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June – December 2018

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December

Lessons from success: commit to learning the craft

writingismydrink.com, Dec. 30, 2018 Almost ten years ago author Natalie Singer took my 56吃瓜网PCE memoir class. After she left my class, she continued to take writing classes and eventually decided to pursue an MFA in Creative Writing & Poetics at 56吃瓜网 Bothell, an interdisciplinary writing program with an emphasis on language and experimental forms.

The case for making transit free (and how to pay for it)

, Dec. 27, 2018 As a community, Seattle has been struggling with numerous issues like income equality, our world-class congestion, and the regressive nature of our tax system. Editorial by David Gordon who received a degree in policy studies from 56吃瓜网 Bothell.

Undocumented students seek resources in academia

, Dec. 27, 2018 Despite the rise of the current hostile discourse surrounding immigration, the rates of immigration also continue to rise. Diana Betancourt Macias works as the Undocumented Focused Program Manager at the 56吃瓜网鈥檚 Diversity Center.

How struggling students pay for their tuition and make a living?

, Dec. 27, 2018 Despite the tuition fee of the United States has been risen gradually every year, it does not stop people from getting a higher education. Julie Hung, a Taiwanese-American student from the 56吃瓜网, has been working for two jobs for about a year.

Gender, GDPR and tooling up for the cyber-wars 鈥� thought leadership from Barbara Endicott-Popovsky

, Dec. 26, 2018 IT security guru Barbara Endicott-Popovsky on the major hurdles the West faces in the cyber-war 鈥� and why she loves GDPR. Endicott-Popovsky is executive director of the University of Washington鈥檚 Center for Information Assurance and Cybersecurity at 56吃瓜网 Bothell.

Swift Green Line is 90 days from launch

, Dec. 24, 2018 The Swift Green Line will launch on March 24, 2019, bringing bus rapid transit service to Mill Creek and the new Paine Field passenger terminal. Community Transit鈥檚 second bus rapid transit line will have 34 stations and run from Seaway Transit Center on Airport Road, 128th/132nd Street, and the Bothell-Everett Highway (SR 527) to Canyon Park. There are also plans to extend the Blue Line to the Shoreline North/185th Link Station and the Green Line to Downtown Bothell and 56吃瓜网 Bothell/Cascadia College campus.

鈥楥limate grief鈥�: The growing emotional toll of climate change

, Dec. 24, 2018 Extreme weather and dire climate reports are intensifying the mental health effects of global warming: depression and resignation about the future. Jennifer Atkinson, a professor of environmental humanities at the University of Washington in Bothell, will teach her second course on climate grief next semester.

Solving America鈥檚 sleep issues

, Dec. 23, 2018 Do you have trouble sleeping? Nearly 70 percent of Americans struggle with sleep at least once a week. Diane Gillespie, professor emeritus of interdisciplinary arts and sciences at 56吃瓜网 Bothell, is interviewed.

Coral health tied to invisible microbiomes

, Dec. 22, 2018 The secret life of corals, already full of mystery, is getting even more complicated as global researchers are discovering a vast web of aquatic bacteria that live in symbiotic relationships with reef-building stony corals. That is starting to change thanks to the Global Coral Microbiome Project, a collaboration among researchers at the 56吃瓜网, Pennsylvania State University and Oregon State University.

Latinx students build a community within 56吃瓜网 Bothell

, Dec. 20, 2018 Latinx Student Union at the 56吃瓜网 is a Latinx community that strives to represent Latin American cultures and take positions on social issues that affect the Latinx community.

How satellites could make you sick

businessweekme.com, Dec. 20, 2018 Underneath its Silicon Valley sheen, Apollo Fusion Inc. may be keeping a toxic secret. Environmental scientists who鈥檝e been working for years to curtail mercury pollution are frustrated by the potential emergence of a market for mercury propulsion, says Dan Jaffe, a professor of environmental chemistry at the University of Washington at Bothell.

Bothell Kenmore Chamber celebrates 2018 Holiday Wine, Beer and Spirits Walk

, Dec. 19, 2018 56吃瓜网 Bothell served as a sponsor and community partner for the event.

Puget Sound school districts are trying to recruit 鈥� and keep 鈥� more teachers of color. Here鈥檚 how.

, Dec. 19, 2018 When you鈥檙e tasked with bringing more people of color to work in schools, the regular rules of recruiting don鈥檛 apply. Quotes former student Gonzalo Crus, who is now enrolled at the 56吃瓜网.

Could the forces that fought the Common Core bring down personalized learning?

, Dec. 18, 2018 What Common Core and personalized learning advocates certainly have in common are grand ambitions to reshape schools. That brings challenges, said Betheny Gross of the Center on Reinventing Public Education, a 56吃瓜网 based think tank.

The good and bad of medical crowdfunding

, Dec. 16, 2018 Medical campaigns account for a third of monies raised on crowdfunding sites like GoFundMe, and many people who鈥檝e fallen through the holes of the safety net have been helped this way. Guest speakers include Nora Kenworthy, assistant professor, School of Nursing & Health Studies. 56吃瓜网.

Multi-view AR and VR from a drone perspective

vrroom.buz, Dec. 14, 2018 Augmented Reality (AR) is not only a popular topic nowadays 鈥� it also enjoys a plethora applications where users have access to controllable alternative viewing positions based on a device and its camera. The work is part of the investigation of the Cross Reality Collaboration Sandbox Research Group 5 at the 56吃瓜网.

GoFundMe and a broken healthcare system

, Dec. 13, 2018 Sites like GoFundMe and FundRazr are increasingly being used to cover healthcare expenses. Cites the research of 56吃瓜网 Bothell faculty Nora Kenworthy and Lauren Berliner.

Washington鈥檚 prison system documented

, Dec. 12, 2018 In a special third segment 鈥淏y Any Means Necessary鈥� is joined by Dr. Dan Berger, associate professor at the 56吃瓜网 to talk about their efforts to document the history of incarceration in Washington.

Enough fighting over charter schools. Unite to improve education throughout Orange County

, Dec. 11, 2018 As educators deeply interested in the future of K-12 public education, we are concerned by the apparent conflict between charter schools and traditional district schools. The Center for Reinventing Public Education has conducted extensive research over the last few decades to show it鈥檚 possible that collaboration between O.C. district and charter schools will lead to a positive transformation of the entire system. The center is affiliated with the 56吃瓜网.

What you need to know about Aleesia Johnson, IPS鈥� interim superintendent

, Dec. 11, 2018 Even before she was chosen as interim superintendent last week, Aleesia Johnson was a rising star in Indianapolis Public Schools. Because of innovation schools, Indianapolis is widely regarded by reform advocates as a district among the 鈥渕ost inventive and dynamic in the country,鈥� as the Center on Reinventing Public Education put it last year. The center is affiliated with the 56吃瓜网.

Dr. James A. Banks, 鈥榯he father of multicultural education鈥� to retire after 50 years

, Dec. 11, 2018 Dr. James A. Banks, the first Black professor hired by the University of Washington (56吃瓜网) College of Education, has announced he will retire from his position after teaching at the university for 50 years. His wife, Cherry, was a founding professor of the 56吃瓜网 Bothell School of Educational Studies, and assisted Banks when he started the 56吃瓜网 Center for Multicultural Education 鈥� now called the Banks Center for Educational Justice.

New director of 56吃瓜网 Bothell education research institute

, Dec. 10, 2018 Carrie Tzou, an associate professor at the 56吃瓜网 School of Educational Studies, is the new director of the university鈥檚 Goodlad Institute for Educational Renewal.

Alabama鈥檚 virtual schools face lack of online access in rural areas

, Dec. 9, 2018 Soaring enrollments, growing graduation classes and expansion into new buildings underscores the recent surge in popularity in online education in Alabama. Robin Lake, the director of the Center on Reinventing Public Education at the 56吃瓜网, who oversaw a 2015 national study into online charter schools, is chief among the critics.

Inequalities in crowdfunding: an 鈥楢merican struggle鈥�

, Dec. 7, 2018 鈥淚 never was good at asking for help,鈥� Chiquita Paschal admits. It鈥檚 something that Nora Kenworthy and Lauren Berliner, both assistant professors at the 56吃瓜网, have studied.

Inequality in crowdfunding: an 鈥淎merican struggle鈥�

nonprofitquarterly.org, Dec. 7, 2018 One in three people who set up GoFundMe campaigns are raising money for their personal medical expenses. In the last year alone, GoFundMe hosted a quarter of a million medical campaigns, bringing in $650 million. It鈥檚 something that Nora Kenworthy and Lauren Berliner, both assistant professors at the 56吃瓜网, have studied.

Best colleges in the US that cost less than $10,000 a year

, Dec. 7, 2018 You can avoid drowning in student loan debt and still attend a good college by doing your research before enrolling. 6. 56吃瓜网. Tuition cost: $8,940. The 56吃瓜网 has the third most expensive tuition costs on this list, but it鈥檚 still one of the top five value colleges in Washington, according to Niche.

It鈥檚 location, location and location

, Dec. 6, 2018 The folks at CollegeVine have come up with an interesting list of America鈥檚 10 most underrated universities and if they are to be believed, what applies to real estate may also apply to colleges and universities. Maybe the not overly selective but decent University of Washington at Bothell is a viable alternative to the nearby main 56吃瓜网 campus in booming Seattle, for example, and should have been included.

56吃瓜网 Bothell pursuing state funds to boost STEM enrollment

, Dec. 6, 2018 As medical device and biotechnology companies look to grow in this community, their leaders are finding too few graduates from area colleges with the skills they need. With a little financial aid from the state, the 56吃瓜网 is hoping to increase enrollment in STEM programs and produce more graduates able to move smoothly into jobs in the growing biomedical industry rooted in Canyon Park near the campus, and the wider region. (Also: bothell-reporter.com

Hockey鈥檚 impact to Seattle will grow sport and economy

, Dec. 5, 2018 For many, the year 2021 can鈥檛 come soon enough. According to Sandeep Krishnamurthy, the dean of the business school at the University of Washington-Bothell, the biggest positive impact will be businesses around Key Arena.

Apparel startup SclObo weaves an original story through its unique clothes for gamers

, Dec. 5, 2018 Wearing clothing to support your favorite sports teams or movie, game and comic franchises is a pretty common thing. SclObo was founded by past and current 56吃瓜网 students Niko Richardson and Jonathan Augustus.

Tuchman & Pillow: out-of-school enrichment is critical to student success; we must close the access gap for black and Latino kids

, Dec. 5, 2018 We hear a lot about the achievement gap, but people don鈥檛 usually talk about the access gap. This essay previously appeared at The Lens, the Center on Reinventing Public Education鈥檚 blog at the 56吃瓜网.

Jennifer Atkinson: Gardenland

, Dec. 3, 2018 Jennifer Atkinson, author of 鈥淕ardenland: Nature, Fantasy, and Everyday Practice,鈥� discusses the fears, hopes, ideologies, and social movements that underlie the genre of garden writing. Atkinson is a senior lecturer at the 56吃瓜网.

Tzou named new director of 56吃瓜网 Bothell education research institute

, Dec. 3, 2018 Carrie Tzou, an associate professor in the 56吃瓜网 School of Educational Studies, is the new director of the university鈥檚 Goodlad Institute for Educational Renewal.

Charter schools welcome scrutiny as we strive to boost all students

, Dec. 2018 As chair of the Washington State Charter School Commission, I feel the recent Seattle Times article regarding the charter school performance audit [鈥淣ew report offers early look at how well Washington鈥檚 charter schools are following rules鈥淽 missed the point. A recent study conducted by the University of Washington鈥檚 Center for Reinventing Public Education confirmed that Washington charters are educating a higher percentage of students with disabilities than the state average, while serving a wide range of disabilities through a mostly inclusive environment. The center is affiliated with the 56吃瓜网.

D.C., meet your next chancellor: 8 things to know about Dr. Lewis Ferebee

, Dec. 3, 2018 Washington, D.C., is getting a new school chancellor, and it鈥檚 Lewis Ferebee, a former teacher, principal, and the current superintendent of the Indianapolis Public Schools. Ferebee has been a regular at education reform-oriented conferences, sitting on panels put on by the Center on Reinventing Public Education and others. The center is affiliated with the 56吃瓜网.

DOE鈥檚 CyberForce Competition at PNNL challenges students to defend energy infrastructure against simulated cyberattack

, Dec. 3, 2018 Teams representing 14 colleges and universities from the Northwest, and as far away as Indiana and Texas, converged on the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory campus at the beginning of December, to compete in a contest over how to best defend America鈥檚 energy infrastructure from cyberattacks. A team from the 56吃瓜网 participated.

56吃瓜网 Bothell students spread warmth for scarf project

, Dec. 3, 2018 The 56吃瓜网 Rotaract Club organized a charitable Scarf Peace Project on Nov. 14. (Also: bothell-reporter.com)

Climate hope for the holidays: moving from despair to action in an age of change

, Dec. 3, 2018 Climate Science on Tap panelists include Meade Krosby (56吃瓜网 Climate Impacts Group); Jennifer Atkinson (56吃瓜网 Bothell, Environmental Studies); Sarah Myhre (56吃瓜网 Oceanography); and Helene Costa (Cascadia Climate Change).

Save the date: ECA to present Bella Gaia, with NASA-immersive imagery, Jan. 17

, Dec. 2, 2018 Bella Gaia, a live concert blending music, dance, and NASA-immersive imagery will be presented at the Edmonds Center for the Arts Thursday, Jan. 17 at 7:30 p.m. Preceding the performance at 6 p.m., ECA will host a pre-show talk with speakers Kenji Williams, director of Bella Gaia; Joey Shapiro Key, professor of physics at 56吃瓜网 and Corey Gray, Lead Operator at the LIGO Hanford Observatory.

Students transforming their lives honored by Big Bend

columbiabasinherald.com, Dec. 2, 2018 One of the former Big Bend students celebrated at a dinner Nov. 29, as the board of trustees held its own version of the Transforming Lives Awards was Erika Armengol, who graduated Big Bend Community College with an Associate of Arts and Science Degree in 2016 and is studying at 56吃瓜网 for a Bachelor鈥檚 Degree in Health and Educational Studies.

