56³Ô¹ÏÍø

June – December 2019

December

Local firefighters make a difference in people's lives

, Dec. 31, 2019
The Woodinville Firefighters Benevolent Fund in partnership with the Rotaract club at 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell assisted with the Veteran’s Peace Dinner on Nov. 11.

Antibiotic resistance nearly killed me. That’s why I’m raising awareness of it

, Dec. 31, 2019
Getting an infection that nearly took my life is not something I want to see happen to anyone else. Author David Mateo Ricci graduated from 56³Ô¹ÏÍø with a Biology degree.

Meet the International Examiner 2019-2020 Advocacy Journalism Fellowship Program fellows

, Dec. 30, 2019
The International Examiner enters its third year of the Advocacy Journalism Fellowship Program, made possible by a grant from the Seattle Foundation. One of the fellows is Sabreen Abdulla, a 56³Ô¹ÏÍø student.

Pacific Market International rebrands to PMI Worldwide

gourmetinsider.com, Dec. 26, 2019
Pacific Market International (PMI), parent company to Stanley hydration goods, has rebranded to PMI Worldwide. In addition, the company has named Erik Baserman as the company’s vice president of engineering and quality. Baserman serves on the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø STEM Advisory board and is a mentor in the Jones+Foster Accelerator at the University of Washington.

Snohomish mountaineer won’t let rheumatoid arthritis slow her

, Dec. 23, 2019
Taryn Simpson is attempting to conquer Washington’s tallest mountains — one by one. Simpson is a senior at the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

Boardman schools go beyond

eastoregonian.com, Dec. 17, 2019
*B*OARDMAN — The prospect of a three-day weekend is doing little to keep elementary school students from rolling out of bed early on Friday mornings to take classes through the Beyond the Bell program at Windy River Elementary. Morrow County School District is one of more than 60 school districts in Oregon utilizing a four-day school week, according to a 2018 report from the Center on Reinventing Public Education. The center is affiliated with the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

Report: 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell Economic Impact About $342M Annually

425business.com, Dec. 16, 2019
The 56³Ô¹ÏÍø generated a total impact on the state’s economy of more than $341.8 million in fiscal year 2018, according to a study conducted by Parker Philips, a consulting firm based in Erie, Pennsylvania, specializing in economic impact analysis.

‘The Blob‘ of warm Pacific water increased ozone levels

wellstonjournal.com, Dec. 16, 2019
Researchers have found that an abnormally warm patch of seawater – nicknamed ‘the blob,‘ resulted in increased levels of ozone in the Western US. Dan Jaffe, a professor of atmospheric sciences at the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø, is lead author of the study.

Jewish-Arab Ensemble SheshBesh comes to Edmonds Center for Arts Jan. 18

, Dec. 15, 2019
SheshBesh, an Arab-Jewish ensemble comprised of three members of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra alongside four of the finest musicians from Israel’s Arab community, will perform Saturday, Jan. 18 at Edmonds Center for the Arts. Prior to the performance, the artists will engage in a free pre-show talk, speaking to a model of two cultures living together in harmony, and the belief that music can build bridges between people. ECA’s pre-show programs are presented in partnership with the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

Edmonds Center for Arts announces Dance Journalism Workshop for teens in February

, Dec. 14, 2019
In February 2020, Edmonds Center for the Arts will partner with TeenTix to pilot a series of free Dance Journalism Workshops for local teens. A pre-show talk organized in partnership with the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

Is Four-day School Week Education Mistake Or Big Opportunity For Expanded Learning?

, Dec. 11. 2019
A surprising number of school districts across the nation have moved to a four-day school week. “It’s mostly rural, remote and poor districts” that have four-day school weeks, said Georgia Heyward, research analyst for the Center for Reinventing Public Education. The center is affiliated with the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

'We just want to work': Washington farmworkers say enough to sexual assault

, Dec. 11, 2019
New bilingual curriculum targets Washington growers and farm managers in stopping harassment. The toolkit was developed by Victoria Breckwich Vasquez and Jody Early, faculty in the School of Nursing & Health Studies at the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell professors create sexual harassment prevention toolkit for agricultural workers

, Dec. 10, 2019
The toolkit provides resources and education about sexual harassment, reporting processes, and creating worksite policies compliant with EEOC guidelines. The toolkit was developed by Victoria Breckwich Vasquez and Jody Early, faculty in the School of Nursing & Health Studies.

