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The Seattle Times

The Bezos Family Foundation's donation offers a lasting opportunity to influence the UW College of Education's research and programs in early education.

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UW News & Information

Michael Bowman, a College of Education Ph.D. student in the area of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, received the prestigious UW Excellence in Teaching Award. The award recognizes outstanding skills in the classroom. Bowman teaches in the elementary Teacher Education Program as well as a UW undergraduate education course titled, 'The Purpose of Public Schools in a Democracy.' 

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The 74

Professor Min Sun's research demonstrating black teachers are more likely to leave their school, and the reasons for their lower retention rates, is noted as one of the most significant discoveries of 2018 in education.

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Seattle Times
GIVEN ALL the talk about the importance of education these days, you'd think teaching would be the most revered job in America ... From the beginning, says Nancy Beadie, a UW professor and historian of education, there has been this constant worry that teachers aren't good enough and we need to do more to make them better.
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The Stranger

Raphe Bernier, adjunct faculty in school psychology, is leading a clinical trial looking at how a topical CBD gel can reduce the symptoms of autism.

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Association for Education Finance and Policy
Nancy Beadie has been invited to participate on a panel of economic historians to discuss the question: Why has schooling been publicly funded in the United States? The symposium will take place on the opening day of the annual meeting of the Association for Education Finance and Policy in Seattle, March 24-26.
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The Seattle Times

Professor emerita Virginia Berninger comments on the need for simple tests to screen for reading problems and implement interventions early in a child’s life.

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Sage Journals Online
College of Education alum Caryn Park recently published in the American Educational Research Journal. While studying at the College, Park specialized in Multicultural Education. James Banks served as her advisor. Her article is titled Young Children Making Sense of Racial and Ethnic Differences: A Sociocultural Approach.
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Puget Sound Business Journal

Mia Tuan, dean of UW College of Education, is one of 16 leaders in the Puget Sound named to the 2019 Women of Influence list (subscription required).

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University Week
Congratulations to TEP student Anna Kramer and Education, Learning, and Society Minor student Brittany Lichtyon theirr Bonderman fellowships. In order to become the best science teacher she can be, Anna will travel to the countries where most of her students have roots: Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Western and American Samoa, the Philippines and Indonesia. As she says, As I travel, I will explore the nature of the communities' relationships with the ecosystems in which they live, as well as strive to better understand how the unique biological communities and natural resources in each place shape the daily lives of the people living there, she said. Brittany plans to travel to countries with large groups of dispersed peoples due to conflict, including Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam then to Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia, Montenegro, Albania, and finally to Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Somalia. The purpose of my journey is to expand global education and encourage cultural tolerance and understanding. Upon her return to the United States, she wants to expand study abroad programs for community colleges. Congrats Brittany!