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Seattle Times

UW College of Ed grads Jennifer Wiley (Franklin High School principal) and Mia Williams (Aki Kurose Middle School principal) were just awarded the Foster Award for Excellence by the Seattle Alliance for Education. Each principal receives $50,000 of unrestricted money to spend on her school. 

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Shanghai Ranking

The University of Washington College of Education is ranked No. 12 in the Global Ranking of Academic Subjects list for 2018, conducted by researchers at the Center for World-Class Universities of Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

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Pittsburgh Gazette

Amid repeated rounds of state budget cuts, the University of Pittsburgh now spends twice what it used to getting its message to legislators. William Zumeta is quoted. 

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KCTS

A documentary featuring Daybreak Star Preschool, which integrates Indigenous knowledge and practices in its curriculum, includes footage of Tess Gamez (MEd '16) and her students.

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Seattle Times

CindyTwo years ago, Cindy Cables discovered CARE at Haring, and a new future began to take shape for mother and daughter.

CARE, a not-for-profit clinic that benefits from The Seattle Times Fund For The Needy, provides therapy, coaching, education and case management for clients and families affected by neurodevelopmental disabilities such as autism, Tourette syndrome, attention-deficit disorder and bipolar disorder. Other clients, such as Stacia, have neurological issues that defy labeling.

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Bristol Herald-Courier

The Brotherhood Initiative, created by College of Education Professor Joe Lott, helps young men of color navigate college, find internships or research opportunities and learn from mentors.

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FPG Child Development Institute
Dr. Sam Odom, Director of FPG Child Development Institute (FPG) and Professor at the School of Education at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, will receive the 2011 Distinguished Graduate Award from the University of Washington College of Education. The Distinguished Graduate Award was established in 1986 and is awarded annually to a College of Education graduate of marked distinction. Dr. Odom is being honored for the impact of his research and practice on children with disabilities.
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The Daily

The UW Institute for Science + Math Education is partnering in ClimeTime, a Washington public schools initiative supporting climate science education, including providing professional learning opportunities for educators across the state.

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Columns Magazine
UW uses upcoming dam removal to study teaching techniques. The National Science Foundation awarded O’Mahony and UW Professor John Bransford a one-year RAPID (Rapid Response Research) grant. The pair is using the $200,000 to study teaching methods regarding the Elwha River and the upcoming removal of its two dams. Half of the more than 300 participating middle-school students from nearby Port Angeles are doing traditional science projects with PowerPoint presentations. The other half will create five-minute videos that tell the story of the watershed’s past, present and future, including the swamping of local tribal land, the blocking of more than 70 miles of superb habitat from five salmon species, and the biggest dam-removal project in U.S. history.
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The Seattle Times

Julie McCleery, a researcher with the UW Center for Leadership in Athletics, comments on a new report investigating young people's access to sports, play and outdoor recreation in Seattle and King County, which she led as principal investigator.