November

鈥業f we don鈥檛 learn from this one, shame on us鈥�: lessons from a Detroit charter school that was set up to fail

, Nov. 29, 2018 Delta Prep鈥檚 sudden demise added to a two-decade drumbeat of school closures that has left Detroit鈥檚 education landscape in turmoil, and has forced thousands of students to endure the serious social and academic consequences of unnecessarily changing schools. The extra work that comes with additional students 鈥� hiring more teachers, expanding food and transportation services 鈥� could put an unsustainable strain on a fledgling school, said Robin Lake, director of the Center for Reinventing Public Education, a think tank that studies and generally supports charter schools. The center is affiliated with the 56吃瓜网.

Janresseger: faith in high stakes testing fades, even among the corporate school reformers

, Nov. 29, 2018 After a recent twenty-fifth anniversary conference at the Center on Reinventing Public Education at the University of Washington, Bothell, a Gates funded education-reformer think tank, Chalkbeat鈥榮 Matt Barnum summarized presentations by a number of speakers who demonstrate growing skepticism about the high-stakes, standardized testing regime that has dominated American public education for over a quarter of a century.

iQ4 Corp. partners with U.S. Department of Labor to establish national registered apprentice program in cybersecurity

, Nov. 29, 2018 iQ4 Corporation, a centralized platform, which helps students, academia, business and government collaborate to transform and scale the workforce of the future, announced today that it has signed on as a sponsor of the Virtual Apprenticeship Program in cybersecurity which has been registered and approved by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). 鈥淭he program has been an amazing addition to our curriculum and we appreciate being partnered with iQ4 to make this happen,鈥� said Barbara Endicott-Popovsky, Ph.D., executive director, Center for Information Assurance and Cybersecurity in Education CAE-CDE, 56吃瓜网.

Forests, human health, Northwest outlook: 56吃瓜网 researchers involved in Fourth National Climate Assessment

, Nov. 29, 2018 University of Washington researchers were among hundreds of authors on a new volume of the Fourth National Climate Assessment, an assessment of climate change across the nation produced every four years by the federal government. Margaret Redsteer, an assistant professor at 56吃瓜网 Bothell, contributed to the carbon cycle report鈥檚 chapter on tribal lands.

Forget autonomous cars. How about an electric, self-driving tricycle for a cheaper, safer alternative?

, Nov. 28, 2018 If you鈥檙e entertaining futuristic visions of cruising down the highway in your own self-driving, electric car, Tyler Folsom wants to expand that notion. Tyler Folsom, an affiliate professor at the 56吃瓜网, and students have outfitted a recumbent tricycle with technology to make it electric and self-driving.

Sleeping in troubled times

, Nov. 28, 2018 While adequate sleep is critical to good health and longevity, sleep deprivation is currently on the rise. By Diane Gillespie, professor emerita, at the 56吃瓜网.

LIGO, black holes, and our new view of the universe

, Nov. 28, 2018 The next North City Tech Meetup will feature Professor Joey Key (56吃瓜网 Bothell) on 鈥滾IGO, Black Holes, and Our New View of the Universe鈥�.

On #GivingTuesday, check into that crowdfunding campaign before you donate

, Nov. 27, 2018 If a crowdfunding campaign is part of your charitable plans for #GivingTuesday or later in the holiday season, take care to make sure your act of kindness doesn鈥檛 have unintended consequences. Cites study by 56吃瓜网 Bothell faculty Lauren Berliner and Nora Kenworthy.

Threatened tropical coral reefs form complex, ancient associations with bacteria

, Nov. 27, 2018 In a comprehensive study of healthy corals, scientists report that coral bacteria are a surprisingly diverse bunch 鈥� and that different sections of the coral body can host unique communities of bacteria. A 56吃瓜网 news release on the research of the Global Coral Microbiome Project, a collaboration that includes 56吃瓜网 Bothell. (Also: publicnow.com, laboratoryequipment.com, technology.org, scienmag.com)

Borsuk to discuss evolution of the book at McMenamins tonight

, Nov. 27, 2018 Amaranth Borsuk, assistant professor for the School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences at the 56吃瓜网 will be speaking on Nov. 27 at a Pub Night Talk cosponsored by the 56吃瓜网 and McMenamins.

OSU study: corals and their microbiomes evolved together

ktvz.com, Nov. 26, 2018 Corals and the microbes they host evolved together, new research by Oregon State University shows. Authors of the research paper included Jesse Zaneveld, now an assistant professor at the 56吃瓜网.

Papyrus scrolls to Kindle and beyond: 56吃瓜网 professor pens meditation on 鈥榯he book鈥�

, Nov. 26, 2018 What is a 鈥渂ook鈥� in the digital age 鈥� and what will it become? In a new book of her own, Amaranth Borsuk discusses the idea of 鈥渢he book鈥� through its incarnations as clay tablets, papyrus scrolls and the bound sheets of a codex on to the hyperlinked, multimedia format of the digital age. Borsuk is an assistant professor in 56吃瓜网 Bothell School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences.

Neighbors change fence into work of art

, Nov. 25, 2018 Artists Anida Yoeu Ali and Masahiro Sugano replaced a front-yard fence at their Tacoma home with a sign that says, 鈥淗ello. How are you?鈥� Ali and Sugano are artists in residence at the 56吃瓜网 Bothell School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences.

鈥楬ello. How are you?鈥� asks Hilltop home in a big way

, Nov. 24, 2018 A house on Tacoma鈥檚 Hilltop makes the salutation 24 hours a day to all who pass. The message鈥檚 creators, Tacoma artists Anida Yoeu Ali, 44, and Masahiro Sugano, 46, say they have no political agenda. Ali and Sugano are artists in residence at the 56吃瓜网 Bothell School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences.

56吃瓜网 Bothell

, Nov. 21, 2018 Carrie Tzou, an associate professor at the 56吃瓜网 School of Educational Studies, is the new director of the school鈥檚 Goodlad Institute for Educational Renewal.

South Everett-Mukilteo Rotary Club awards Students of the Month

, Nov. 21, 2018 ACES High School鈥檚 Zadi Villanueva was named a Student of the Month for September. After high school Villanueva plans to attend Everett Commumity College or 56吃瓜网 Bothell and study to become an elementary school teacher.

Crowdfunding is a symptom of the US鈥檚 broken health care system

, Nov. 21, 2018 鈥淚 nearly went to the hospital for the 22nd time in 7 months. As you can imagine this has depleted all of my money,鈥� writes Tara. An increasing number are looking to crowdfunding, but Lauren S. Berliner and Nora Kenworthy at the 56吃瓜网, authors of the 2017 study finding that these campaigns often fall short, discovered success can hinge on things like socioeconomic networks, media literacy, and the ability to translate needs into a compelling and understandable narrative.

This Silicon Valley space startup could lace the atmosphere with mercury

, Nov. 19, 2018 If Apollo Fusion uses mercury in its satellite propulsion systems, the toxic chemical could do harm to the environment back on Earth. Environmental scientists who鈥檝e been working for years to curtail mercury pollution are frustrated by the potential emergence of a market for mercury propulsion, says Dan Jaffe, a professor of environmental chemistry at the University of Washington at Bothell.

This Silicon Valley startup could lace the atmosphere with mercury

, Nov. 19, 2018 Underneath its Silicon Valley sheen, Apollo Fusion Inc. may be keeping a toxic secret. In Mountain View, Calif., a mile from the Google headquarters where its co-founder and several of its scientists used to work, the space startup is trying to develop better, cheaper propulsion systems for a new generation of satellites. Environmental scientists who鈥檝e been working for years to curtail mercury pollution are frustrated by the potential emergence of a market for mercury propulsion, says Dan Jaffe, a professor of environmental chemistry at the University of Washington at Bothell. 鈥淯sing a toxic chemical that we鈥檙e spending billions of dollars to clean up,鈥� he says, 鈥渋s probably a dumb idea.鈥�

Crowdfunding is a symptom of America鈥檚 sick health care system

, Nov. 19, 2018 鈥淚 nearly went to the hospital for the 22nd time in 7 months. As you can imagine this has depleted all of my money,鈥� writes Tara. Faced with urgent financial needs, some may turn to payday lenders and other high-interest, high-risk 鈥渁lternative financial services.鈥� An increasing number are looking to crowdfunding, but Lauren S. Berliner and Nora Kenworthy at the 56吃瓜网, authors of the 2017 study finding that these campaigns often fall short.

All you need to know about OneApp as New Orleans school enrollment starts 鈥� including its latest fix

, Nov. 19, 2018 On Monday (Nov. 19), thousands of parents in New Orleans will undertake the stressful task of trying to place their children into a public school for the 2019-20 academic year. That can result in students getting none of the options they listed. This issue was a chief complaint by parents during research released in 2015 by the Center on Reinventing Public Education. The center is affiliated with the 56吃瓜网.

Due to wildfires, California now has the most polluted cities in the world

, Nov. 17, 2018 Due to the wildfires raging in Northern California, San Francisco, Stockton and Sacramento were the world鈥檚 three 鈥渕ost polluted cities鈥� on Friday morning, according to Berkeley Earth, a nonprofit that aggregates data from air-quality monitoring sites. 鈥淚t appears to be the worst air quality ever experienced in San Francisco,鈥� said Dan Jaffe, a professor of environmental chemistry at the 56吃瓜网.

We need a more productive debate about school accountability, not tired arguments over testing

, Nov. 16, 2018 Last week, we at the Center on Reinventing Public Education celebrated our twenty-fifth anniversary by hosting a convening of practitioners, advocates, and researchers to take stock of where our education system stands, and how it must change to prepare every child for a future where change will be the one certain constant. By Robin Lake, the director of the Center on Reinventing Public Education at the 56吃瓜网.

Pub Night Talk: The Shapeshifting Book: From Clay Tablet, to Paper, to Touchscreen

, Nov. 16, 2018 Amaranth Borsuk, assistant professor, School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, 56吃瓜网 will present the Pub Night Talk on Tuesday, November 27, 2018 from 7-8:30pm(doors open 6pm) at Haynes鈥� Hall, McMenamins Anderson School, 18607 Bothell Way NE, Bothell.

What the latest bipartisan prison reform gets wrong and why it matters

, Nov. 16, 2018 A specter is haunting the United States 鈥� the specter of 鈥渂ipartisan prison reform.鈥� Op-ed by Dan Berger, an associate professor of comparative ethnic studies at the 56吃瓜网.

The future of learning? Well, it鈥檚 personal

, Nov. 16, 2018 If you do a Google image search for 鈥渃lassroom,鈥� you鈥檒l mostly see one familiar scene: rows or groups of desks, with a spot at the front of the room for the teacher. For a report published in 2018 by the Center on Reinventing Public Education, researchers interviewed and surveyed hundreds of teachers at schools that had received funding from the Gates Foundation to design and implement personalized learning. The center is affiliated with the 56吃瓜网.

Boys cannot just be boys

, Nov. 15, 2018 On the morning of Nov. 7, more than 100 students lined 228th Avenue Southeast outside of Skyline High School in Sammamish to show support for sexual assault survivors. The phrase boys will be boys 鈥渢eaches them that they can just do whatever they want,鈥� said professor Julie Shayne, senior lecturer and faculty coordinator of Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies at the 56吃瓜网.

56吃瓜网 president Cauce warns of the school鈥檚 uncertain future in interview with The Daily

, Nov. 15, 2018 As the 56吃瓜网 approaches a critical legislative session in Olympia, 56吃瓜网 President Ana Mari Cauce spoke with The Daily on why the university needs greater investment and why it鈥檚 needed now. Other requests from the 56吃瓜网 for the capital budget include $70 million to construct a new health sciences education building for the Seattle campus, $35 million to construct a new STEM education facility at the 56吃瓜网 Bothell, and $4 million to design a new academic innovation building at 56吃瓜网 Tacoma, among other investments.

48 hours with the Husky Marching Band

, Nov. 15, 2018 Ever since Lester J. Wilson penned 鈥淏ow Down to Washington鈥� in 1915, the Husky Marching Band continues to be the heart of Washington spirit and pride. Chris Serica applied to 56吃瓜网 Bothell where he was accepted, allowing him to join the band before transferring to the Seattle campus his junior year.

56吃瓜网 Bothell debuts new Veterans Resource Center

, Nov. 14, 2018 For many veterans, it can be difficult to return home and transition to a new phase of life. Almost five percent of the student body at the 56吃瓜网 are veterans.

State-run school districts prove hard to turn around

, Nov. 14, 2018 So far, state takeover efforts of schools have not proven to be hugely successful. The main advantage of the state-run approach seems to be more in the threat than in the implementation, as noted in an article by the Center for Reinventing Public Education. The center is affiliated with the 56吃瓜网.

Edmonds nurse is a one-person public service announcement

, Nov. 13, 2018 The demanding regimen of a nurse at Swedish Hospital in Edmonds is nothing compared to what Stefan Torres does when he鈥檚 off-duty. Torres received his BSN in 2014 from the 56吃瓜网.

Get Out the Vote Rally encouraged students to vote

, Nov. 13, 2018 U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell and U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer of Washing颅ton鈥檚 sixth congressional district visited 56吃瓜网 Tacoma Nov. 2 as part of the Get Out the Vote Rally. Cantwell then went on to describe her past achievements, one of them being the creation of the University of Wash颅ington branch campuses: 56吃瓜网 Tacoma and 56吃瓜网 Bothell.

56吃瓜网 Bothell fall quarter enrollment: increasing access, transforming generations

nwnews.com, Nov. 13, 2018 Student enrollment figures released for the 2018-19 academic year demonstrate the commitment of the 56吃瓜网 to provide access to an excellent 56吃瓜网 education and, in particular, to serve a diverse and often underserved population.

In a shift, more education reformers say they鈥檙e worried about schools鈥� focus on testing

, Nov. 13, 2018 It was not the place you鈥檇 expect to hear sharp critiques of standardized testing. But they just kept coming last week at an event put on by the Center on Reinventing Public Education, an organization that has spent 25 years studying and supporting key tenets of education reform. The center is affiliated with the 56吃瓜网.