Kirkland women fundraise together to help connect families to educational opportunities

, Dec. 9, 2019
Goodwin Connections members expect to sell $10,000 worth of wreaths. Goodwin helps support students at the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

What can we learn from Washington’s recent charter-school closures?

, Dec. 8, 2019
Ashé is the fourth Washington state charter school to close this year. The Center on Reinventing Public Education is studying why the schools closed. The center is affiliated with the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

City dwellers have an obligation to equalize sanitation access

, Dec. 4, 2019
People experiencing homelessness or otherwise lacking sanitation access are often stigmatized on sight and disallowed from using bathrooms, even if they may support the business as I would, by just passing through. By Audrey Figgins, a senior at the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

Kamiak, Jackson and Mariner top feeder schools to 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell

, Dec. 3, 2019
BOTHELL — Three of the top four high schools feeding incoming freshmen into the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø this fall are from Snohomish County. Location and price are important factors in area students choosing 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell, said Diane Bradford, a spokeswoman for the Mukilteo School District, which includes Kamiak and Mariner. Most students commute to the campus. Of the 1,982 undergraduates earning degrees last spring, 61% did so debt free. Senior application days offered by 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell each fall and winter also have proven popular among the high school students considering the Bothell campus, Bradford said. Those include designated school days for students to visit the campus, take a tour and get support filling out their applications.

See How the World’s Most Polluted Air Compares With Your City’s

, Dec. 2, 2019
In this interactive project to visualize air pollution, 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Professor Dan Jaffe is quoted.

1,500 new and transfer students this autumn at 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell

monroemonitor.com, Dec. 2, 2019
BOTHELL, Washington — First-year students at the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø are typically matched with a student mentor who will help them with their transition to life in college and speak from experience about how to succeed.

56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell drives $341.8 million of state’s economy, sustains more than 2,000 jobs

monroemonitor.com, Dec. 2, 2019
BOTHELL, Wash. Nov. 26, 2019 — The 56³Ô¹ÏÍø generated a total impact on the state’s economy of more than $341.8 million in FY 2018, according to an economic contribution analysis released last week.

November

'Can I get a ride?' Removing an obstacle for families using school choice

, Nov. 30, 2019
Some critics of school choice say that because not all families can take advantage of it to the same degree, it ought to be cut back. A survey by the Center on Reinventing Public Education is cited. The center is affiliated with the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

Young and old, fans are excited to welcome Edmonds-born rapper Jay Park at his Seattle show

, Nov. 29, 2019
Edmonds-born Korean American rapper Jay Park returns to the area Sunday, Dec. 1, for a performance at Seattle’s Showbox SoDo as part of his “Sexy 4 Eva” tour. Wing Hadrann, a 23-year-old senior at 56³Ô¹ÏÍø-Bothell, runs the Twitter account and is organizing an “ocean,” an audience display common at concerts in Korea in which the whole crowd holds up light or glow sticks in coordinated colors.

LOCAL ROBOTICS TEAM HELP START A FIRST LEGO LEAGUE IN BOTSWANA

nwnews.com, Nov. 27, 2019
A team of students that traveled to Botswana to help students there build a LEGO robot included Madeline Nguyen of 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell.

These Arizona schools focus on Native culture and traditions rather than Thanksgiving

, Nov. 26, 2019
In Arizona, teachers choose whether to include Thanksgiving in lesson plans. The story cites a 2015 study by 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Assistant Professor Sarah Shear.

Booker Education Record Includes Much To Tout

, Nov. 25, 2019
Cory Booker has much to tout in his education record. The Center on Reinventing Public Education, which is affiliated with the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø, is referenced

New toolkit aims to prevent sexual harassment in the agriculture industry

, Nov. 22, 2019
A group of stakeholders has completed work on a new training toolkit aimed to address sexual harassment in the agricultural workplace. Jody Early, an associate professor at the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø, and Victoria Breckwich Vásquez, an affiliate assistant professor at the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø, co-led the effort to develop the program.

1,500 new and transfer students this autumn at 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell

, Nov. 22, 2019
First-year students at the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø are typically matched with a student mentor who will help them with their transition to life in college and speak from experience about how to succeed.

FUTURE CYBERWARRIORS CONVERGE AT PNNL TO PROTECT CRITICAL ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE

, Nov. 22, 2019
Seventeen teams from colleges and universities throughout the Pacific Northwest converged on the PNNL campus Nov. 16 to put their cyber skills to the test. A team from the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø participated.

