In the News

Professor Virginia Berninger discusses new research from UW's Interdisciplinary Learning Disabilities Center highlighting the need for differentiated treatment for learners with dyslexia and dysgraphia.

Jennifer Lee Hoffman, associate professor in Educational Foundations, Leadership & Policy and faculty member at the Center for Leadership in Athletics contributed to an article for The GW Hatchet. She states that the pandemic may have amplified any enrollment and financial challenges that a university may have been facing before the pandemic and that the pandemic has led to uncertainty over the future of higher education institutions, and a strategic plan can help address those concerns. “The concern is that colleges, universities that are really enrollment dependent are going to have to be really careful about the decisions that they make so that they maintain their fiscal viability,” she said. “So that’s where your strategic plan is really, really important.”

Robin DiAngelo (PhD '04), director of Equity for Senior Services, Seattle/King County, discusses "white fragility" and responses to Black Lives Matter protestors.

Professor Ken Zeichner believes that a proper connection between schools and communities should be the step in managing discipline in the classroom.

Professor Ken Zeichner discusses how the Seattle Teacher Residency is preparing a diverse cohort of outstanding teachers to work in poverty-impacted schools in Seattle.

Junior early childhood and family studies major Kaitlyn Duranczyk is captain of UW's gymnastics team.

Ken Zeichner, Boeing professor of teacher education, comments on the lack of peer-reviewed evidence supporting the efficacy of an alternative teaching certification program.

A recent study by Professor Min Sun showing that student learning is a function of the combined effort of many teachers is cited in a story about teacher collaboration.

Professor Susan Nolen comments on Washington students’ performance on the new Common Core-based tests, called Smarter Balanced, in grades 3-8.

Ken Zeichner, Boeing professor of teacher education, discusses the credentialing of educators and privatization of K-12 schools and teacher education.