In the News

Professor Brinda Jegatheesan discusses how dogs can be of benefit to children in school classrooms and her scholarship on animal-assisted interventions for children of trauma.

Professor Ken Zeichner comments on teacher preparation provisions in the Every Student Succeeds Act.

Kenneth Zeichner and Marisa Bier co-authored the lead chapter in the 2016 AACTE Outstanding Book, Rethinking Field Experiences in Preservice Teacher Preparation: Meeting New Challenges for Accountability.

Master's in education policy student Katie McCarthy is leading the establishment of a campus food pantry to help members of the University of Washington community who are food insecure.

Kristie Kauerz, director of the UW's National P-3 Center, is cited on the importance of preparing principals to be leaders for pre-K, kindergarten and the early grades of elementary school.

Ken Zeichner, Boeing professor of teacher education, comments on what research says about the quality of alternative certification programs for teachers.

Professor Manka Varghese is co-author of an editorial examining the qualifications of Betsy DeVos as secretary of the U.S. Department of Education.

The University of Washington College of Education's recent No. 9 ranking in U.S. News & World Report, along with six specialty programs ranked among the top 10 nationally, is cited.

Professor Katherine Lewis provides a video overview of her recent paper showing the potential utility of a bridging discourse to help students with mathematical learning disabilities gain access to the canonical mathematics discourse and content.

A recent study by UW researchers of schoolchildren's reading and writing activities at home, their school progress and their skills is highlighted.