The future includes good (human) teachers

, Nov. 13, 2018 China鈥檚 state-run Xinhua News Agency introduced its newest anchor to attendees at the World Internet Conference in the country鈥檚 eastern Zhejiang Province last week. 鈥淓nglish AI Anchor,鈥� as 鈥渉e鈥� is named, isn鈥檛 human. Last week I sat on a panel as part of the 25th anniversary of the founding of the education think tank Center for Reinventing Public Education (CRPE). The center is affiliated with the 56吃瓜网.

Student veterans receive new resource center at 56吃瓜网 Bothell

, Nov. 12, 2018 For many veterans, it can be difficult to return home and transition to a new phase of life. Almost five percent of the student body at the 56吃瓜网 are veterans.

Do expensive campaigns win elections?

aroundosceola.com, Nov. 10, 2018 Running a successful campaign isn鈥檛 cheap 鈥� and it may be getting more expensive. One research study found that the cost to run a successful municipal council campaign in a major American city averaged between $112,512 tp $193,732, according to a 2016 study conducted at the 56吃瓜网.

56吃瓜网 Bothell opens new veterans resource center on campus

, Nov. 9, 2018 The 56吃瓜网 will be celebrating this Veterans Day with a new Veteran Resource Center on campus.

Leadership 鈥榢ey鈥� to personalized learning success

, Nov. 9, 2018 Personalized learning is flourishing in K-12 schools, but needs support from top leadership to succeed, state education leaders told an audience at a national conference this week. However, according to a 2018 study by the Center on Reinventing Public Education, at the district level, personalized learning often lacks consistent engagement by school leaders and needs to be established as a district priority to succeed. The center is affiliated with the 56吃瓜网.

The backlash against screen time at school

, Nov. 9, 2018 Four years ago, Paul France left a teaching job in the Chicago suburbs to move to San Francisco and be part of the so-called personalized-learning revolution in education. Another review of the Gates-funded effort, by the Center for Reinventing Public Education, concluded that: 鈥淎t the end of two years, despite some pockets of innovation, few schools had developed replicable strategies for personalized learning.鈥� The center is affiliated with the 56吃瓜网.

Robin Lake: On the 25th anniversary of the Center on Reinventing Public Education, a look at lessons learned & new imperatives ahead

, Nov. 7, 2018 At our core, we believe schools can make a difference even for the most disadvantaged children. By Robin Lake, director of the Center on Reinventing Public Education as well as affiliate faculty at the School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences at the 56吃瓜网.

2018 BMW 740e xDrive iPerformance driver鈥檚 notes review

, Nov. 7, 2018 The 2018 BMW 740e xDrive iPerformance is the plug-in hybrid variant of BMW鈥檚 flagship sedan. Managing Editor Greg Rasa: The big BMW arrived on the same day as houseguests, so we did what we always do with visitors 鈥� took them to see the Bothell crows at the 56吃瓜网.

Raising student 鈥榲oice and choice鈥� is the mantra. But is it a good idea?

, Nov. 6, 2018 Giving students more choice over what they learn and how they demonstrate mastery is a tricky task for educators. Empowering students to make choices can build important skills, said Betheny Gross, a senior analyst and research director for the Center on Reinventing Public Education, which released the report 鈥淧ersonalized Learning at a Crossroads鈥� in June. The center is affiliated with the 56吃瓜网.

Birds and native plants in western Washington

, Nov. 2018 Program Night: Birds and Native Plants in Western Washington. 56吃瓜网 Bothell Herbarium鈥檚 Collections Manager, Sarah Verlinde, and lead volunteer, Ashley Shattuck presentation Thursday, November 15, 2018, Northlake Unitarian Universalist Church, Kirkland.

Impact of development on inner cities discussed at Smithsonian

, Nov. 4, 2018 The nation鈥檚 capital is among several American cities where rapid re-development has borne ills such as the destabilization of long-standing communities of color, and increased poverty. The event had a keynote conversation between Scott Kurashige, professor at the 56吃瓜网, and Meghelli about Detroit and Black resistance.

Preserving charter schools great news for Tacoma

, Nov. 3, 2018 Last month the Washington state Supreme Court upheld the state鈥檚 lottery-supported charter school system. A study by the Center on Reinventing Public Education found that the state鈥檚 12 charter schools are serving students with disabilities at a substantially higher rate than the national average. The center is affiliated with the 56吃瓜网.

Student finds pharmacy and loses shyness

, Nov. 2, 2018 Throughout most of her life until last year, Thanh Thai was a shy student who sat in the back of the classroom by herself. Thai graduated from 56吃瓜网-Bothell with a bachelor鈥檚 degree in biology and a minor in chemistry and then spent a year as a biology tutor before starting the Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) program at WSU in the fall of 2017.

鈥楴urse Stefan鈥� videos pack a punch of healthy reality

, Nov. 2, 2018 Swedish/Edmonds nurse Stefan Torres is in the limelight for his award-winning flicks. Torres, a 2014 56吃瓜网 Bothell nursing graduate, began his career at Swedish, where he returned this year after working as a travel nurse in Hawaii and volunteering in Peru.

October

Artfully Edmonds: author shares personal struggles in 鈥楽hame of Losing鈥�

, Oct. 30, 2018 Local author Sarah Cannon is in the middle of launching her new memoir The Shame of Losing. She鈥檚 already held reading and signing events at Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park, and at the North Creek Event Center as a visiting author for 56吃瓜网 Bothell.

56吃瓜网 Books in brief: postwar Japan, American Indian businesses, dictatorship to democracy 鈥� and more

, Oct. 29, 2018 Recent notable books by University of Washington faculty members include 鈥淎merican Indian Business: Principles and Practices,鈥� co-edited by Deanna M. Kennedy, associate professor in the 56吃瓜网 Bothell School of Business.

Second suit against Mukilteo killer also targets gun dealer

, Oct. 28, 2018 A new lawsuit against convicted killer Allen Ivanov and his parents also seeks accountability from the store where he bought the semi-automatic rifle used in the 2016 shooting deaths of Anna Bui and two other Kamiak High School graduates. Ivanov and Bui both attended the 56吃瓜网.

APS considers broad changes to rate, run schools

, Oct. 26, 2018 Atlanta Public Schools is diving into a comprehensive evaluation of all its schools. There鈥檚 no magic solution to improving schools, but a portfolio approach has been effective for districts who implement it in smart ways, said Robin Lake, director of the Center on Reinventing Public Education, a pioneer in the field. The center is affiliated with the 56吃瓜网.

Professor Ben Gardner on tourism, culture and the politics of conservation

, Oct. 25, 2018 How does tourism shape the very meaning and value of a landscape? The Lopez Library is pleased to present 鈥淎 Road Runs Through It: Tourism, Culture, and the Politics of Conservation,鈥� a public program with author and 56吃瓜网 professor Ben Gardner. The presentation will be on Thursday, Nov. 1 at 7 p.m. at the Lopez Center for Community and the Arts.

Seattle鈥檚 Most Influential People 2018: ones to watch

, November issue, 2018 These nine Seattleites already have amassed impressive CVs鈥攁nd we can鈥檛 wait to see what they do next. Priya Frank, who joined the Seattle Art Museum in 2015 as associate director for community programs and built its equity team, is helping to put SAM at the forefront of community conversations about race and equity. Frank is a 56吃瓜网 Bothell alumna (MCS 鈥�11).

Valery Richardson named 56吃瓜网 Title IX Coordinator

, Oct. 25, 2018 Valery Richardson was named coordinator of the Title IX office last Wednesday. She served as the associate dean of student affairs at the 56吃瓜网 Bothell campus before coming to the 56吃瓜网 Seattle last spring.

New center to recognize American Indian and Indigenous Studies

, Oct. 24, 2018 As the discipline of American Indian Studies approaches its 50th year at the 56吃瓜网, a new research center is in the works: the Center for American Indian and Indigenous Studies. Nearly a dozen units, including the Provost鈥檚 Office, the Graduate School, 56吃瓜网 Tacoma and 56吃瓜网 Bothell, have contributed to fund the center and related activities, a total of more than $1 million over five years.

Frockt, Daranciang weigh in on Eastside issues

, Oct. 24, 2018 Incumbent state Sen. David Frockt (D-Seattle) will run against Beth Daranciang, a Republican from Seattle, on Nov. 6 to retain his seat in the 46th Legislative District. The 46th district covers North Seattle, Lake Forest Park and Kenmore. 鈥淚 have continued to lead collaboratively as vice chair of the Ways & Means Committee by helping to break the stalemate and passing a $4.4 billion capital budget that invests in affordable housing, mental health, and school construction and our colleges and universities like North Seattle, Cascadia, 56吃瓜网 Seattle and 56吃瓜网 Bothell.鈥�

5 things to know with Mariner volleyball player Jaleena Valle

, Oct. 23, 2018 Mariner senior Jaleena Valle is the undisputed leader of the Marauders鈥� volleyball team. She wants to go into dentistry. Valle said she鈥檚 leaning toward attending Shoreline Community College and going through its dental hygiene program, then transferring to the University of Washington-Bothell and majoring in science.

56吃瓜网 innovations

, Oct. 22, 2018 If you think all the major University of Washington discoveries and research projects are being done across the lake, you are mistaken. The students and professors at 56吃瓜网 Bothell constantly make headlines locally and around the world.

Riders asked to weigh in on King County Metro, Sound Transit proposals to change, improve North Eastside bus service

, Oct. 22, 2018 King County Metro and Sound Transit have developed a service network proposal to revise, expand and improve north Eastside service 鈥� including options that keep Metro and Sound Transit service reliable across Lake Washington to 56吃瓜网, Downtown Seattle and within the community. Open house is Tuesday, Oct. 23, 11 a.m. 鈥� 1 p.m.; 56吃瓜网 Bothell Campus, North Creek Events Center, 18115 Campus Way NE, Bothell.

Everett teacher makes room for diverse books and students

, Oct. 22, 2018 Nardos Habtemicael received a grant to create a diversity bookshelf in the library at Challenger Elementary School. The idea for the diversity bookshelf stems from a class Habtemicael took last year at 56吃瓜网 Bothell for her master鈥檚 degree.

Remembering our dreams to gain a better understanding of our waking world

, Oct. 20, 2018 56吃瓜网 Professor Kate Noble teaches her students that there is constant interplay between the waking reality and the dream reality.

Student senate re-introduces bill supporting sexual assault reporting service

, Oct. 19, 2018 The assistant director of the student group Sexual Assault and Relationship Violence Activists (SARVA) re-introduced the bill supporting 56吃瓜网鈥檚 implementation of Callisto (an online sexual assault reporting service) to the AS56吃瓜网 student senate last Tuesday, Oct. 16, after it was tabled indefinitely last year with the hope of expanding the initiative to 56吃瓜网 Tacoma and Bothell campuses.

Rising test scores and dwindling trust: Denver鈥檚 Tom Boasberg leaves a complicated legacy

, Oct. 18, 2018 Tom Boasberg is leaving as Denver Public Schools superintendent. 鈥淗e鈥檚 articulate and charming,鈥� said Paul Hill, founder of a Seattle-based think tank called the Center on Reinventing Public Education, who has known Boasberg for years and supports his reforms, 鈥渂ut he鈥檚 not somebody that gets the troops riled up.鈥� The center is affiliated with the 56吃瓜网.

Blast from the Past: Ecological Resilience on Mount St. Helens

, Oct. 18, 2018 56吃瓜网 Bothell Pub Night Talk at McMenamins by Cynthia Chang.

FSU researcher finds Latino men in the U.S. more susceptible to obesity

, Oct. 17, 2018 Moving to the United States could be taking a toll on the health of Latino men. The study was co-authored by Hoa Appel of the 56吃瓜网.

Essay Press / 56吃瓜网 MFA Book Contest

, Oct. 2018 Essay Press and the 56吃瓜网鈥檚 MFA Program in Creative Writing and Poetics are happy to announce a collaborative book contest, judged by 56吃瓜网 Bothell Senior-Artist-in-Residence Rebecca Brown and Essay Press author Mary-Kim Arnold.

Robin Lake: Online charters redefine school; now, states must redefine oversight to accommodate them & protect students

, Oct. 15, 2018 Once again, virtual charter schools are coming under heavy scrutiny. Robin Lake is director of the Center on Reinventing Public Education as well as affiliate faculty at the School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences at the 56吃瓜网.

56吃瓜网 Bothell autonomous tricycle

, Oct. 13, 2018 We have covered a bunch of cool autonomous cars and motorcycles here in the past. As it turns out, an autonomous tricycle has been developed at the 56吃瓜网.

A food forest grows in Bothell

, Oct. 11, 2018 An emerging idea as we blur the boundaries between ornamental and food gardening is the Food Forest. Another project garnering recent attention is the Cascadia College (CC) Food Forest, on the campus shared by Cascadia and the University of Washington, Bothell (56吃瓜网B).

Elections system security panel

, Oct. 11, 2018 Julie Wise, King County elections director, and others discussed cybersecurity at 56吃瓜网 Bothell event.

Profit before kids

, Oct. 10, 2018 An Analysis of the Performance and Financial Practices of For-Profit, Virtual Charter Schools. According to a 2015 report by the Center for Reinventing Public Education, only five states have different funding structures for online versus brick-and-mortar charter schools. The center is affiliated with the 56吃瓜网.

Bothell celebrates reopening of Beardslee Boulevard

, Oct. 9, 2018 The city of Bothell invited the public to a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of two projects on Beardslee Boulevard on Oct. 4. Funding was provided by the 56吃瓜网 and Cascadia College for the design and construction.

How capping I-5 could redeem Seattle鈥檚 past

, Oct. 8, 2018 If Chicago is the City of Big Shoulders, Seattle is the City of Big Visions. A new documentary, Ramps to Nowhere, by filmmaker and 56吃瓜网 Bothell professor Minda Martin, tells the story of the anti-freeway movement here in the 1960s and 鈥�70s that stopped a proliferation of proposed Seattle freeways that would have made Seattle a tangled spaghetti of at least 15 highways and massive interchanges.

