously a principal for the Kittitas School District, a counselor for Ellensburg and Naches Valley School Districts and a classroom teacher for Thorp School District.
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UW News
UW College of Education alumni Tina Y. Gourd and Jennifer Gale de Saxe are co-editors of the new book “Radical Educators Rearticulating Education and Social Change: Teacher Agency and Resistance, Early 20th Century to the Present.”
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KUOW
Think back to when you were a kid and what grown–ups said when kids talked about you in a mean way. Chances are they said ignore it. Now research confirms what you may have suspected — that doesn't work. But a new study on Seattle–area schools shows adults can teach kids how to reduce malicious gossip on the playground. KUOW's Phyllis Fletcher reports.
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Right as Rain
Professor Brinda Jegatheesan discusses the benefits of the human-animal bond in the psychological wellbeing of children, particularly children with post-traumatic stress disorder, children with developmental disabilities and hospitalized children.
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National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
Michael S. Knapp served as co-guest editor for a special edition of Theory into Practice, a peer-reviewed journal hosted by The Ohio State University. Entitled?Accomplished Teaching as a Professional Resource?, the issue highlights National Board Certified Teachers as a resource for improving student learning and achievement. Mike co-edited with Mary E. Dilworth, vice president of Higher Education and Research from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. National Board Certification is discussed throughout the journal as a mechanism for assessing teacher quality and teacher effectiveness, as well as the role of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) in influencing teacher preparedness and educational reform.
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KIRO Seattle
Thomas Halverson, director of the UW Master's in Education Policy program, discusses his recent opinion column arguing for high schools to provide students with a greater variety pathways to postsecondary and career options.
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Urban Institute
Imagine a high school that spends $328 per student for math courses and $1,348 per cheerleader for cheerleading activities. Or a school where the average per-student cost of offering ceramics was $1,608; cosmetology, $1,997; and such core subjects as science, $739.
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UCEA Review
The design and theory of action behind the University of Washington's Danforth program, winner of the UCEA's 2019 Exemplary Educational Leadership Preparation Award, is discussed.