Unequal Access and Denial of Opportunity: the Collateral Damage of Portfolio School Reform

, Nov. 22, 2019
Portfolio school reform has created collateral damage across the school districts which have experimented with the idea. The New York City Schools were among the early so-called “portfolio school districts,” and the district remains part of the Portfolio School Reform Network, big city school districts which adopted portfolio governance theory from the Center on Reinventing Public Education, a Gates-funded think tank at the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

Colleges With Highest New Grad Median Earnings By Major

, Nov. 20, 2019
The CollegeScorecard database ( ) added median earnings of new grads by major and school today, for students who received federal FA. ** Engineering Majors (including Computer) 1. Berkeley (EECS) – $117k 1. MIT (EECS) – $117k 3. 56³Ô¹ÏÍø: Seattle (Computer) – $112k 3. 56³Ô¹ÏÍø: Bothell (Computer) – $112k

Waters: 9 Theories That Might Explain Cory Booker’s Change of Heart on Charter Schools in New York Times Essay

, Nov. 20, 2019
The analysis of Cory Booker’s stance on charter schools references the Center on Reinventing Public Education, which is affiliated with the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

In the Good Things Happen to Good People Category . . .

, Nov. 19, 2019
With the help of some dedicated wizards aka 56³Ô¹ÏÍø mechanical engineering students, a young lady has been provided added opportunities as she moves forward in her life.

Hill: Do Charter Schools Help or Hurt District Schools? Both Sides Are Right — and Wrong. We Need Better Data to Find the Answer

, Nov. 19, 2019
Students in their schools can be insulated from harm when funding is adjusted to make up for any drain resulting from charter school enrollment. Analysis by Paul Hill, founder of the Center on Reinventing Public Education, which is affiliated with the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

Opinion — Cory Booker: Stop Being Dogmatic About Public Charter Schools

, Nov. 18, 2019
Sen. Cory Booker writes that parents in struggling communities across the country are going to extraordinary lengths to try to get their children into great public schools. He cites a school ranking by the Center on Reinventing Public Education. The center is affiliated with the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

Air Quality Is Better Everywhere But The West. Blame Wildfires

, Nov. 15, 2019
Research has found that wildfire smoke is increasing the amount of fine particulate matter in the air during the West’s worst air quality days. A paper by 56³Ô¹ÏÍø researchers Dan Jaffe and James Laing is referenced.

Notable: Boone receives Rising Star award

, Nov. 15, 2019
Elizabeth “Ellie” Boone, a fourth-year student at the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø, received the Rising Star Award for the Western USA by the National Association of Student Personnel Administration.

UHV American Book Review Reading Series delves into nature of books

, Nov. 14, 2019
Amaranth Borsuk, associate professor in the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences, spoke about her book, “The Book,” during Thursday’s American Book Review at the University of Houston-Victoria.

Ben DeGrow: Michigan should invest in student mobility scholarships

, Nov. 14, 2019
Michigan’s automakers helped shape our world by empowering untold millions to take the wheel and more easily reach their chosen destinations. Today, some of the state’s most disadvantaged children could use a similar boost to better fulfill their educational goals. A report by the Center on Reinventing Public Education, which is affiliated with the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø, is cited.

Turning co-location into collaboration: Los Angeles seeks mutual benefits in contentious practice

, Nov. 13, 2019
The Los Angeles Unified School District is eyeing more tenable facility sharing through a new grant program. A report from the Center on Reinventing Public Education is cited. The center is affiliated with the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

AS56³Ô¹ÏÍøT mid-quarter update

, Nov. 12, 2019
Starting next quarter, 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Tacoma will have food trucks on campus. AS56³Ô¹ÏÍøT President Vincent Da notes 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell brings food trucks to campus.

Opinion: Michigan Should Invest in Student Mobility Scholarships

, Nov. 11, 2019
Ben DeGrow, director of education policy at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, writes that not all Michigan families can make the same sacrifices to access better school. He cites a report by the Center on Reinventing Public Education, which is affiliated with the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

As Texas Moves to Replace Houston’s School Board, Here Are 7 Things to Know About the Takeover

, Nov. 11, 2019
References report by the Center on Reinventing Public Education, which is affiliated with the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

Opinion: The four stages of climate grief

, Nov. 8, 2019
"There’s no clear-cut way to grieve for a place. It’s a specific kind of heartache, because it’s grief in anticipation, grief without end," writes Heather Hansman for Outside Magazine. Jennifer Atkinson, senior lecturer at 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell, is quoted.