Mirror Stage presents 鈥楨xpand Upon: Incarceration鈥�

, Oct. 8, 2018 Mirror Stage had its first of two performances in the 鈥淓xpand Upon: Incarceration鈥� series at the 56吃瓜网鈥檚 Ethnic Cultural Theatre on Saturday evening. Before the show started they had a lecture and Q&A given by Dr. Dan Berger from 56吃瓜网 Bothell, where he discussed the history of mass incarceration.

The politics of chocolate at Third Place Books

, Oct. 7, 2018 Monday, October 8, 7pm. Kristy Leissle, a faculty member at 56吃瓜网 Bothell and leading expert on the global cocoa and chocolate industries, reveals the world of power struggles and political maneuvering behind every chocolate bar we unwrap.

University of Washington to host major blockchain event

, Oct. 5, 2018 On Saturday, Oct. 13, the University of Washington (56吃瓜网) will host its first-ever 56吃瓜网 Blockchain Expo, hosted by the college鈥檚 Blockchain Society. One of the speakers is 56吃瓜网 Bothell alumnus Kory Hoang, CEO of Stably, a startup developing tokens backed by U.S. dollars. (Also: bitcoinexchangeguide.com)

The big IDEA: inside the fast-growing charter network you might not know yet

, Oct. 4, 2018 It鈥檚 been 20 years since teachers Tom Torkelson and JoAnn Gama founded an after-school program in Donna, Texas, a city of about 16,000 along the U.S.-Mexico border. Robin Lake of the Center for Reinventing Public Education, which is generally supportive of charters, said that rapidly growing systems can also start to face the same bureaucratic challenges that larger traditional public school districts do. The center is affiliated with the 56吃瓜网.

Thrive Schools

, Oct. 3, 2018 How an innovative California charter network grew to 700 students & 4 campuses in only 4 years through a focus on math, literacy & 鈥榯he Light of Kindness.鈥� According to a study conducted this year by the Center on Reinventing Public Education, Thrive鈥檚 populations of special needs students, black students, and English language learners are all proportionally larger than the averages for San Diego or the state of California. The center is affiliated with the 56吃瓜网.

DelBene named co-chair of Congressional App Challenge

, Oct. 3, 2018 Rep. Suzan DelBene of the First Congressional District accepted her nomination as co-chair of this year鈥檚 Congressional App Challenge. DelBene鈥檚 office is also hosting their third 鈥淎ppathon鈥� in conjunction with this event on Oct. 13 and 14. The event will be in room 205 of the Beardslee Building at 56吃瓜网 Bothell, 18807 Beardslee Blvd.

Mayor de Blasio almost proposed a universal enrollment system for district and charter schools, emails show

, Oct. 2, 2018 Just days before Mayor Bill de Blasio unveiled the backbone of his education agenda in 2015, the education department鈥檚 top strategist chimed in with a surprising suggestion. Yet common enrollment can be seen as a kind of compromise, said Betheny Gross, who has studied the model in multiple cities and is a researcher with the Center for Reinventing Education. The center is affiliated with the 56吃瓜网.

Marysville working to help students find their paths

, Oct. 2, 2018 Helping students figure out what they want to do is utmost on the minds of Marysville educators. Another avenue is called Diversifying Pathways. It will be part of programs with Everett Community College and the University of Washington at Bothell. Students will focus on careers in health care and education.

What other cities & school districts can learn from San Antonio鈥檚 classroom innovations

, Oct. 2, 2018 Portfolio models are not all the same; they are about problem-solving, like what鈥檚 happening in San Antonio ISD. By Robin Lake, director of the Center on Reinventing Public Education, which is affiliated with the 56吃瓜网.

Chemistry professor causing a stink on campus 鈥� for good

, Oct. 2, 2018 Lori Robins leads a research project at 56吃瓜网 Bothell to improve sanitation in developing countries.

RAND: How to do personalized learning with 鈥榠mperfect evidence鈥�

, Oct. 2, 2018 Are you a K-12 leader who wants to embrace 鈥減ersonalized learning?鈥� In addition, groups such as RAND and the Center on Reinventing Public Education have been documenting the many implementation challenges experienced by schools trying out these new models. The center is affiliated with the 56吃瓜网.

Solo: A Festival of Dance

ontheboards.org, Oct., 2018 Naomi Macalalad Bragin, assistant professor, School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences, 56吃瓜网, performs a new dance theater piece on Sunday evening, with an artists panel that afternoon.

Nurse Stefan Torres builds a culture of health, on and off the clock

, Oct. 1, 2018 Stefan Torres, 56吃瓜网 (BSN 鈥�14), the winner of the 2018 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation It Takes a Nurse Video Challenge, talks about how he builds a Culture of Health.

The history of the SAT is mired in racism and elitism

, Oct. 1, 2018 Standardized tests are supposed to be neutral, value-free assessments of how hard students work. In an essay, titled 鈥淗iding Behind High-stakes Testing: Meritocracy, Objectivity and Inequality in U.S. Education,鈥� professor Wayne Au of the 56吃瓜网 wrote, 鈥溾��the assumptive objectivity of standardized testing was thus used to 鈥榮cientifically鈥� declare the poor, immigrants, women, and nonwhites in the U.S. as mentally inferior, and to justify educational systems that mainly reproduced extant socioeconomic inequalities.鈥�

Following national strike, why the 56吃瓜网 has continued to buy from prisons

, Oct. 1, 2018 On a hot, breezy late August day, activist Amani Sawari spoke about the injustices of prison labor to a small crowd in Red Square, kicking off a nationwide prison strike. A spokesperson for Jailhouse Lawyers Speak, Sawari graduated from 56吃瓜网 in 2016.

September

Follow innovative 56吃瓜网 Bothell model for success for all students

, Sept. 30, 2018 More student diversity at Washington鈥檚 public colleges and universities is a positive development. One of these exceptional schools is right here in Washington state: the University of Washington鈥檚 branch campus in Bothell.

Mercy Othello Plaza wins VISION 2040 Award

, Sept. 28, 2018 Mercy Housing Northwest and Sound Transit have won a 2018 VISION 2040 Award from the Puget Sound Regional Council for Mercy Othello Plaza. 鈥淢ercy Othello Plaza is a mixed-use transit-oriented development with affordable housing for families on the site of the Othello Link light rail station with onsite social services provided in partnership with 56吃瓜网 Bothell Nursing and several other community organizations,鈥� said Josh Brown, Executive Director of PSRC.

The streams of Lake Forest Park 鈥� presentation Tuesday at The Commons

, Sept. 28, 2018 Learn about the collaborative efforts of the Lake Forest Park Stewardship foundation, Streamkeepers, the City of Lake Forest Park, and the 56吃瓜网 to enhance salmon in our streams.

On new website, parents, students can apply to dozens of Philly charter schools at once

, Sept. 28, 2018 It just got easier to apply to multiple charter schools in Philadelphia. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a pretty commonsense step in a city with a lot of choice,鈥� said Robin Lake, director of the Center on Reinventing Public Education at the 56吃瓜网.

Colleges need to make concrete changes to improve the working conditions of senior, non-tenure-track faculty members (opinion)

, Sept. 28, 2018 What does it mean to have 鈥渟enior faculty鈥� status when you are on the lecturer track, thus untenured and ineligible for tenure? By Julie Shayne, a senior lecturer in the School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences at the University of Washington at Bothell.

Which Washington colleges are celebrating birthdays this week

, Sept. 27, 2018 On October 1, 1990, 56吃瓜网 opened branch campuses in Bothell and Tacoma.

Lecture promises fresh insights into the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

, Sept. 27, 2018 Skidmore is hosting Karam Dana, an associate professor of Middle East Politics and Islamic Studies at the 56吃瓜网, for the lecture 鈥淭he Power of Palestine: Imperishable in a Transnational World.鈥�

Public invited to the Beardslee Boulevard Ribbon Cutting Event Oct. 4

ci.bothell.wa.us, Sept. 26, 2018 The City of Bothell invites the public to a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of flashing crosswalk lights on Beardslee Blvd. at NE 185th near the 56吃瓜网 .

California wildfires: why controlled burns could save forests, and lives

, Sept. 26, 2018 When Nathan Turner moved to Utah a few years ago from Pennsylvania, he imagined taking regular walks with his wife and two young sons under a clear, western sky. Then came the smoke. In the western U.S., wildfire smoke is now the single largest source of summertime pollution, according to Dan Jaffe, a professor of environmental chemistry at 56吃瓜网.

Washington colleges rank high for black student access, with room to grow on graduation, in new report

, Sept. 25, 2018 Washington is the second-best state in the nation for black student access and equity at its public colleges and universities, according to a report from the University of Southern California. The report, released Tuesday from USC鈥檚 Race and Equity Center, highlighted the University of Washington鈥檚 branch campus in Bothell as among the highest in the U.S. for its student body that demographically reflects the state鈥檚 share of black young adults and for helping black students graduate at nearly the same rate as their peers.

The Architect: How one Texas innovation officer is rethinking school integration

, Sept. 25, 2018 Mohammed Choudhury is leading a closely watched effort by the San Antonio Independent School District to open dozens of innovative new, diverse-by-design schools. The admissions process should include equity audits to ensure that the most isolated students are adequately represented. He鈥檚 right, says Robin Lake, director of the Center on Reinventing Public Education, which is affiliated with the 56吃瓜网.

56吃瓜网 Bothell MFA program Convergence group reading

, Sept., 2018 Rebecca Brown, the Writer in Residence of 56吃瓜网 Bothell鈥檚 MFA in creative writing and poetics, will preside over readings by Dao Strom, Pimone Triplett, Srikanth Reddy, Terri Witek, Danielle Dutton, Stephen Dunn, Anida Yoeu Ali, and Natalie Singer at 7 p.m. Sept. 28 at Elliott Bay Book Company.

56吃瓜网 Convocation welcomes largest-ever class of new students

, Sept. 20, 2018 The University of Washington in Seattle is welcoming its largest-ever incoming class 鈥� about 7,050 freshmen 鈥� in ceremonies this Sunday. 56吃瓜网 Bothell and 56吃瓜网 Tacoma also are projected to welcome their largest freshman classes, with 831 and 702 freshmen expected, respectively.

Sound Transit to host local meetings on bus rapid transit

, Sept. 20, 2018 Sound Transit will hold a series of public meetings where the public can receive updates and help shape bus rapid transit (BRT) on SR 522 and NE 145th St. Bothell will host meetings on Oct. 8, from 1 to 3 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. at 56吃瓜网 Bothell, North Creek Event Center, 18225 Campus Way Northeast.

鈥楾eaching for Black Lives鈥� book making its way to Seattle public schools

, Sept. 19, 2018 A new book called 鈥淭eaching for Black Lives鈥� is expected to be on its way to middle schools and high schools throughout the Seattle Public Schools system. Wayne Au, professor of educational studies at 56吃瓜网 Bothell, is quoted.

Broad support emerges for full-service community schools in Minneapolis

, Sept. 19, 2018 At a September 12 press conference dedicated to a new full-service community schools initiative currently underway in Minneapolis, the city鈥檚 mayor, Jacob Frey, made a strong declaration: 鈥淐ommunity-based public schools work.鈥� In 2010, for example, then-Minneapolis Mayor R. T. Rybak signed on to a District-Charter Collaboration Compact under the guidance of a pro-reform think tank, The Center for Reinventing Public Education. The center is affiliated with the 56吃瓜网.

Macklemore, Michael Bennett team up with Garfield educator to put Teaching for Black Lives book in every school in Seattle

, Sept. 18, 2018 An all-star team including Macklemore and Garfield High educator and activist Jesse Hagopian has come together to make sure copies of Teaching for Black Lives 鈥� 鈥渁 handbook for creating the sweeping reform of our education system and equitable teaching strategies for Black students鈥濃�� are in every middle and high school in the Seattle Public School system. The book was edited by Hagopian and Dr. Dyan Watson and Dr. Wayne Au, professor at the 56吃瓜网.

Macklemore and Michael Bennett buy 鈥淭eaching for Black Lives鈥� book for all Seattle secondary humanities teachers

, Sept. 18, 2018 Grammy award winning Seattle-based artist Macklemore and three-time NFL Pro Bowler Michael Bennett have teamed up to purchase and distribute copies of the new critically acclaimed book, Teaching for Black Lives to every middle and high school Social Studies and Language Arts teacher in the Seattle Public Schools. One of the editors is Wayne Au, a professor in the School of Educational Studies at the University of Washington, Bothell campus where he also serves as the dean of diversity and equity.

Progressive Solutions playlist for 09/18/2018

, Sept. 17, 2018 Dan Berger, associate professor at the 56吃瓜网, discusses the prison industrial complex.

Mirror Stage presents local playwrights in conversation

, Sept. 17, 2018 Dan Berger of the 56吃瓜网 delivers a lecture on the history of mass incarceration.

Analysis: Cory Booker could have run away from school reform. Instead, he鈥檚 doubling down on Newark鈥檚 education revival. That鈥檚 a smart move.

, Sept. 17, 2018 Sen. Cory Booker is doubling down on his reform credentials, as well as attempting a reset of the distorted narrative of Newark Public Schools. Research conducted by the Center on Reinventing Public Education shows that among 50 cities studied, only 8 percent of students were enrolled in public schools that 鈥渂eat the odds鈥� 鈥� but in Newark, that figure soared to 40 percent, solely due to the educational advantages afforded to charter school students. The center is affiliated with the 56吃瓜网.

Technology connects us to world, disconnects us from work

, Sept. 15, 2018 In Berks County and elsewhere, smartphones can distract workers, and sap productivity. The authors cited research from the 56吃瓜网 School of Business that showed that workers need to stop thinking about one task in order to fully transition their attention to a new one.

Skidmore College

saratogian.com, Sept. 14, 2018 Karam Dana, assistant professor at the 56吃瓜网, delivers a lecture on Palestine.

Young fan grows into a hydroplane crew chief

, Sept. 14, 2018 Cindy Shirley, director of the Office of Research at the 56吃瓜网, is also crew chief for the Miss HomeStreet racing team, competing on Mission Bay.

