There's a small school at the ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ where many kids with developmental disabilities first learn to talk, count and play. The kids learn these skills in classes with their typically–developing peers, from birth through kindergarten. KUOW's Ann Dornfeld reports from the EEU: the Experimental Education Unit.
Joe Petrick (MEd '04), an alumnus of the UW and IslandWood's Education for Environment and Community graduate program, is now serving as vice president of field education at the Teton Sciences Schools.
Washington politicians have abdicated their leadership role in higher education, leaving the state with a disjointed system that doesn't produce enough bachelor's degrees and forces employers to go out of state — and even out of the country — to find skilled workers. Bill Zumeta, one of the co-authors of the forthcoming book, "Financing Higher Education," is quoted.
Faculty members Kathleen Artman Meeker and Nancy Rosenberg are conducting research on a coaching program they created to assist paraprofessionals in teaching students.
A program developed by UW ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ researchers is helping administrators provide professional development to paraeducators while they’re working with students.
Professor Marge Plecki comments on teacher salaries in Washington state and the impact of recent increases in school funding.
Dean Mia Tuan, recently named to the 2019 Women of Influence list of the Puget Sound Business Journal, discusses her work to advance equity and access in education and more (subscription required).