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Professor Ilene Schwartz offers advice to parents on helping students who need executive-function help but don’t have an Individualized Education Program.

Dean Mia Tuan comments on an ambitious, comprehensive effort to drastically improve educational outcomes for students in Chehalis School District.

Professor Brinda Jegatheesan comments on "emotional support" animals and the scrutiny they face as more people attempt to board planes and enter restaurants that normally don't allow free-range pets.

“Education Conversations” is an occasional series from The Seattle Times editorial board, highlighting the latest thinking in education. In this new video, Dean Stritikus says it’s time to shift the way we think about the profession and incorporate early learning into basic K-12 education in Washington state. He’s also critical of the region’s growing achievement gap among poor student populations and suggests teachers are the key to improving their academic outcomes.

Liza Rickey (MIT '03), science and STEM curriculum specialist at Issaquah School District, shares how teachers can reinvigorate their day-to-day routines at the end of the school year and finish on a strong note.

When kids go back to school in a few weeks, it can be a mixed bag of challenges including adjusting to school routines and worries over academics, bullies and fitting in with other peers. Dr. Clayton Cook and Dr. Jim Mazza as well as otehrs from the ���ߺ��� offer advice to parents on how to help their elementary- through high school-aged kids get the new school year off to a good start.

Professor Gail Joseph comments on steady improvements that have been observed in outcomes for early learners participating in the Seattle Preschool Program.

It's been a rocky first year for the Puget Sound branch of Teach for America, but principals say the first TFA teachers are performing well. The efforts of Dean Tom Stritikus are noted.

Doctoral student Christine Tran is author of an article exploring the tradition of making bánh chưng and how it's being continued in the Vietnamese community.