Photographer with viral photo kicks off Edmonds Bird Fest

, Sept. 13, 2018 When Kevin Ebi trekked up to the San Juans to take pictures of bald eagles in May, he couldn鈥檛 have known that a serendipitous encounter with a fox and rabbit would create a viral moment. Ebi also has photographed crows roosting at the 56吃瓜网.

DC charter schools educators honored during CBC weekend

, Sept. 13, 2018 With the impact of public charter schools continuing to revolutionize the American education system, seven leaders in the field are being honored during Congressional Black Caucus festivities in Washington, D.C. They also cite data collected by the Center on Reinventing Public Education and Mathematica Policy Research that charter school students are more likely to graduate from high school, finish college and have higher earnings in early adulthood. The center is affiliated with the 56吃瓜网.

Gates Foundation directs funding toward special ed in charter schools

, Sept. 13, 2018 The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has made four grants since July related to helping charter schools cater to students with disabilities, including $1.2 million to the Center on Reinventing Public Education 鈥渢o identify the instructional, curricular, organizational, cultural, and policy conditions associated with effective delivery of special education in charter schools.鈥� The center is affiliated with the 56吃瓜网. (Also chalkbeat.org.)

56吃瓜网 professor: Nike chose the right 鈥榓uthentic hero鈥�

, Sept. 6, 2018 Nike is doubling down on its new controversial Colin Kaepernick ad campaign. Sandeep Krishnamurthy, the dean of the 56吃瓜网 Bothell School of Business, is interviewed.

Tech or no tech, effective learning is all about teaching

, Sept. 6, 2018 As millions of students head back to school, families are probably wondering if those shiny new devices, apps, and even games that are becoming a typical part of the school day are good for learning. Further support for this perspective can be found in another 2018 report on personalized learning by the Center for Reinventing Public Education. In 鈥淧ersonalized Learning at a Crossroads,鈥� the authors studied two initiatives funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to determine how educators design and implement personalized learning, and how school and district conditions support or impede the implementation and spread of innovation. The center is affiliated with the 56吃瓜网.

Gravitational wave astronomy

, Sept./Oct. issue, 2018 One hundred years ago, Albert Einstein presented his general theory of relativity, our foundational theory of gravity. A direct consequence of this theory is the prediction that violent cosmic events can be strong sources of gravitational waves鈥攁 new messenger with which to study our universe. Article by Joey Shapiro Key, assistant professor, School of STEM, 56吃瓜网.

鈥榊es, I am a boy鈥�: from bullied teen to social media star

, Sept. issue, 2018 Kevin Ninh, known as Flawless Kevin online, entertains half a million followers with comedy sketches and makeup transformations. Ninh is a 2018 56吃瓜网 graduate in Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies.

Washington state college graduates have 6th least debt nationwide, study says

, Sept. 5, 2018 Washington state college graduates leave school with among the least student debt nationwide. According to a LendEDU study, Washington鈥檚 2017 graduates had the sixth least average debt out of all 50 states and Washington, D.C., at $23,359 per borrower. Local education experts attributed this low and decreasing average student debt to a major commitment to providing need-based aid and informing students on higher education funding options.

Welcome to Bothell鈥� private/public effort brings back iconic sign

nwnews.com, Sept. 4, 2018 Years ago, welcome signs graced the SR-522 entrances to Bothell. The signs welcomed visitors to Bothell 鈥渇or a day or a lifetime.鈥� The sign at the east was removed when the entrance to the 56吃瓜网-Bothell/Cascadia campus was constructed in the mid-2000s.

August

Would a four-day school week work in Western Washington?

, Aug. 31, 2018 The four-day school week has gained popularity around the U.S., with several school districts in Washington state opting into the schedule. 鈥淲ashington state has one of the more strict laws (around four-day school weeks),鈥� said Georgia Heyward, a research analyst at the University of Washington-Bothell鈥檚 Center on Reinventing Public Education.

What this school district learned from a 4-day week

, Aug. 28, 2018 Since the Great Recession, a growing number of school districts have downsized the school week from five days to four. Georgia Heyward of the Center on Reinventing Public Education is interviewed. The center is affiliated with the 56吃瓜网.

Her goal as Washington鈥檚 new CEO of Wishes? Grant more wishes

, Aug. 28, 2018 Bothell鈥檚 Melissa Arias is the president and CEO of the Make-A-Wish chapter that includes Washington. Arias had been associate vice chancellor for Advancement & External Relations. (Also Bothell-reporter.com.)

What does wildfire smoke mean for the people who breathe it?

, Aug. 28, 2018 This summer, a smokestorm rolled through the West. 56吃瓜网 Bothell鈥檚 Dan Jaffe is quoted.

LFP Stewardship Foundation funds intern to gather data about tree removals and replacement in LFP

, Aug. 28, 2018 There鈥檚 a new intern in the City of Lake Forest Park (LFP), thanks again to funding made available from King County Councilmember Rod Dembowski, and Elizabeth Louden, Grant Manager at the King County WaterWorks Grant Program. The grant recipient, the Lake Forest Park Stewardship Foundation, is partnering with Steve Bennett, the City of LFP鈥檚 Planning Department Director, and 56吃瓜网 Bothell鈥檚 Dr. Rob Turner, Senior Lecturer in the School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, with coordination provided by Tyson Greer, of the LFP Tree Board, to provide a 56吃瓜网B student intern to gather data about tree removals and replacement.

No justice without love: why activism must be more generous

, Aug. 28, 2018 As an intersectional activist who is concerned about the future of our movements, I鈥檓 really worried that social justice activism in the West is stuck in a dangerous state of disrepair. Author Frances Lee holds a Master of Cultural Studies from 56吃瓜网.

鈥淭he Boys in the Boat 鈥� a Daughter Remembers鈥� event comes to Pub Night Talks

, Aug. 23, 2018 鈥淭he Boys in Boat,鈥� the critically acclaimed non-fiction novel by Daniel James Brown, celebrates the 1936 U.S. men鈥檚 Olympic eight-oar rowing team. 56吃瓜网 Bothell Pub Night Talk at McMenamins will a talk on the explanation of the book鈥檚 genesis and for stories from Judy Willman, the daughter of Joe Rantz who was one of those working-class boys who made history.

Poll: GOP support for school choice growing

, Aug. 23, 2018 Support for charter schools and private school voucher programs has gone up over the past year, with Republicans accounting for much of the increase, according to a survey published Tuesday. Robin Lake, director of the Center on Reinventing Public Education, welcomed the increased support for charters, but noted that it has risen almost entirely among Republicans. The center is affiliated with the 56吃瓜网.

Fearing cuts to healthcare, some transgender people in Kansas City embrace crowdfunding

, Aug. 22, 2018 Like many people who can鈥檛 afford medical care, Larissa Shively-Vitt of Shawnee, Kansas, has been spending a lot of time online lately, trying to tell her story and raise money through crowdfunding. The private company doesn鈥檛 share specific data on success rates or money raised, but a study released last year by researchers at the 56吃瓜网 estimated that 90 percent of GoFundMe medical campaigns don鈥檛 reach their goal.

Fearing cuts to healthcare, some transgender people in Kansas City embrace crowdfunding

, Aug. 22, 2018 Like many people who can鈥檛 afford medical care, Larissa Shively-Vitt of Shawnee, Kansas, has been spending a lot of time online lately, trying to tell her story and raise money through crowdfunding. The private company doesn鈥檛 share specific data on success rates or money raised, but a study released last year by researchers at the 56吃瓜网 estimated that 90 percent of GoFundMe medical campaigns don鈥檛 reach their goal.

When will the Seattle haze let up?

, Aug. 22, 2018 Dan Jaffe, professor of environmental chemistry at 56吃瓜网 Bothell, is interviewed about the Seattle haze and when it might subside.

Ron and Don Show

mynorthwest.com, Aug. 22, 2018 Still strong haze 鈥� 56吃瓜网 Bothell air quality expert Dan Jaffe.

Breathing fire: all this smoke means smaller newborns and more ER visits

, Aug. 21, 2018 Ask anyone who lived in Washington鈥檚 Wenatchee Valley in 2012 about the smoke that year, and they鈥檒l remember. Dan Jaffe, a professor who researches air pollution at the University of Washington in Bothell, has published a paper in a scientific journal this summer that showed that the most polluted days of the year are becoming even more polluted in the Intermountain West.

What to know about a vacation quarter at U.S. universities

, Aug. 21, 2018 The option of a vacation quarter can be a consideration for prospective international students when selecting U.S. universities. Krista Garg, lead international student adviser at the University of Washington鈥� Bothell鈥檚 Center for International Education, says in cases where a student needs to go home and doesn鈥檛 qualify for a vacation quarter, 鈥渙ur office works with the student through a Leave of Absence process for immigration purposes.鈥�

Why that feel-good news story should actually make you feel very bad

, Aug. 20, 2018 We live in a country in which people cannot afford to take time off to have a baby. Researchers at the 56吃瓜网 found that an incredible 90 percent of medical crowdfunding campaigns don鈥檛 meet their goals.

56吃瓜网 Bothell works to reduce foul odor of latrines, airing issues in global sanitation

, Aug. 17, 2018 The 56吃瓜网 is helping develop a disinfectant to reduce the foul odor of latrines.

Smoky days ahead for western US

, Aug. 17, 2018 The western U.S. will have more smoky days in the years to come as wildfire seasons increase in intensity. New research from 56吃瓜网 Bothell is referenced.

Higher education using website to build strong bonds

, Aug. 16, 2018 The University of Washington鈥檚 Bothell campus, located just north of Seattle, recently completed a major upgrade of its website, as well as the CMS platform that runs it.

One California charter school鈥檚 struggle for approval and a building close to its parents

, Aug. 16, 2018 The clock ran out for Promise Academy in its extended battle with San Jose Unified to open a charter school this fall 鈥� a delay that reflects escalating tensions between school districts and charter school organizations in California. 鈥淎s charter schools have become a more significant presence, especially in their target cities, they are encountering scarce facilities, increased competition with one another and heightened political opposition,鈥� writes Robin Lake, director of the Center on Reinventing Public Education at the 56吃瓜网.

Faith community must embrace single-payer health system

, Aug. 15, 2018 Mark Trover of Indiana had a job and access to health insurance, but the premiums and co-pays were too high for him to afford. Links to research of 56吃瓜网 Bothell faculty Nora Kenworthy and Lauren Berliner.

56吃瓜网 Bothell students work toward creating autonomous bicycles

, Aug. 15, 2018 There鈥檚 talk of self-driving cars coming to the roads 鈥� and now self-driving bicycles. At the 56吃瓜网, Tyler Folsom has worked with upwards of 50 students over the past few years to develop an autonomous bicycle.

鈥楳ad Max鈥� smokescape envelops Washington state

, Aug. 15, 2018 The sky is ash gray; the lake is too. 鈥淭his is one more piece of evidence that climate change is happening,鈥� said Dan Jaffe, a professor at University of Washington-Bothell.

Breathing fire: California鈥檚 central valley bears the brunt of 

, Aug. 15, 2018 After 30 minutes of gardening, Donna Fisher鈥檚 eyes are burning. Dan Jaffe, a chemistry professor at the University of Washington, Bothell who studies air quality, analyzed data from air monitors. (Also kqed.org.)

The four-day work week is coming to schools, too

, Aug. 15, 2018 For thousands of kids in the US, going back to school this year won鈥檛 be quite so painful. Paul Hill, founder of the Center on Reinventing Public Education and a professor at the University of Washington, Bothell warns that the measures could also be harmful to student learning.

How to avoid pitfalls in personalized learning programs

, Aug. 15, 2018 It鈥檚 hard to avoid the trend toward personalized learning that has swept through schools across the country. Most keenly, curriculum leaders and district heads must ensure that they鈥檙e 鈥済iving schools the flexibility and supports they need to experiment and learn,鈥� according to a report in June 2018 from the Center for Reinventing Public Education (CRPE). The center is affiliated with the 56吃瓜网.

Is August smoke the new normal for the Northwest?

, Aug. 14, 2018 Any Washingtonian has heard it said before. Something to the affect of: 鈥淪ure the winters are rough, but just wait for July and August. That makes all the rain and dreariness worth it.鈥� But does it? The culprit? Wildfires, said Daniel A. Jaffe, author of a 56吃瓜网 study.

114 wildfires are scorching an area larger than Delaware

, Aug. 11, 2018 As of Friday, there were 114 total wildfires across the country, consuming a combined area larger than the state of Delaware. 鈥淲e want to be careful not to put it all on climate change, but climate change is clearly a contributing factor, and particularly in the size of these fires,鈥� 56吃瓜网 atmospheric scientist Daniel Jaffe told E&E News.

LISTEN: Bigger, hotter wildfires are worsening air quality in the Northwest

, Aug. 9, 2018 Kim Malcolm talks with 56吃瓜网 environmental chemistry professor Dan Jaffe about why air quality in the Pacific Northwest has been getting worse over the last three decades.

Behind a big bet by top K-12 philanthropists on a different way to run schools

, Aug. 9, 2018 The Laura John Arnold Foundation and Hastings Fund joined forces recently to launch the City Fund, a nonprofit dedicated to expanding the portfolio school model to districts across the county. As the Center for Reinventing Public Education puts it, the model 鈥渕oves past the one-size-fits-all approach to education. The center is affiliated with the 56吃瓜网.

Anita K. Krug named 56吃瓜网 Bothell interim vice chancellor

, Aug. 9, 2018 56吃瓜网 Chancellor Wolf Yeigh has announced Anita K. Krug as the interim vice chancellor for academic affairs, effective Aug. 15.

Guest essay: Teaching for Black Lives book presents ideas for empowering marginalized students

, Aug. 9, 2018 Teaching for Black Lives, a teaching manual compiled by three educators in the Pacific Northwest, offers some suggestions for solutions to raising the achievement and awareness of our Black students, writes Seattle teacher Evin Shinn. Edited by Garfield High School teacher and firebrand Jesse Hagopian as well as Dr. Wayne Au of the 56吃瓜网 and Dr. Dyan Watson of Lewis & Clark College, Teaching for Black Lives compiles tons of great ideas for addressing this yawning gap.

