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"White Fragility" by Robin DiAngelo (PhD '04), affiliate associate professor of education, is featured in an opinion column.

Professor  is cited as an author of an Urban Teacher Education Consortium position paper on the training of teachers.  

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Professor comments on an NCAA-funded pilot project that seeks to increase awareness of mental health issues and promote positive coping skills among student-athletes.

The planned renovation of the UW Haring Center for Inclusive Education was recently highlighted in an article published by The Daily. The comprehensive renovation will bring the midcentury building that houses classrooms, offices and observation spaces into the twenty-first century, and is made possible through a generous $30 million gift from the Sunderland Foundation. Ilene Schwartz, faculty director of the Haring Center, and Chris Matsumoto, principal of the EEU school, are both quoted in the article.

Professor comments on big-city districts that are piloting initiatives to expand the reach of their successful principals by allowing those leaders to manage two schools simultaneously.

The Seattle Times published an article titled “WA House bill would expand outdoor education statewide” and featured  Islandwood Graduate Program in Education and Community students Marina Hydeman, Keaton Aldrich and Grace Sunitsch. Islandwood, an outdoor camp on Bainbridge Island, has demonstrated how outdoor education should be a must-have, rather than a nice-to-have for school districts across the state. Congratulations to our students, as well as faculty and staff involved with the program: Professor of Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Mark Windschitl and Associate Professor of Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Jessica Thompson, and Islandwood Director of Graduate and Higher Education Programming Déana Scipio (Ph.D. in Learning Sciences, ’15).

Dr. Tim Yeomans (PhD '09) and his commitment to leadership development for school and district leaders is highlighted.

Analysis of Washington's teacher shortage completed by a team from the UW program is cited in a report on how the shortage is impacting schools.

Seattle Public Schools and the UW's are working together to continue support for an innovative kindergarten program that mixes children with developmental needs and those developing more typically.