In the News

Noah Zeichner (MIT '04), a social studies teacher in Seattle, comments on how he has changed teaching about climate change.

Sylvia Bagley, director of teacher leadership, proposes using the phrase “teacher-leaders" to linguistically and conceptually position them as simultaneously leaders and teachers.

Professor Joe Lott and his work creating the Brotherhood Initiative to support the success of male students of color at the University of Washington are featured.

David Friedle (MEd '16), a recent graduate of the UW College of Education’s Danforth Educational Leadership Program, is co-producer of “Thunderstorm in My Brain,” a new film exploring suicide and how to prevent it.

Thomas Halverson, director of the UW's Master in Education Policy program, discusses this year's "Education + Society" film series. 

Professor Joy Williamson-Lott explored the history of public education in the United States, and its ongoing struggles with inequality and injustice, in a public talk that is available in its entirety.

Professor Walter Parker discusses changes in civics education and the importance of starting early to help kids grow up to be engaged citizens.

Professor Virginia Berninger's research exploring the cognitive benefits of handwriting is cited.

Professor Soojin Oh Park comments on the impact of high-quality preschool and the difficulties some families face in taking advantage of early childhood programs.

Adaurennaya Onyewuenyi is one of just six doctoral students in the country to receive a American Educational Research Association Minority Dissertation Fellowship, which is supporting her research into how and in what ways racial and ethnic identity contribute to the academic performance of Black American and African immigrant high school students.