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UW Today
In a study published in the November issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health, nearly 40 percent of young adults who said they had tried suicide said that they made their first attempt before entering high school.
“Young adults who end up having chronic mental health problems show their struggles early,” said James Mazza, lead author and professor of educational psychology at the University of Washington College of Education. “This study suggests that implementation of mental health programs may need to start in elementary and middle schools, and that youth in these grades are fairly good reporters of their own mental health.”
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The Daily Times
Professor Katie Headrick Taylor is leading a project in which Tennessee high school students are uploading Alcoa and Maryville history into a mobile app.
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Center on Human Development and Disability
A new Center on Quality Teaching and Learning that will be headquartered at the University of Washington is designed to improve teaching practices in Head Start programs. Susan Sandall, Ph.D., an associate professor of special education, whose research focuses on developing effective teaching practices for young children with disabilities and how to prepare teachers and other Head Start personnel to work with those youngsters, is the co-director of this new center.
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The Orange County Register
Melissa (Sweet) Brennan, a 1999 graduate of the UW's Special Education Teacher Preparation Program, has been named 2019 Orange County California Teacher of the Year.
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Sport & Society
Herbert Hoffman, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies alum, co-authored a new book, Coaching Principles for the Development of Championship Teams: On and Beyond the Pitch. He co-authored the book with Peter R.J. Fewing, who served as head men’s soccer coach for Seattle University from 1998 – 2006.
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NGSNavigators
Professor Jessica Thompson is the featured guest on a podcast discussing the value of collaboration with science teaching colleagues specifically by forming Professional Learning Communities.
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KUOW
Some recent studies show that kids who are involved in the arts do better in school. Carmela Dellino, College alum and principal of Roxhill Elementary School, talks about the importance of arts at Roxhill.
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The Conversation
Professor David Knight writes about proposals by Democratic presidential candidates to spend more federal dollars on public education programs and the potential to reduce funding inequities in public schools.
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University Week
In the brief, Marguerite Roza, research associate professor and senior scholar at the center, and Sarah Yatsko, its research coordinator, suggest four options districts could pursue to remedy school spending.
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Intelligent
The University of Washington's ABA master's degree online program has been ranked among the nation's top programs, including "Best in the Northwest."