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Professor Ken Zeichner discusses a recent study in which teachers-in-training at the UW were matched with community mentors from Southeast Seattle to learn about the life experiences of their students and their community.

Anneke Markholt, associate director with the , comments on the center's instructional leadership academy, which is featured in a video about Florida's effort to better prepare school leaders across the state.

Professor emerita Marilyn Cohen comments on the importance of teaching students how to be critical consumers and thoughtful producers of their own media—and the need for better preparing educators to do so.

Michelle Zimmerman (MEd '07, PhD '11), executive director of Renton Prep, comments on how gaming could boost social and emotional outcomes for students as young as those in kindergarten.

The ���ߺ��� ���ߺ��� is No. 19 in the 2018 Times Higher Education World University Rankings.

UW ���ߺ��� 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).

Professor Sheila Valencia comments on the National Assessment of Educational Progress and the scores of Washington students.

Dr. Kristie Kauerz has written a feature about early learning in Principal Magazine. The experiences that children have early in life shape whether their foundation for later learning is sturdy or fragile. Kauerz writes about the latest developmental science in this area. 

Professor Nancy Hertzog comments on how an inquiry-based curriculum at an experimental non-profit school on the campus of SpaceX could give students the opportunity to pursue their interests, put ideas into context and acquire basic skills to solve problems.

Sixty middle and high school GEAR UP educators from across the state converged on the UW campus for a summer institute, “The Common Core: Preparing GEAR UP Students for Rigor and Academic Success.” It provided an opportunity for teachers, curriculum directors, principals and GEAR UP staff to become familiar with the new Common Core State Standards (CCSS). The mathematics track was facilitated by instructors from the UW ���ߺ��� Mathematics Education Project. The English language arts track was facilitated by Sheila Valencia, UW ���ߺ��� professor in curriculum and instruction, and Lorena Guillen, a UW graduate student in curriculum and instruction.