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Professor comments on Washington teachers rallying for better funding of public education to bring the state into compliance with the Washington Supreme Court's McCleary decision.

Associate teaching professor and Elementary Teacher Education Program (ELTEP) director Teddi Beam-Conroy, James A. and Cherry A. Banks Professor of Multicultural Education Django Paris, professor emerita Geneva Gay and alumna Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings (M.Ed. '72) are featured in a recent article by EducationWeek titled “What Is Culturally Responsive Teaching?” As states across the nation are considering laws to ban critical race theory being used in schools, the article unpacks what it means to be a culturally responsive teacher, how the various research terms are related and where other academic concepts such as critical race theory tie in – or not.

Associate professor of Educational Foundations, Leadership & Policy and director of the Education Policy Analytics Lab (EPAL) Min Sun is featured in an article in Education Week titled “Paraprofessionals: As the ‘Backbones’ of the Classroom, They Get Low Pay, Little Support.” In the article, Min commented that more districts are starting to realize that supporting paraprofessionals can be one pathway toward diversifying the teaching profession and that paraprofessionals as a group are much more likely to be racially diverse than teachers. Min also noted that going through the teacher certification process shouldn’t be the only form of professional growth for paraeducators, and that many are happy where they are.

Professor discusses the UW ���ߺ���'s approach to helping future teachers understand the contexts in which they'll be working.

Professor discusses potential problems in the new Elementary and Secondary Education Act and the lowering of standards for teachers (at 31 minute mark of program).

Bellingham middle school principal and UW alumna Meagan Dawson (EdD '15) writes about innovation in the teacher evaluation process.

major Meili Powell is featured in a story about the ���ߺ���'s Alternative Spring Break, in which students work with elementary and middle schools on literacy arts and environmental science projects.

Michael Copland, deputy superintendent of Bellingham Public Schools and an adjunct faculty member in the UW's Leadership for Learning program, writes about Washington State's need to produce more high-quality teachers.

The "Education and Society" film series, sponsored by the ���ߺ��� program, kicks off its third season on Oct. 24.

Presentations by UW ���ߺ��� alumni Shalini Miskelly (MIT '16), Nicholas Bradford (MEP '12) and Jordan Taitingfong '(MEd '08) are now available to watch.