Seattle schools are increasingly relying on parent donations to pay for a variety of expenses, including teacher salaries. But parent groups in wealthy parts of the city raise vastly more than those in poorer areas, raising fairness questions. Marge Plecki is quoted.
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Education Week
Faculty members Kathleen Artman Meeker and Nancy Rosenberg discuss their studies exploring the benefits of bug-in-ear coaching for educators and their students.
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BirthtoThrive Online
Research released last week that showed 1 in 6 children are now diagnosed with developmental delays continues to raise questions about what this increase means for schools and families. Ilene Schwartz discusses the importance of this research.
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NAESP Principal Magazine
The ’s Renee Gallagher discusses how a shift in beliefs among teachers, instructional coaches and principals is key to advancing access and equity in math instruction.
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Seattle PI
A group of psychologists at the ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ studied the way kids interact and came to this conclusion: Kids are big-time gossips.
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Phys.org
Professor Katie Headrick Taylor discusses how to use student data to productively inform both classroom instruction and schoolwide improvement.
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UW Graduate School
Congrats to Cameron McGregor, elementary ed student, on his Fullbright Scholarship! Cameron will will travel to the city of Elista in Southern Russia, north of Georgia, to teach American studies and culture to students between 10 and 14 years old, as well as university students.
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UW ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ
The work of the ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ's Cultivate Learning to support Washington's early learning and care providers is cited in the UW's recently released Economic Impact Report (page 9).
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Seattle Times
Mark Mitsui, a College of Ed MA alum and current student in the , has been named the next president of North Seattle Community College effective July 1.
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Connected Science Learning
Professor Philip Bell is co-author of an article highlighting a collaboration between the ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ, Pacific Science Center, Seattle Public Libraries and Native American-serving organizations engaging nondominant families engage in culturally resurgent and intergenerational STEAM programming.