Opinion: Student debt is shrinking, but struggles remain

, Nov. 8, 2019
National student loan debt has ballooned to $1.6 trillion and borrowers are crossing the graduation stage with an average of $28,565 in student loan debt — up $277 from last year. The University of Washington-Bothell, and The Evergreen State College are doing better than most with average debts of just $15,601, $18,177 and $19,763, respectively.

Friday Letter, 11-8-19

, Nov. 8, 2019
Cascadia College reports United Way of King County will provide $75,000 in-kind staffing support for the Cascadia/56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell Benefits Hub and $40,000 for two additional staff members to be coordinated by 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell.

Why the Denver school board ‘flipped’ and what might happen next

, Nov. 8, 2019
Denver’s seven-member school board now features five members backed by the teacher’s union. Paul Hill, founder of the Center on Reinventing Public Education, said the new board members face a challenge: showing that their approach will do more for student achievement than any reform policies they may discard. The center is affiliated with the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell’s Dine-N-Dialogue event to celebrate veterans

, Nov. 7, 2019
The 56³Ô¹ÏÍø student Social Justice Organizers hosted a Dine-N-Dialogue Nov. 7 to foster discussion about veterans on and off campus.

Book Artist Explores Boundaries Of What Makes A Book

, Nov. 6, 2019
Amaranth Borsuk is the next presenter in the University of Houston-Victoria/American Book Review Reading Series. Borsuk is an associate professor in the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø's School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences.

Synagogue attack allegedly thwarted

, Nov. 5, 2019
The FBI has thwarted what they believe was an impending attack on a Pueblo, Colorado synagogue. Karam Dana, an associate professor of Middle East politics and director of the American Muslim Research Institute at the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø, is quoted.

Principals and Teachers Are Out of Sync on Personalized Learning, Data Show

, Nov. 5, 2019
School leaders tend to be more optimistic about personalized learning than classroom educators, survey comparison shows. Betheny Gross, an associate director for the Center on Reinventing Public Education, is quoted. The center is affiliated with the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

Coloring Outside the Lines: Good Special Education Isn’t a Place, it’s a Mindset

, Nov. 3, 2019
This essay on special education references a report from the Center on Reinventing Public Education, which is affiliated with the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

Viewpoints: The inspiration in a cheeseburger binder

, Nov. 3, 2019
Maizy Brown struggled as a young mom, but found purpose in college and now counsels students like her. Brown graduated from the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

October

Delbene hosts annual app-a-thon for local students

, October 30, 2019
This past weekend, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) hosted her annual App-a-thon an event that gives local middle and high school students access to mentors, industry professionals, and hands-on computer science experience. The App-a-thon took place at 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell.

Viewpoints: we can bring salmon back to urban North Creek

, October 29, 2019
“Making Art Together” is a theater class at the Edmonds Center for the Arts that brings together adults with early stage memory loss and first-year students at the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

Newly funded study explores differences among charter, private, and public schools

, October 28, 2019
School choice is a tricky issue for Democrats: many voters support it, unions don’t. The story references a report from the Center on Reinventing Public Education, which is affiliated with the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

Elders, 56³Ô¹ÏÍø students learn from each other at Edmonds center

, October 27, 2019
We can’t easily replant a forest, but we can mirror the forest effects that support fish and wildlife. North Creek flows from south Everett about 11 miles downstream past Mill Creek and the University of Washington’s Bothell campus, into the Sammamish River and Lake Washington.

Cory Book's school choice dilemma

, October 24, 2019
School choice is a tricky issue for Democrats: many voters support it, unions don’t. The story references a report from the Center on Reinventing Public Education, which is affiliated with the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

Rotary honors Renton's educators

, October 23, 2019
Jason Mgebroff, a seventh grade social studies teacher at McKnight Middle School, is one of the Renton Rotary Club’s teachers of the month. Mgebroff received a master’s degree from the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

Nexus canyon park refinanced for $19.9M

, October 23, 2019
The Nexus Canyon Park Research Center, a 152,050 SF life sciences building in Bothell, has been refinanced for $19.9M. The 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell campus helped draw bioscience firms to the area, according to 425 Business.

HNTB employees help clean up North Creek

, October 22, 2019
A team from the Bellevue office of engineering and architecture firm HNTB recently volunteered to battle invasive blackberries in the 64-acre North Creek Forest in Bothell. North Creek Forest is within walking distance of nearly 10,000 college students attending 56³Ô¹ÏÍø and Cascadia College.

