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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 and affiliated faculty member with the Center for Leadership in Athletics is featured in a new article from WalletHub detailing the best cities for soccer fans. In a special Q&A embedded within the article, Lee Hoffman brings her expertise on athlete rights, the growth of esports, and the changing landscape governing NIL and athlete entrepreneurship to discuss the biggest issues facing U.S. soccer today and the long-term outlook for professional soccer in this country, among other topics.

Researchers from the UW College of Education's Equitable Parent-School Collaboration project comment on how to improve family-school relations by recognizing parents’ strengths, accounting for cultural context, and changing policies or practices to remove barriers.

The Education + Society film series, sponsored by the College's master in education policy program, fosters community dialogue about a multitude of contemporary issues surrounding public education.

Sheeba Jacob, project director of the University of Washington's Center for Educational Leadership, presented "How a Bunch of 12-year-olds Schooled Me about Life" at Ignite Education Lab.

Four UW Dream Project mentors for first-generation and low-income students in King County high schools ashare what they’ve learned in college that they wish they would have known in high school.

A column co-authored by Marisa Bier, program director for the Seattle Teacher Residency (a partnership between the UW College of Education, Alliance for Education, Seattle Public Schools and Seattle Education Association), argues for the benefits of teacher residency programs.

The University of Washington's National P-3 Center is mapping and documenting state- and community-level initiatives across the country to improve and align birth-through-3rd grade systems.

Katie Headrick Taylor, assistant professor of learning sciences and human development, comments on how virtual cultural exchange programs are helping children build relationships in a more immediate way.