Professor Janine Jones comments on her recent study of black girls who participated in a course that combined mindfulness teachings with a cultural-enrichment curriculum.
New Studies Find Positive Feelings About Blackness Improve Academic Performance
Tuesday, January 16, 2018
Huskies aren’t staying silent when it comes to social injustice
Tuesday, January 16, 2018
Faculty member Ed Taylor recently met with the University of Washington men's basketball team to discuss social justice issues.
Researchers offer new evidence on 4-year-old children’s knowledge about ecology
Wednesday, January 10, 2018
Professor Megan Bang comments on a new article she co-authored that explores how, in their play, children from diverse communities reveal how they view the natural world.
Most influential education scholars announced
Wednesday, January 10, 2018
UW College of Education faculty members Kenneth Zeichner and John Bransford are listed among the nation's most influential scholars shaping educational practice and policy, along with alumni Gloria Ladson-Billings (MA ‘72) and Tyrone Howard (PhD '98).
New system for evaluating teachers may have triggered hiring spree
Tuesday, January 9, 2018
A study of school leadership in Washington and the state's new teacher-evaluation system, conducted by UW College of Education professors Ana Elfers and Margaret Plecki, shows increased hiring to support professional growth of teachers.
Endowment funds student scholarships
Monday, January 8, 2018
The Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation recently created an endowment to support undergraduate students at the UW College of Education.
Grant to support bilingual teaching candidates
Wednesday, January 3, 2018
A $2.4 million grant to the UW College of Education will benefit students working toward their elementary teaching degree with a bilingual endorsement and meet the rising need for dual language certified educators in Washington.
AERA Announces Most Read Education Research Articles of 2017
Wednesday, January 3, 2018
Professor Holly Schindler is co-author of a paper exploring the impacts of early childhood education on medium- and long-term outcomes in the journal Educational Researcher.
Student achievement initiative thriving
Tuesday, January 2, 2018
Dean Mia Tuan comments on an ambitious, comprehensive effort to drastically improve educational outcomes for students in Chehalis School District.
The Allure of the Emerald City
Friday, December 29, 2017
Faculty member Cassady Glass Hastings and the launching of the College's Education, Communities and Organizations major are noted.