Lecture: the mysterious 'Snerka': the curious history, current status and future prospects of local Kokanee

, October 20, 2019
56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell Pub Night Talk at McMenamins in Bothell 7 – 8:30pm Tuesday, October 29, 2019.

Lake & Gross: Some charter schools use their flexibility to serve special ed kids. Our new reports shows how more schools can do the same

, October 16, 2019
For parents of children with disabilities, finding a school where the adults not only care about what your child needs but are capable of providing it can be life-changing. By Robin Lake and Betheny Gross of the Center on Reinventing Public Education, which is affiliated with the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

Report: Homeschoolers much more diverse than previously thought

, October 16, 2019
Homeschooled students, and the educational opportunities available to them, are becoming more diverse than ever, a new study from the Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) states. The center is affiliated with the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

After social media uproar, Dallas ISD backs off more SB 1882 partnerships

, October 16, 2019
The Dallas School District will no long pursue some outside partnerships. The Center on Reinventing Public Education, which is affiliated with the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø, is referenced.

Public gender-neutral restrooms are open for business

, October 16, 2019
With high-walled locking stalls, privacy is protected in gender-neutral restroom at Everett Community College. Reports that gender-neutral restrooms are also available at 56³Ô¹ÏÍø campuses in Bothell, Seattle and Tacoma.

Study call on charter schools to better integrate special education

, October 16, 2019
To serve students with disabilities more effectively, school leaders need to commit to integrating special education into the instructional and social fabric of the school community, a report from the Center on Reinventing Public Education and the National Center for Special Education in Charter Schools argues. CRPE is affiliated with the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

The rising tides of ecoanxiety force a consesus to be made about planetary hope

, October 10, 2019
Ecoanxiety is commonly referred to as the psychological stress induced by the presence of climate change, felt within a range of intensities, and can be caused by both physical events and blurred cognition of environmental issues. Jennifer Atkinson, senior lecturer in the School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences, is quoted.

Texas is spending millions to bring the "portfolio model" to its schools. The strategy has led to teacher strikes in other states.

, October 10, 2019
Texas is encouraging its school districts to drastically change how they manage their campuses — an effort to quickly cut down the number that are low-performing. Quotes Ashley Jochim of the Center on Reinventing Public Education, which is affiliated with the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

Is Denver's era of education reform coming to and end? Outsider school board candidates aim to 'flip the board' this november

, October 9, 2019
Over the past 15 years, Denver has become a model for urban school reform. Betheny Gross, the associate director of the Center on Reinventing Public Education, is quoted. The center is affiliated with the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

When GoFundMe gets ugly

, October 9, 2019
The largest crowdfunding site in the world puts up a mirror to who we are and what matters most to us. References research by Nora Kenworth and Lauren Berliner of the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

Going the extra mile for school choice: how five cities tackle the challenges of student transportation

, October 9, 2019
For families living in neighborhoods with low-performing schools, choice-friendly policies open up an array of options. By Betheny Gross, associate director of the Center on Reinventing Public Education, which is affiliated with the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

The Times recommends: Ryan Mclrvin, Renton City Council, position 4

, October 9, 2019
The Seattle Times editorial board endorses Ryan McIrvin for reelection to the Renton City Council. McIrvin is assistant director of government and community relations for the University of Washington, Bothell.

iQ4 Corp. Launches irtual apprenticeship challenge with global public, private, and educational sector backing to create skilled and qualified cyber-savvy workforce

, October 8, 2019
iQ4 Corporation, a collaborative, technology-based skills transfer platform helping students, academia, businesses and government transform and massively scale the workforce of the future, today announced that it has officially launched the first-ever Virtual Apprenticeship Challenge (VAC) in recognition of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Barbara Endicott-Popovsky, director of the Center for Information Assurance & Cybersecurity at the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø, is quoted.

Is math racist? New course outlines prompt conversations about identity, race in Seattle classrooms

, October 8, 2019
Is Seattle really teaching that “math is racist”? In a U.S. history class, for example, histories of oppression, institutionalized racism, community organizing and resistance can be worked into the lesson plan, said Wayne Au, a professor at the University of Washington, Bothell, who has helped lead Seattle’s ethnic-studies initiative.