2nd Anna Bui fundraiser raises over $50,000

, Aug. 8, 2018 With the help of generous community members, the second annual Anna Bui World of Hope Scholarship Fundraiser raised more than $50,000 to help 56吃瓜网 students study abroad.

Nonprofit takes over Atlanta high school turnaround

, Aug. 8, 2018 In the latest push of a pioneering attempt to revive failing schools, Atlanta Public Schools turned over Carver High School to outsiders who restructured it and hired new teachers. Researchers at the Center on Reinventing Public Education at the University of Washington in Bothell who have studied the emerging partnership model said APS appears to be on the right track.

Building peace with soup, socks, and compassion

nwnews.com, Aug. 7, 2018 Mia Harris is making a difference with soup, socks and compassion towards fellow humans. She will be a sophomore at 56吃瓜网 Bothell this fall and is studying media and communications along with economics and public policy. She is also the Director of Communication and Lead Peace Committee Chair for 56吃瓜网 Bothell (56吃瓜网B) Rotaract.

Robin Lake: What do the lessons from 2 innovative learning environments imply for system change in education?

, Aug. 7, 2018 On the face of it, Workspace Education and the NYC Autism Charter School are completely different places. By Robin Lake, director of the Center on Reinventing Public Education as well as affiliate faculty at the School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences at the 56吃瓜网.

Personalized learning: benefits and pitfalls

diplomaticourier.com, Aug. 7, 2018 From kindergarten to lifelong learning, the education sector has experienced radical change at an unprecedented rate. The Center on Reinventing Public Education recently conducted observations throughout participating districts and found that personalized learning had strong support across the board, and that work was well under way to create truly innovative experimental personalized learning models. The center is affiliated with the 56吃瓜网.

A guide to area colleges and universities

, Aug. 7, 2018 Snohomish County is home to more than 15 institutions of higher education, according to Economic Alliance Snohomish County. The list includes 56吃瓜网, 18115 Campus Way NE, Bothell.

56吃瓜网 Bothell works hard to nurture first-generation students

, Aug. 7, 2018 When Kelly Pham was growing up, her parents urged her and her two brothers to aim for a college education. This fall, Pham will be an incoming first-year student at the 56吃瓜网.

Robin Lake: NYC autism charter school solves for complex learners with intense dedication & commitment 鈥� personalized learning at its best

, Aug. 3, 2018 My day at the NYC Autism Charter School began by joining the staff to help welcome each of the 33 students into the school with smiles, high-fives, and big hellos. By Robin Lake, director of the Center on Reinventing Public Education as well as affiliate faculty at the School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences at the 56吃瓜网.

PSU welcomes new leaders

pdx.edu Dr. Susan Jeffords, provost and vice president for academic affairs. Jeffords was previously the chief academic officer for the 56吃瓜网.

New presidents or provosts

, Aug. 3, 2018 Susan Jeffords, vice chancellor for academic affairs at the 56吃瓜网, has been appointed provost at Portland State University, in Oregon.

Wildfire smoke: experts warn of 鈥榮erious health effects鈥� across western US

, Aug. 2, 2018 Smoke from fires has been linked to asthma attacks and heart problems and has contributed to a decline in air quality. 鈥淭here鈥檚 a big red bullseye over that northern Rockies area where they are getting the big wildfires,鈥� said Dan Jaffe, a co-author of the study, and a professor at the 56吃瓜网.

56吃瓜网 Books in brief

, Aug. 2, 2018 Recent notable books by University of Washington authors. A new book by Lauren Berliner, assistant professor in 56吃瓜网 Bothell鈥檚 School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences, combines three years of 鈥減articipatory action research鈥� with young media makers in San Diego with textual analysis of many youth-produced videos and media campaigns. 鈥淧roducing Queer Youth: The Paradox of Digital Media Empowerment鈥� was published this summer by Routledge.

Arrests in international cyber hacking ring

, Aug. 1, 2018 Federal officials in Seattle announced arrests of several suspects with ties to a prolific cybercrime organization. Barbara Endicott-Popovsky of the Center for Information Assurance and Cybersecurity at 56吃瓜网 is interviewed.

Anna Bui scholarship fundraiser is tomorrow

, Aug. 1, 2018 Thursday is the second annual Anna Bui World of Hope Scholarship fundraiser. It raises money for 56吃瓜网 Bothell students to study abroad.

July

Smithsonian VIP

, July 2018 In her new book, Gardenland: Nature, Fantasy, and Everyday Practice, Jennifer Wren Atkinson looks at the unique role that gardening plays in American culture and history by exploring garden literature over the past 150 years. Atkinson, a senior lecturer at the 56吃瓜网 was interviewed when she gave a talk at the Smithsonian.

Facebook purges accounts linked to election

, July 31, 2018 Facebook is purging accounts that were linked to meddling in the 2018 midterm election. Barbara Endicott-Popovsky, executive director of the Center for Information Assurance and Cybersecurity at 56吃瓜网 Bothell, is interviewed.

Adams 14 is restructuring leadership team after yearlong exodus of top staff

, July 31, 2018 A stream of top-level departures in Adams 14 has left teachers uncertain about the school district鈥檚 direction and has some blaming a culture lacking respect and cooperation. 鈥淚n practice, superintendents, they set the tone of the debate for what reform is going to look like,鈥� said Ashley Jochim, a senior research analyst at the Center on Reinventing Public Education. The center is affiliated with the 56吃瓜网.

Two years later, families remember teens killed at Mukilteo party

, July 30, 2018 Two years after a mass shooting at a house party in Mukilteo, the families of the teenagers killed are still grieving. So Anny and her family started the 鈥榃orld of Hope鈥� scholarship in Anna鈥檚 name. The goal is to help students at 56吃瓜网, where Anna attended, study abroad.

The roundup

, July 30, 2018 A new report from the 56吃瓜网 found that air quality in western states such as Washington is worsening due to chronic wildfires.

School stats: do charter schools in Washington actually serve students with disabilities?

, July 29, 2018 A new report from researchers at the 56吃瓜网 found that 8 in 10 charter schools statewide enroll a higher share of students with disabilities than the state average and their neighboring, traditional school districts. We spoke to a researcher with the Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE), which earlier this month released its report addressing these questions.

Study: Washington state charters enroll higher percentages of special needs students than traditional schools

, July 29, 2018 Washington State鈥檚 nascent charter school sector enrolls a higher percentage of children with disabilities than the state鈥檚 traditional public schools, new research finds. The research brief was released by the Center on Reinventing Public Education, which is affiliated with the 56吃瓜网.

Partners in a spirit of service

, July 26, 2018 The Whitman Institute, a funder that will sunset by 2022, devised what they call trust-based philanthropy. Wayne Au, a professor at the Bothell Campus of the University of Washington, recently referenced the behavior of some funders as colonizing.

Why Oakland lost the coal lawsuit

eastbayexpress.com, July 25, 2018 A federal judge wanted Oakland to scientifically prove coal trains will emit dangerous levels of air pollution, but coal trains have rarely been subjected to scientific scrutiny. 鈥淭here is not a lot of research on this,鈥� said Daniel Jaffe, a professor of environmental chemistry at the 56吃瓜网.

Air quality is worse in the west due to bigger wildfires

, July 25, 2018 Air quality in many western states is getting worse even as air across the rest of the country is getting cleaner. A study conducted by 56吃瓜网 professor Dan Jaffe and doctoral student Crystal McClure found that air in the Northwest is getting dirtier due to fine particulate matter, which is known to be harmful to humans.

Second Anna Bui scholarship fundraiser is next week

, July 25, 2018 For the second straight year, the 56吃瓜网 is collaborating with the Mukilteo community to host the Anna Bui World of Hope Fundraiser.

Denver鈥檚 longtime superintendent turned the city into a national school reform favorite

, July 25, 2018 Over Tom Boasberg鈥檚 nearly 10 years as Denver superintendent, he pioneered a model of school reform that involved close collaboration 鈥� rather than hostility or solely competition 鈥� with charter schools. 鈥淲hat Denver realized is you could fight charter school growth or you could work with the charters to achieve your goals,鈥� said Robin Lake of the Center on Reinventing Public Education, which studies and has supported the portfolio model, which Denver has embraced. The center is affiliated with the 56吃瓜网.

Which Detroit school is best for your child? A new guide offers direction, but no test scores

chalkbeat.org, July 25, 2018 A glossy new Detroit school guide will give city parents lots of information about nearly 200 city schools 鈥� just not about their test scores. Georgia Heyward, a research analyst at the Center for Reinventing Public Education, an education think tank at the 56吃瓜网, said simply releasing a guide won鈥檛 be enough.

New Approach to Apprenticeships That Rethinks the Path From High School to College to Career

, July 25, 2018 After at least a decade鈥檚 push for 鈥渃ollege for all鈥� in education reform, career preparation is now a hot topic, and with good reason. By Robin Lake and Betheny Gross of the Center on Reinventing Public Education, which is affiliated with the 56吃瓜网.

56吃瓜网 Bothell Pub Night Talk at McMenamins

, July 25, 2018 R. Gregory Nokes, author of Northwest history books, is the featured speaker for the 56吃瓜网 Bothell Pub Night Talk at McMenamins, Tuesday, July 31, 2018 at 7pm.

Loud & Clear

, July 24, 2018 Loud & Clear鈥檚 regular Monday segment 鈥淓ducation for Liberation鈥� is about the state of education across the country. What鈥檚 happening in our schools, colleges, and universities, and what impact does it have on the world around us? Dr. Wayne Au, a professor in the School of Educational Studies at the 56吃瓜网 and a longtime author and editor of the social justice teaching magazine 鈥淩ethinking Education,鈥� joins the show.

Study: Personalized learning requires proper funding, greater district guidance

, July 24, 2018 The funding and management of costly tech-based personalized learning models continue to be problematic according EdTech: Focus on K-12鈥檚 coverage of a recent study from the Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE). The study suggests that the efforts are hampered by a misalignment between the goals of classroom teachers and the support they receive from their school districts. The center is affiliated with the 56吃瓜网.

Wildfires increasing air pollution in Northwest

, July 20, 2018 A growing number of wildfires has increased particulate air pollution over the last several decades in the Northwest, researchers at the 56吃瓜网 report.

Study says Washingtonians should start preparing for smoke days

, July 19, 2018 As the frequency of wildfires continues to grow in the Northwest, residents may have to start preparing for smoke days, like they do for power outages and snow days. 鈥淢ost of the year our air quality is very good, I would say better than the eastern United States and California. We have a few days a year when we are getting wildfire smoke and those days can range from moderate to horrible,鈥� said 56吃瓜网 Professor Dan Jaffe.

Visiting a National Park This Summer? Hold Your Breath

, July 18, 2018 America鈥檚 national parks might seem like an obvious refuge from city smog. Because wind transports these compounds so easily, some experts are not surprised by the finding of ozone in national parks. 鈥淥zone takes time to form in the atmosphere鈥攊t鈥檚 not emitted directly by cars or power plants,鈥� says Dan Jaffe, an atmospheric scientist at the 56吃瓜网 who was not involved in the study.

Mobile Dental Day bringing free care and fun to Casino Road

, July 18, 2018 鈥淢obile Dental Day 鈥� A Community Celebration鈥� will bring dentists, flag football and soccer, free hot dogs, music and more to a park on Everett鈥檚 Casino Road on Saturday. Sheila Luong, a recent Mariner graduate, met with Everett police Capt. Rod Sniffen to ask for police department participation. Luong, 18, will soon start at 56吃瓜网 Bothell in a nursing program.

She鈥檚 been a teacher of teachers in Lake Stevens for 16 years

, July 18, 2018 Kathy Hahn, who started the careers-in-education class at Lake Stevens High School, is retiring. Jacob Anderson, who graduated in 2017, took two classes and an independent study program with Hahn and was state president for FCCLA. He just finished his associate鈥檚 degree and is headed to 56吃瓜网 to study computer science.

Tech Tales brings family stories to life through robotics

, July 17, 2018 In addition to teaching kids the wonders of math and science even when school is out for the summer, Backpacks for Science Learning brings families and communities together through exploration of robotics, computer science, coding, and even e-textiles. Through a partnership between 56吃瓜网 Bothell, Pacific Science Center, Seattle Public Libraries and Red Eagle Soaring, the program hosts workshops throughout the year that allows families to learn more about different fields within science, technology, engineering and math while working on projects together and exploring their family history.

Denver鈥檚 longtime superintendent turned the city into a national school reform favorite

, July 17, 2018 Over Tom Boasberg鈥檚 nearly 10 years as Denver superintendent, he made a national impact. 鈥淲hat Denver realized is you could fight charter school growth or you could work with the charters to achieve your goals,鈥� said Robin Lake of the Center on Reinventing Public Education, which studies and has supported the portfolio model, which Denver has embraced. The center is affiliated with the 56吃瓜网.

Fueled by Climate Change, Wildfires Erode Air Quality Gains

, July 17, 2018 Such fires are causing spikes in fine particles that threaten human health, according to research by 56吃瓜网 Professor Dan Jaffe and his Ph.d. student.

Wildfires Are Destroying Our Air Pollution Gains

, July 17, 2018 Americans today are breathing cleaner air than they have in decades. Massive new fires are sending huge amounts of particulate matter in the form of noxious ash into the air, according to a study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Daniel Jaffe, an atmospheric scientist with the 56吃瓜网 is one the study鈥檚 authors.

Western wildfires are so bad that they鈥檙e reversing decades of air quality improvements

, July 17, 2018 The consequences of America鈥檚 swelling wildfire problem are traveling well beyond blackened, ashy forests. 鈥淟ots of people have been predicting that this [harmful air pollution] would be happening in the next decades 鈥� but we鈥檙e starting to see it now,鈥� Dan Jaffe, a study coauthor and 56吃瓜网 atmospheric researcher, said in an interview.

Summer air quality in Washington some of the worst in Lower 48

, July 17, 2018 BOTHELL, Wash. 鈥� Despite our reputation for healthy living and a healthy environment, during summer months Washington has the worst air quality in the U.S., a new study finds. A 56吃瓜网 study found air quality in Eastern Washington, Idaho, Montana and parts of Oregon account for some of the worst air quality days in the country.

