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Professor Min Sun's study of a $7 billion school improvement grant program, the most comprehensive longitudinal study of the program to date, indicates the grants built up the capacity for improvement in their schools.

Jim Banks, Geneva Gay, and Cherry Banks were listed as top scholars by their peers in a recent survey of multicultural education professors.

The Seattle Teacher Residency is one of the first programs in the country to include the teachers union as an equal partner, which makes it both a national model and something of a local miracle in a city often roiled by debates about education reform. The collaboration brings together Seattle Public Schools, the UW, the Seattle Education Association and the Alliance for Education, a nonprofit representing local businesses and philanthropies that is providing the startup money.

"White Fragility" by Robin DiAnglo, affiliate associate professor of education, is featured in a roundup of books and other content to better understand protests following the killing of George Floyd.

Professor Elham Kazemi discusses how children can best learn mathematics concepts and what parents can do to help in that process.

Professor Ann Ishimaru comments on microschools and how families could work with community centers and school districts to create accessible programs for all students.

Professor Cap Peck discusses how UW College of Education researchers have collaborated with AACTE to learn from teacher education programs that have developed strategies for navigating policy tensions related to collecting, reporting and acting on an array of program outcome measures.

Doctoral student Mike McCarthy was highlighted in a new feature from the UW Graduate School that focuses on how he is using his graduate education to redefine what it means to be a good leader and educator. McCarthy's military background and current role as a district director have given him experiences that continue to shape his approach to both. He is in his final year of the Doctorate of Education (Ed.D.) in Educational Leadership program and is also a recipient of the Pat Tillman fellowship granted to military members, veterans and their spouses.

Jeff Petty, a teaching associate in UW's Danforth Educational Leadership Program, discusses the preparation of school leaders, creating regional leadership collaboratives, and the essential experiences and mindsets that principals need in order to lead schools.

Assistant professor of Education Foundations, Leadership and Policy David Knight is quoted in an article by the Seattle Times, along with Professor of Education Finance Marguerite Roza, titled Washington students’ test scores drop significantly in first exams since pandemic began. Regarding the drop in state test scores, he stated “I would say that it’s not good news — but not entirely surprising. We know that poverty is the biggest impediment to success in the classroom,” said Knight. “Low-income households were disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. I think the important thing now is that we not let up in our pursuit to close gaps.”