Better pay, student-loan forgiveness, paid internships and professional development would help Washington attract and retain high-quality teachers, Dean Mia Tuan writes in an op-ed.
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Ed Central
Dafney Blanca Dabach is quoted on English Learner training for general education teachers and implications for teacher certification and licensure.
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KPLU
Professor Megan Bang and program manager Dawn Hardison-Stevens discuss the UW College of Education's new Native Education Certificate program.
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Chalkbeat Tennessee
Professor Ken Zeichner comments on alternative teacher training programs reliance on test scores and use of highly controlling classroom management techniques in schools serving students of color and low-income communities.
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The Seattle Times
Ken Zeichner, Boeing professor of teacher education, writes about President-elect Trump's nomination of Betsy DeVos for Secretary of Education and what it could mean for public education.
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The Seattle Times
The University of Washington College of Education's No. 9 ranking among the nation's top education schools, with six specialty programs receiving top 10 rankings, is noted.
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League of Education Voters
Professor Min Sun shared her recent study on black teachers’ retention and transfer patterns in North Carolina and discussed policy strategies for retaining and supporting effective black teachers in a webinar with Professor Deborah McCutchen providing perspective on how research can inform advocacy.
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The Seattle Times
Katie (Erickson) Ward (MEd '11) teaches at Hope Academy, an alternative program for ninth- and 10th-graders at Sequim Senior High School that offers an alternative for kids who struggle in standard classrooms.
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New America
Kristie Kauerz, director of the UW's National P-3 Center, discusses how the Washington P-3 Executive Leadership Certificate Program is advancing the leadership of principals and early learning center directors in a new multimedia guidebook.
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Leadership Magazine
Patty Maxfield (EdD '15), project director at the UW Center for Educational Leadership, describes the importance of developing a culture of learning and collaboration across schools to address specific learning needs of students.