Where鈥檚 the fire? If you smelled smoke in Seattle, Tacoma, it鈥檚 from this fire

, July 17, 2018 Notice a shift in the air? It might be the start of wildfire season. Just as we鈥檙e about to enter wildfire season for the Pacific Northwest, new research from the University of Washington at Bothell has found that regional air quality is getting worse, even though other spots around the country have seen improvement.

Air quality on the decline in Northwest even as emissions fall

, July 17, 2018 Where there鈥檚 fire, there鈥檚 smoke. Research released Monday out of the 56吃瓜网 shows that regional air quality in the Northwest is getting worse鈥攅ven as it improves elsewhere around the country. The lead scientist said wildfires are to blame.

Wildfires make extreme air pollution much worse in northwestern USA

, July 16, 2018 Bigger and more frequent wildfires that spew plumes of fine particulate matter into the sky are largely to blame, researchers report July 16 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Legislation such as the Clean Air Act, which mandates air quality standards and the regulation of vehicle and factory emissions of particulate matter, is making a difference, says study coauthor Daniel Jaffe, an atmospheric scientist at the University of Washington in Bothell.

Air quality in Washington linked to wildfires

, July 16, 2018 A new study from 56吃瓜网 Bothell was released Monday, showing our air quality continues to worsen because of an increase in wildfires. Dan Jaffe, an environmental chemistry professor at 56吃瓜网 Bothell, is interviewed.

Changes in leadership, students, and buildings discussed at Board of Regents meeting

, July 16, 2018 The board of regents (BOR) welcomed Dr. Mark Richards as provost and executive vice president for academic affairs. For the first time, Seattle decided to forego its usual independent application, and instead joined more than 140 other public and private colleges and universities 鈥� including a handful of Ivy League institutions 鈥� on the Coalition Application. According to Steve Syverson, the 56吃瓜网 Bothell assistant vice chancellor for enrollment management, 56吃瓜网 Bothell will join 56吃瓜网 Seattle on the Coalition Application in 2019.

Educators & Experts Say Personalized Learning Is Not About Technology or Money but Leadership and Relationships

, July 16, 2018 The media images illustrating students in 鈥減ersonalized learning鈥� environments often look something like this: elementary schoolers with headphones on, looking at tablets, or teenagers typing away on laptops. In June, the Center on Reinventing Public Educationpublished a report identifying several key challenges of work in six school systems trying to create personalized learning models in collaboration with regional partners. The center is affiliated with the 56吃瓜网.

Wildfires are making extreme air pollution even worse in the northwest U.S.

, July 16, 2018 The northwestern United States has become an air pollution hot spot 鈥� literally. By contrast, the rest of the country has seen decreasing trends in similar smog and haze over the last three decades. Legislation such as the Clean Air Act, which mandates air quality standards and the regulation of vehicle and factory emissions of particulate matter, is making a difference, says study coauthor Daniel Jaffe, an atmospheric scientist at the University of Washington in Bothell.

Billionaires are boosting charter schools across America

, July 16, 2018 SEATTLE 鈥� Dollar for dollar, the beleaguered movement to bring charter schools to Washington state has had no bigger champion than billionaire Bill Gates. 鈥淭he philanthropic support is essential for a small group of schools鈥� that represents disadvantage families without their own political power, said Robin Lake, director of the Center on Reinventing Public Education, a 56吃瓜网-affiliated think tank that has in the past been funded by the Gates Foundation to do work supporting charter schools.

Researchers leery of degrading air quality as wildfire season gets going

, July 16, 2018 SEATTLE 鈥� The worst days for air quality may be upon us. It鈥檚 linked to wildfires like ones we鈥檙e starting to see this summer. 鈥淲e are seeing more and more wildfires,鈥� said Dan Jaffe, 56吃瓜网 professor of Atmospheric Sciences.

University of Washington expects record freshman class

mynorthwest.com, July 16, 2018 SEATTLE (AP) 鈥� The University of Washington is expecting the largest incoming freshman class in its history. The 56吃瓜网鈥檚 Tacoma branch also expects a record incoming freshman class, but the Bothell campus will have a slightly smaller one. Officials are limiting growth there because it鈥檚 nearing its capacity.

56吃瓜网T draws the biggest freshman class in its history

, July 16, 2018 The University of Washington Tacoma this year will welcome 702 freshmen, the largest first-year class in its history, driven in part by a record-setting number of in-state and out-of-state students who applied last fall, and then accepted offers of admission. The 56吃瓜网 Bothell branch is on target for a slightly smaller freshman class.

56吃瓜网 draws biggest freshman class in its history

, July 16, 2018 The University of Washington will welcome the largest freshman class in the university鈥檚 history on two of its three campuses, driven in large part by a record-setting number of in-state and out-of-state students who applied last fall, and then accepted an offer of admission. The 56吃瓜网鈥檚 Tacoma branch campuses also expects a record-setting number of freshmen, but 56吃瓜网 Bothell is on target for a slightly smaller freshman class, said Steve Syverson, assistant vice chancellor for enrollment management at Bothell. The decision to slow down growth in Bothell was because the campus is nearly out of space, he said. 56吃瓜网 Bothell expects to enroll 831 freshmen, and 56吃瓜网 Tacoma projects 702 freshmen. For both campuses, in-state students make up about 93 percent of the class.

AP Analysis: Billionaires fuel powerful state charter groups

myndnow.com, July 16, 2018 SEATTLE (AP) 鈥� Dollar for dollar, the beleaguered movement to bring charter schools to Washington state has had no bigger champion than billionaire Bill Gates. 鈥淭he philanthropic support is essential for a small group of schools鈥� that represents disadvantage families without their own political power, said Robin Lake, director of the Center on Reinventing Public Education, a 56吃瓜网-affiliated think tank that has in the past been funded by the Gates foundation to do work supporting charter schools.

Watsonville Prep: Nonprofit appeals after PVUSD rejects charter elementary bid

, July 14, 2018 WATSONVILLE >> Rejected by the local school district in May, a would-be charter school is taking its case to the county office of education, claiming its attempt to open its doors to Watsonville families was unfairly tossed aside. While charter schools have established a broad beachhead in the state鈥檚 education landscape, serving about 10 percent of K-12 students at more than 1,200 schools, in recent years they have been met with more organized political resistance as well as facility and funding difficulties that have slowed their spread, according to research published in January by the Center on Reinventing Public Education at the 56吃瓜网.

Empowering a sustainable world

, July 13, 2018 Last month, around 500 chemists and related scientists, businesspeople, and policy experts gathered in Portland for the 22nd Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference, hosted by the ACS Green Chemistry Institute. Edward Brush, a chemistry professor at Bridgewater State University, and Grace Lasker, a Senior lecturer and director of health studies at the University of Washington, Bothell, jointly organized a conference session about the connection between green chemistry and environmental justice.

56吃瓜网 Bothell prof offers after-sunset exams during Ramadan

, July 13, 2018 Laura Umetsu routinely brings oranges to her classroom at the 56吃瓜网. This year the Umetsu offered her business students two times for final exams, one after sunset for Muslim students observing Ramadan.

Self-Driving Bikes: The Next Transit Revolution?

, July 12, 2018 What does your future commute look like? In this episode of 鈥淩eInventors,鈥� we look at how Professor Tyler Folsom and his students at 56吃瓜网 are spearheading a grassroots effort to test and develop lighter, more affordable, personal rapid transit: self-driving bikes.

AACSB International Taps Stevens To Guide Business Schools Into The Digital Age

publicnow.com, July 12, 2018 Press Release: The School of Business at Stevens Institute of Technology has built a reputation as a leader in research and education that prepares students to guide digital transformation efforts in the workplace. Stevens, along with the Bothell School of Business at the University of Washington, is leading the newly announced Digital Transformation Affinity Group, which will guide how business schools prepare future professionals for a corporate world increasingly influenced by artificial intelligence, machine learning and data analytics.

WSU setting the standard for energy efficiency

, July 11, 2018 EVERETT, Wash. 鈥� July 11, 2018 鈥� At Engage Everett on Wednesday evening, Washington State University (WSU) Everett announced that the institution鈥檚 building at 915 North Broadway has been certified LEED Gold by the U.S. Green Building Council for the sustainability features in construction and operation. The building also houses the Everett University Center, with undergraduate and graduate degree programs from Western Washington University, 56吃瓜网 Bothell, Eastern Washington University and Hope International University.

鈥楾hey鈥檝e Been Doing This Massive, Anti-Democratic Model of Education Reform鈥�

, July 10, 2018 Janine Jackson interviewed Wayne Au about the failure of Bill Gates鈥� educational initiatives for the July 6, 2018, episode of CounterSpin. Au is a professor at the University of Washington/Bothell, where he is also interim dean for diversity and equity.

鈥楾eaching for Black Lives鈥� 鈥� a handbook to help all educators fight racism

, July 10, 2018 Black students鈥� minds and bodies are under attack. 56吃瓜网 Bothell Professor Wayne Au is one of the editors.

Is the self-driving bike the vehicle of the future?

, July 9, 2018 Tyler Folsom, a professor at the 56吃瓜网, is working to expand self-driving technology to bicycles by outfitting recumbent tricycles with computer systems and electronics.

56吃瓜网 Bothell prof offers after-sunset exams during Ramadan

, July 8, 2018 BOTHELL 鈥� Laura Umetsu scheduled two tests for final exams in her business classes at the 56吃瓜网, one at the original time and one after sunset for Muslim students fasting during Ramadan.

Commentary: Court decision makes clear the need for unions

, July 8, 2018 In its recent Janus decision, the Supreme Court put an end to agency fees that allow public sector unions to enforce contributions toward the costs they incur to bargain collectively. By Dan Jacoby, a professor of economics, education and labor at the University of Washington鈥檚 Bothell campus.

Project to Return Kokanee to Our Streams

, July 6, 2018 At the June 24th appreciation / celebration of the Lake Forest Park (LFP) StreamKeepers鈥� Town Center Rain Garden, the public got the first word about the LFP Stewardship Foundation鈥檚 鈥淩eturn Kokanee to Our Streams鈥� project. The LFP Stewardship Foundation is partnering with two 56吃瓜网 Bothell professors, Dr. Jeff Jensen and Dr. Rob Turner, both of whom also attended the Rain Garden event.

Self-Driving Bikes: Seattle鈥檚 Next Transit Revolution?

, July 5, 2018 What does your future commute look like? In this episode of ReInventors, we look at how Professor Tyler Folsom and his students at 56吃瓜网 are spearheading a grassroots effort to test and develop lighter, more affordable, personal rapid transit: self-driving bikes.

Bothell鈥檚 Barbo the clown, 81, celebrates 19 years in Fourth of July parade

, July 3, 2018 On the morning of July 4, local Bothell resident Barbara Mendoza Petersen gets up and begins her hour long task of putting on her make-up and getting into her outfit 鈥� a clown costume. Prior to her years as a parade clown, Petersen worked at the University of Washington as a payroll clerk in the chemistry department.

2018 Directory Of M.S. In Cybersecurity Programs At Universities In The U.S.

, July 2, 2018 In this directory, we present M.S. in cybersecurity programs by U.S. region. 56吃瓜网, Bothell, Wash. Master of Science in Cyber Security Engineering.

Hyderabad鈥檚 IPE to organise one-week orientation program

, July 1, 2018 Hyderabad: Institute of Public Enterprise (IPE) is organising one-week orientation program for sophomores (PGPs 鈥� Class of 2020) at its Shamirpet campus between July 2 and 7. On July 5, Bothell School of Business, University of Washington, dean, Prof Sandeep Krishnamurthy and others are scheduled to address the freshmen.

June

A Four-Day School Week?

, June 28, 2018 To save money and help with teacher recruitment, numerous school districts in the United States have decided to give students and employees Fridays off. Paul T. Hill, a research professor at the 56吃瓜网 who founded the Center on Reinventing Public Education, has argued that while some adults like the new schedule, it could end up hurting rural students.

AMAC: Trend Toward a Four-Day School Week is Gaining Momentum Across the Country

, June 28, 2018 WASHINGTON, DC, June 29 鈥� Schools across the country are opting to give teachers and students a day off on Fridays. Paul Hill of the Center on Reinventing Public Education, which is affiliated with the 56吃瓜网, is quoted..

Power & politics in cocoa: Are chocolate鈥檚 colonial roots moulding sustainability?

, June 28, 2018 The European and US chocolate industry holds power in cocoa and is able to set the agenda for sustainability on its terms, says Dr. Kristy Leissle, lecturer at the 56吃瓜网.

Learning more about 56吃瓜网 Bothell鈥檚 crows

, June 26, 2018 Researchers hope the community can help them learn more about the cloud of crows flocking to 56吃瓜网 Bothell every night. Doug Wacker, assistant professor of biological sciences at 56吃瓜网 Bothell, is interviewed.

Today鈥檚 Pub Night Talk at McMenamins will be all about crows

, June 26, 2018 BOTHELL 鈥� It鈥檚 the way school should be for adults. It鈥檚 a joint monthly event by McMenamins and the 56吃瓜网 on topics from ecotourism to the origins of the universe.

鈥楽tories for Getting Back to Sleep鈥� reading

, June 25, 2018 Do you wake up in the middle night and find yourself unable to fall back to sleep? 鈥淪tories for Getting Back to Sleep鈥� is written by Diane Gillespie, emerita professor in the Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences Program at the University of Washington, Bothell.

Women coders: 鈥楥ulturally driven鈥�

, June 25, 2018 Letter to the Editor: I welcome Stuart Reges鈥� thoughts on gender balance in computer science. Tyler Folsom, Seattle, affiliate professor, Department of Computer and Software Systems, University of Washington, Bothell.

21 Acres: Farm Life Safari Summer Camp (Ages 7-12)

king5.com, June 25, 2018 Summer camps at 21 Acres are a safe and healthy place for youth to learn about and enjoy the beauty of a working farm! Instructor: Marshall Leroy, 21 Acres Youth Farm and Garden Education Coordinator, graduated from the 56吃瓜网 campus in 2016 with a degree in environmental studies.

