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Jenée Myers Twitchell, special advisor for postsecondary success and advancement, comments on the importance of individual attention and support for low-income and first-generation college students.

Professor Ann Ishimaru discusses findings from her recent paper about how institutional scripts impact parent-teacher engagement and more.

Stephan Blanford (EdD '11), a former Seattle Public Schools board member and equity consultant, comments on how the insights of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. continue to have meaning in 2018.

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. 

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.

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. 

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.

Last week Washington state won a $60 million federal grant for early learning. We take a closer look with leading experts on early childhood education in Washington and other states. How will the state spend the money? Will it help close the achievement gap for low–income kids? Gail Joseph, assistant professor of education psychology, is a guest.

UW College of Education alumnus Shannon Hitch (EdD '18), director of Special Services in the Lake Washington School District, discussed her work with families during a more than 20-year career in special education during the Seattle Times' Ignite Education Lab event.