The national alliance on mental illness and the depressed cake shop pop-up

, October 4, 2019
Podcast with Laura Umetsu, School of Business lecturer, and Heather Agun, a Business student at the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

Edmonds Center for Arts presents Canadian Indigenous tenor Jeremy Dutcher Oct. 26

, October 4, 2019
On Saturday, Oct. 26, Edmonds Center for the Arts presents classically-trained tenor and ethnomusicologist Jeremy Dutcher. ECA is partnering with the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø on all pre-show talk programming in the 2019/20 Season.

Northshore cyber attack effects continue

, October 3, 2019
Northshore School District (NSD) servers were hit with a "significant cyber attack" that rendered many systems non-operational. 56³Ô¹ÏÍø (56³Ô¹ÏÍøB) cyber security and privacy professor, Marc Dupuis, said spear phishing may have been the cause of NSD's cyber attack.

Ohio looking at enforcing online charter schools; State, experts discuss accountability

, October 3, 2019
ECOT, once Ohio's largest online school and operated by the for-profit company Altair Learning Management, fought to stay operating when the state Department of Education set out to recoup from it $79 million in state funding after determining the school could not prove with data the number of people who logged into the system long enough to be considered full-time students. Robin Lake, director of the Center on Reinventing Public Education, is quoted. The center is affiliated with the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

Are four-day school weeks coming to a district near you?

, October 3, 2019
The four-day school week echoes the precarious state of public school funding in America. The four-day week has emerged as a “problem-solving activity” for districts pushed into tight corners, echoes Paul T. Hill, founder of the Center on Reinventing Public Education and a professor at the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø. The center is affiliated with the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

Faculty to present research promoting LGBTQ health

, October 2, 2019
Upcoming conference to illuminate healthcare challenges and solutions for LGBTQ community. Research by Meghan Eagen-Torkko of the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell School of Nursing and Health Studies will be presented.

40 under 40: Tammy Mitchel's brother inspired her to create and adult life center

, October 2, 2019
Tammy Mitchel is the director of Alyssa Burnett Adult Life Center at Seattle Children's and developed a partnership with the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

State takeovers remain a powerful tool for improving schools. States should not walk away from them

, October 1, 2019
If the debate over the value of local control in K-12 public education were a boxing match, you might say supporters of a stronger state role increasingly look to be down and out. Opinion by Ashley Jochim and Paul Hill of the Center on Reinventing Public Education. The center is affiliated with the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

UNH eliminating test requirement for applicants

, October 1, 2019
DURHAM – The University of New Hampshire's flagship campus is joining more than 1,000 colleges nationwide that no longer require prospective students to submit standardized test scores when they apply. "We believe, based on our data, that there's a tendency that it will truncate your applicant pool by requiring test scores – that there are people who will not apply because they find the test scores too intimidating, or who do apply, but will not get admitted," said Steve Syverson, assistant vice chancellor for enrollment management at the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø and one of the authors of a study by the National Association for College Admission Counseling.

Shoppers say goodbye to historic Seattle Macy's as store announces closure

, October 1, 2019
The historic downtown Macy's is expected to close early next year. “The cost of doing business in a physical retail store, especially in prime real estate in downtown Seattle. The business logic of that is completely overturned," said Sandeep Krishnamurthy, Dean of the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø's School of Business.

September

Ponto and Quint named new trustees at Cascadia College

, September 30, 2019
Gov. Jay Inslee announced his appointment of two new members to Cascadia College’s board of trustees, Dr. Colleen Ponto and Dr. Meghan Quint, who will fill two open seats. Quint is a resident of Bothell who recently accepted an adjunct teaching role at Cascadia College’s co-located partner, 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

Access to schools that level the playing field for D.C.'s at-risk students

, September 30, 2019
The D.C. Policy Center report “Access to schools that level the playing field for D.C.’s at-risk students” examines where in the city at-risk students have the shortest commutes to schools that boast the very highest growth for at-risk students, or leveler schools. While the largest share (43 percent) of public school students travel to school by car according to a survey conducted in 2017 by the Center for Reinventing Public Education, Census data estimate that 46 percent of D.C. households do not have a vehicle available. The center is affiliated with the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell news

, September 27, 2019
The Environmental Protection Agency named Dan Jaffe of the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø to its list of clean air experts.

You are not safe: my life under the existential dread of climate change

, September 26, 2019
A journalist writes about climate grief and eco-anxiety. Jennifer Atkinson of the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø is quoted.

Woodinville PD adds a seasoned officer to its staff

nwnews.com, September 24, 2019
WOODINVILLE — Sergeant BJ Myers is the newest member of the Woodinville Police force. He is 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell and Seattle Pacific University alum and Air Force Veteran.