The Book鈥檚 Body: Talking to Amaranth Borsuk

, June 22, 2018 What does the history of the book tell us about the book鈥檚 future? Interview with Amaranth Borsuk, assistant professor in the School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences at the 56吃瓜网.

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to Promote Framework Principles Adoption, Student Engagement and Active Learning

 This is the first of the four part webinar series: Universal Design for Learning: Accessibility at the Library. Presenter: Ana Thompson is a Learning & Access Designer at the 56吃瓜网 Office of Digital Learning & Innovation.

Crows of Puget Sound

, June 22, 2018 Doug Wacker, assistant professor in the School of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics at the 56吃瓜网, presents 鈥淐acophony of Caws: The Crows of Puget Sound,鈥� a Pub Night Talk cosponsored by 56吃瓜网 Bothell and McMenamins, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday in Hayne鈥檚 Hall at McMenamins Anderson School, 18607 Bothell Way NE, Bothell.

Schools add transit options for unique travel needs

districtadministration.com, June 22, 2018 The K12 transportation landscape is getting increasingly complex, as districts wrestle with issues ranging from school choice and questions of equity to how to subsidize mass transit for urban students. Betheny Gross, research director with the Center on Reinventing Public Education at the 56吃瓜网 wrote the report 鈥淐an Public Transportation Improve Students鈥� Access to Denver鈥檚 Best Schools of Choice?鈥�

From California to Rhode Island, what a new national report on personalized learning practices reveals about teacher enthusiasm 鈥� and the bureaucratic hurdles of school districts

, June 21, 2018 When school districts adopt personalized learning, the bulk of the work falls to teachers, who, while excited about the opportunity to innovate, are often not supported by their school systems to implement and share their ideas. That鈥檚 according to new research from the Center for Reinventing Public Education, which is affiliated with the 56吃瓜网.

鈥楾he Crows of Puget Sound鈥�

, June 20, 2018 Doug Wacker, assistant professor in the School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics at the 56吃瓜网, will speak at the pub Night Talk at McMenamins.

Cacophony of Caws: The Crows of Puget Sound 鈥� Pub Night lecture June 26

, June 19, 2018 Doug Wacker, assistant professor in the School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics at the 56吃瓜网 presents 鈥淐acophony of Caws: The Crows of Puget Sound,鈥� a Pub Night Talk cosponsored by 56吃瓜网 Bothell and McMenamins. Tuesday, June 26, 2018. Doors open at 6pm, program 7 鈥� 8:30pm.

Grads forever changed by 2014 Washington school shooting

thenewstribune.com via The Associated Press, June 16, 2018 The note has hung on her bedroom wall since her friend was shot and killed at school. Cheyenne Coe, whose friend was killed in a school shooting at Marysville-Pilchuck High School plans to attend the 56吃瓜网 in the fall.

AFTER LIFE (what remains)

, June 16 In this group show, curated by 56吃瓜网 Bothell lecturer Dr. Thea Quiray Tagle, indigenous and Asian Pacific American artists use art and performance to begin the work of healing from military occupation, economic displacement, and environmental catastrophe.

They faced the unthinkable and got through it together

, June 14, 2018 MARYSVILLE 鈥� This is the class that eagerly awaited senior year, when they would have front-row seats on game days. Cheyenne Coe is heading to 56吃瓜网 to work toward becoming an emergency room nurse. She decided on the career freshman year, while waiting at the hospital for news about the students who had been shot.

Verdant Health Asst. Superintendent wins Leadership Snohomish County Kaleidoscope Award

, June 14, 2018 Verdant Health Commission Assistant Superintendent George Kosovich was recently named the winner of the 2018 Leadership Snohomish County (LSC) Kaleidoscope Award. Kosovich volunteers with the 56吃瓜网 Bothell School of Nursing and Health Studies Advisory Board.

iNACOL Publishes National Landscape Scan of Personalized Learning in K-12 Education in the United States

, June 14, 2018 WASHINGTON, June 14, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ 鈥� Today, a new report published by iNACOL, A National Landscape Scan of Personalized Learning in K-12 Education in the United States, provides findings from a national survey of teachers and students to examine what core elements of personalized learning are taking hold in K-12 schools and districts across the United States. iNACOL partnered with the Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE), which is affiliated with the 56吃瓜网.

Eater

msn.com, June 13, 2018 Taylor Hoang, who oversees the Pho Cyclo restaurant group and recently opened Redmond鈥檚 District One Saigon restaurant and Maxwella鈥檚 Cafe and Bar, was named 56吃瓜网 Bothell鈥檚 Distinguished Alumna of the Year.

Popularity of four-day school week is growing

, June 13, 2018 Hundreds of school districts across the United States have adopted a four-day week to save money and help attract new teachers and the idea is spreading. Paul T. Hill, a research professor at the 56吃瓜网 who founded the Center on Reinventing Public Education, has argued that while some adults like the new schedule, this 鈥渢roubling development鈥� could end up hurting rural students.

Admissions Diversity vs. Standardized Testing

collegeconfidential.com Here鈥檚 a headline that should send shockwaves around the world: 鈥淲hy hundreds of colleges are ditching the SAT and ACT for incoming freshmen.鈥� Colleges that have gone 鈥渢est optional鈥� enroll 鈥� and graduate 鈥� a higher proportion of low-income and first generation-students, and more students from diverse backgrounds, the researchers found in the study, Defining Access: How Test-Optional Works. 鈥淥ur research clearly demonstrates that these students graduate often at a higher rate,鈥� said Steve Syverson, an assistant vice chancellor at the 56吃瓜网, and co-author of the study.

Popularity of four-day school week is growing

, June 13, 2018 Hundreds of school districts across the United States have adopted a four-day week to save money and help attract new teachers and the idea is spreading. Paul T. Hill, a research professor at the 56吃瓜网 who founded the Center on Reinventing Public Education, has argued that while some adults like the new schedule, this 鈥渢roubling development鈥� could end up hurting rural students.

Bothell plans transportation improvements

, June 12, 2018 The Bothell City Council has been busy lately, adopting its six-year Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) on June 5 and reviewing its Downtown Plan Implementation on June 12. The city has a few-road widening projects in the TIP, including Bothell Way from Reder Way to 240th Street Southeast and Beardslee Boulevard from the 56吃瓜网 Bothell campus to Interstate 405, along with improvements to State Route 522.

Council approves contract to pave, reconstruct Beardslee Boulevard

, June 12, 2018 At last week鈥檚 regular meeting, the Bothell City Council approved a construction contract with Watson Asphalt Paving Co., Inc., to pave and rebuild sections of Beardslee Boulevard. Beardslee Boulevard will be limited to one way, eastbound traffic from about the Downtown Fire Station to 110th Avenue NE (the northern entrance to the 56吃瓜网 and Cascadia College).

CAIR-WA Applauds 56吃瓜网 Bothell Prof鈥檚 Decision to Offer Exams After Sundown for Fasting Muslim Students

, June 12, 2018 The Washington state chapter Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-WA) today applauded the decision by 56吃瓜网 Professor Laura Umetsu to offer final exams after sundown in order to accommodate students who may be fasting for Ramadan.

MORE THAN 2,200 IN 56吃瓜网 BOTHELL CLASS OF 2018

nwnews.com, June 12, 2018 The 56吃瓜网 Class of 2018 is the largest in its history, with more than 2,200 graduates receiving their diplomas.

What Do We Actually Know About the Four-Day School Week?

, June 12, 2018 About 550 school districts in 25 states operate on four-day school weeks, according to a new report from the Center on Reinventing Public Education. The center is affiliated with the 56吃瓜网.

Med school鈥檚 got nothing on this tiny market in Lowell

, June 11, 2018 EVERETT 鈥� Mysa Tran would have graduated from medical school in New York City on May 11. With a childhood dream to be a surgeon, she joined the Army Reserve and went to the 56吃瓜网 on the pre-med track, earning a degree in biology in 2014.

They survived a school shooting as freshmen. Four years later, a diploma doesn鈥檛 erase the pain.

, June 10, 2018 Marysville-Pilchuck seniors graduate this week, the final student witnesses to a shooting in their school鈥檚 cafeteria. Cheyenne Coe will attend the 56吃瓜网 in the fall.

Why living in an area with more businesses and denser housing might help keep you safer on the street

, June 8, 2018 Recent decades have seen two important trends in America鈥檚 cities: a return of young professionals to previously neglected urban cores, and a dramatic decline in violent crime. By Tate Twinam, an Assistant Professor of Applied Economics in the School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences at the 56吃瓜网.

University of Washington鈥檚 tuition to increase by $218

, June 8, 2018 Associated Press SEATTLE 鈥� Tuition at the University of Washington will increase by $218 next school year for undergraduate students from the state. The tuition will be $10,127 for students at the university鈥檚 campuses in Seattle, Bothell and Tacoma.

56吃瓜网 undergrad tuition will increase by $218 this fall

, June 7, 2018 In-state Husky undergrads attending any of the three University of Washington campuses will pay $218 more in tuition next year, or 2.2 percent more than this year鈥檚 tuition. Tuition at all three campuses 鈥� Seattle, Bothell and Tacoma 鈥� will be $10,127.

Students Enjoy Three-Day Weekends Year Round

, June 7, 2018 And not just unofficially in college but officially in K-12.鈥滳urrently, 25 states have at least one district using a four-day school week, numbering at least 550 districts nationwide,鈥� according to Georgia Heyward in a brief written for the Center for Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) at the 56吃瓜网.

Business Movers: Susan Jeffords named Portland State University provost

, June 6, 2018 Susan Jeffords, currently the chief academic officer at the 56吃瓜网, has been chosen as Portland State University鈥檚 new provost.

Expedition Measures Solar Motions Seen During Last Summer鈥檚 Total Eclipse

, June 6, 2018 鈥淒uring the August 21, 2017, solar eclipse, our dozens of telescopes and electronic cameras collected data during the rare two minutes at which we could see and study the Sun鈥檚 outer atmosphere, the corona,鈥� reported solar astronomer Jay Pasachoff to the American Astronomical Society, meeting in Denver during June 4-7. The team at Salem, Oregon, included 56吃瓜网 faculty member Joey Key.

Thrive Schools: How an Innovative California Charter Network Grew to 700 Students & 4 Campuses in Only 4 Years Through a Focus on Math, Literacy & 鈥榯he Light of Kindness鈥�

, June 6, 2018 At the Juanita Street campus of San Diego鈥檚 Thrive Public Schools, the day begins with a high-five and a warm greeting at the visitors鈥� gate. According to a study conducted this year by the Center on Reinventing Public Education, Thrive鈥檚 populations of special needs students, black students, and English language learners are all proportionally larger than the averages for San Diego or the state of California. The center is affiliated with the 56吃瓜网.

SHS grads鈥� scholarship take is more than $4.7 million

, June 6, 2018 As the cost of post-high school education and training rise for local graduates, the Sequim community once again rises to meet the challenge. Sydnee Linnane 鈥� Mike Beery Memorial Scholarship $1,000, Sequim Association of Realtors $1,200, 56吃瓜网 $67,124; 56吃瓜网

More than 2,200 in 56吃瓜网 Bothell Class of 2018

, June 5, 2018 The 56吃瓜网 Class of 2018 is the largest in its history, with more than 2,200 graduates receiving their diplomas.

Top Priorities First

, June 2018 But you can鈥檛 put off forever those minor things on your To Do List that must be done. A new study from Sophie Leroy, an assistant professor at the 56吃瓜网 Bothell School of Business, says the problem of being interrupted is actually twofold.

The four-day school week: Research behind the trend

, June 5, 2018 To save money and help with teacher recruitment, numerous school districts in the United States have decided to give students and employees Fridays off. Paul T. Hill, a research professor at the 56吃瓜网 who founded the Center on Reinventing Public Education, has argued that while some adults like the new schedule, this 鈥渢roubling development鈥� could end up hurting rural students.

56吃瓜网 Bothell Class of 2018 graduates more than 2200

, June 5, 2018 The 56吃瓜网 Class of 2018 is the largest in its history, with more than 2,200 graduates receiving their diplomas.

From infantry to medical school, this soldier perseveres

, June 4, 2018 When he was discharged from the Army in 2013, Clinton Foriska鈥檚 formal education included only a high school diploma. He鈥檚 set to graduate from the 56吃瓜网 next weekend with a near-perfect GPA.

CWU ranks high in value of degree

, June 3, 2018 ELLENSBURG, Wash. 鈥� Central Washington University alumni are among those getting the most out of their degrees compared to graduates of other state universities. In Washington, Central had the third-best return on investment, behind the University of Washington Seattle and Bothell campuses.

Mercury and other contaminants from China flush into Oregon鈥檚 rivers-Oregonian

, June 2, 2018 鈥淏ecause local anthropogenic emissions make relatively smaller contributions to the [Williamette River] Basin than do persistent global sources (sources over which there is little, if any, possibility of local control), localized environmental management actions alone may not be adequate to address mercury impacts within the Basin.鈥� Hope was struggling to account for all the Willamette鈥檚 mercury sources before he encountered Dan Jaffe, an atmospheric and environmental chemistry professor at the University of Washington at Bothell.

Hydroplane teams hires female crew chief, a first for the sport

, June 1, 2018 KENNEWICK, WA 鈥� When she was 10 years old, Cindy Shirley stood near the two-story wall overlooking the Ohio River and watched below as unlimited hydroplane race teams worked furiously on their boats. Shirley, whose main job is as Director of Research at the 56吃瓜网, became known for her organizational skills.

21 ACRES IS RECIPIENT OF FIRST 56吃瓜网B IAS OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY PARTNER AWARD

21acres.org, June 1, 2018 21 Acres Center for Local Food & Sustainable Living is proud to be selected as the first recipient of the 56吃瓜网鈥檚 School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences (IAS) Outstanding Community Partner Award.

My students aren鈥檛 snowflakes, they鈥檙e badasses

, June 1, 2018 We live in an era of profound ecological disruption, with reports on climate change, habitat destruction, depleted oceans and mass extinction piling up by the day. By Jennifer Atkinson, a senior lecturer at the University of Washington, Bothell.