These two Washington universities are neck-and-neck in a measure of graduates' workforce salaries

, September 20, 2019
A SmartAsset study assessed average starting salaries of students graduating with bachelor’s degrees. The study ranked the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Seattle campus No. 1 at $59,900, Seattle University No. 2 at $59,400 and 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell No. 3 at $58,200.

We've been down this path before

, September 20, 2019
Seattle’s bike-share program was a pioneering endeavor, but city leaders have been cautious to adopt the next best thing on two wheels. A pilot program with 100 Lime scooters launched in July in Bothell. Bothell Economic Development Manager Jeanie Ashe said the city is waiting for classes to begin at 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell to see the effect on usage and whether scooters are used for last-mile trips.

Center for American Indian and indigenous studies receives $1.8M grant

, September 19, 2019
Programs to support current and future Native American students, along with both undergraduate and graduate research in the Indigenous humanities, will benefit from a $1.8 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell, contributed to the initial funding of the Center for American Indian and Indigenous Studies, which launched in 2018.

State takeover of schools districts can sometimes be just what's needed [Opinion]

, September 19, 2019
Cascadia College was awarded the top spot in the nation among colleges and universities for the second year running for sustainable grounds and landscape. Cascadia and 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell share a campus.

'I want them to feel a part of something': Inside Reign Fitness, Kenmore's newest gym

, September 18, 2019
The business recently relocated to the city. One of the founders, James Robbins, was recently accepted at the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø and plans to study business.

Cascadia first in nation for sustainable grounds

, September 18, 2019
Cascadia College was awarded the top spot in the nation among colleges and universities for the second year running for sustainable grounds and landscape. Cascadia and 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell share a campus.

Thousands of vulnerabilities in Seattle's IT network attributed to siloed approach to cybersecurity

, September 17, 2019
Staff told leadership the vulnerabilities had been patched, but in fact they had not. “If I were a serious bad guy I’d be looking at the most vulnerable place,” said Dr. Barbara Endicott-Popovsky, executive director of the Center for Information Assurance & Cybersecurity at the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

What has changed for e-schools since the ECOT fallout?

, September 16, 2019
The Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow, once Ohio’s largest online school, ceased to exist in January 2018. Robin Lake, director of the non-partisan Center on Reinventing Public Education, said, “It's potentially a pretty toxic recipe if a kid is already in troubled situations and left in their room all day and expected to get their education that way.” The center is affiliated with the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

Report: Homeschoolers much more diverse than previously thought

, September 15, 2019
Homeschooled students, and the educational opportunities available to them, are becoming more diverse than ever, a new study from the Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) states. The center is affiliated with the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

EPA selects expert air advisers for ozone, pm NAAQS review

, September 13, 2019
EPA has published its list of 12 experts to assist the agency and its Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) in their truncated reviews of federal ozone and particulate matter (PM) standards, with the Trump administration scrambling to meet its self-imposed deadline of completing the reviews by late 2020. The experts include Daniel Jaffe, University of Washington-Bothell.

Neuroscience for the Layperson – KSM S01 EP29

, September 13, 2019
What do we know about the brain? Does it house our minds? Our consciousness? Discussion includes Assistant Professor Doug Wacker of the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell and city partner earthquake preparedness

heraldnet.com, September 13, 2019
A community health nursing course in 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell’s School of Nursing & Health Studies conducted a disaster preparedness survey for the city of Bothell.

Friday letter, 9-13-19

, September 13, 2019
I am happy to announce today that Governor Inslee has offered an appointment to two new community members to become Cascadia College Trustees. They include Meghan Quint, director of strategy management for Premera Blue Cross and adjunct faculty at 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell.

SPLAB @ &Now cascadia by anthology

, September 10, 2019
I am delighted to be part of the &Now Conference, which is being staged at 56³Ô¹ÏÍø-Bothell, September 19-22, 2019, with a rather remarkable collection of “experimental” poets.

MIL-OSI USA: Administrator wheeler announces new CASAC member, pool of NAAQS subject matter experts

foreignaffairs.co.nz, September 13, 2019
News release: WASHINGTON (September 13, 2019) — Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced the appointment of a new member to the Chartered Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC), Dr. Ronald Kendall. He also announced the selection of a pool of non-member subject matter experts to support the Chartered CASAC’s review of particulate matter and ozone. The experts include Professor Dan Jaffe of the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

Cat Vallejo: Emerging arts leader look at Sam

, September 12, 2019
Very early on in my role as one of SAM’s Emerging Arts Leader Interns, our mentor, David Rue, asked us to write down three personal or professional goals we wished to achieve during our time here at SAM. As a student at the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø, being my whole self and feeling at home is what truly made me happier than I ever imagined.

Adaptation: Navajo lawmaker tries to revive stalled climate plan

, September 11, 2019
The 350,000 members of the Navajo Nation live in a climate change bull's-eye, variously burdened by extreme heat, prolonged drought and irregular monsoonal floods. Margaret Hiza Redsteer, a U.S. Geological Survey research scientist and assistant professor at the University of Washington, Bothell, has studied climate change impacts on the Navajo Nation for years.

Nashville student starts petition for 4-day school week

, September 11, 2019
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — A Nashville student is petitioning online for a four-day school week. Aireka Harvell started a Change.org petition to the Metro Council, saying students would benefit from a four-day school week. And, according to the Center on Reinventing Public Education, four-day school weeks are actually on the rise. The center is affiliated with the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

Learn about birds' migratory micracles at Bird Fest in Edmonds

, September 10, 2019
Presentations at the Frances Anderson Center in Edmonds Sept. 14 include “Do Crows Have Language,” by Douglas Wacker of the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø. And, a Bird Fest event at 7 p.m. at the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell campus will see some 16,000 crows fly in for their communal roost.

Gill: Lebron James's school drew lots of attention, but it doesn't take an NBA star for districts to forge innovative partnerships

, September 9, 2019
Last fall, NBA star LeBron James and his foundation received a lot of attention for opening the I Promise Academy in partnership with Akron Public Schools. By Sean Gill, a research analyst at the Center on Reinventing Public Education at the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

Modernization of California Charter School Law made possible by public education supporters

, September 5, 2019
On Aug. 28, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced an agreement had been reached on AB 1505 that produces an extensive overhaul of the California Charter Schools Act. Separate studies by the Center on Reinventing Public Education and Mathematica Policy Research have found that charter school students are more likely to graduate from high school, go on to college, stay in college and have higher earnings in early adulthood. The center is affiliated with the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

University book store in Mill Creek to close

, September 5, 2019
The University Book Store has announced that it will close its Mill Creek store, which has been located in the Mill Creek Town Center for more than 15 years. University Book Store will continue to operate five locations in the University District (both on University Way N.E. and on the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø campus), downtown Seattle, and on the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell and Tacoma campuses.

Art thieves come from all backgrounds

, September 4, 2019
Former FBI art theft investigations manager speaks during Pub Night Talk in Bothell. The talk was part of Pub Night Talks, a free monthly lecture series cosponsored by the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø and McMenamins.

August

Where there’s wildfire, there’s smoke. Protecting ‘clean-air refugees.’

, August 28, 2019
Out West, officials are fighting not just wildfires, but smoke, saying, “We want the most vulnerable people in our community to know they’re not alone.” Seattle officials have enlisted Dan Jaffe, a professor of environmental chemistry at the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø, to analyze the effectiveness of the city’s clean-air centers.

'Eco-anxiety' over climate change causing stress, panic in millions, experts say

, August 28, 2019
Eco-anxiety, some experts say, is being felt by just about everyone – whether they are aware or not. Jennifer Atkinson, an environmental studies professor at the University of Washington, Bothell, near Seattle, who teaches the course "Eco-grief and Climate Anxiety," said several students have left the environmental studies program because it's "too depressing."

Promise Academy's failed launch underscores heightened tensions between public schools, charters

, August 28, 2019
The class sizes would’ve been small and would’ve prepared students for coveted careers in Silicon Valley’s technology sector. That was Promise Academy’s promise. Public schools have long seen charter schools as a threat because they divert per-pupil funding and take up physical space in districts with the least resources. “Districts had always been wary of charter schools because the money follows the student,” says Robin Lake, a researcher at the Center on Reinventing Public Education. The center is affiliated with the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

Teachers try to pack learning into shorter school weeks

, August 28, 2019
LA JARA, COLO*.* — Among education experts, the four-day week is seen as a phenomenon that's taken off without much debate and ahead of any conclusive research. "I take this as a little bit of a wakeup call," said Georgia Heyward, a research analyst for the Center on Reinventing Public Education, based at the University of Washington. "We should think harder about how it is happening and why is it happening. "The center is affiliated with the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

How should we talk about what’s happening to our planet?

, August 27, 2019
The climate problem is not just scientific. It’s linguistic. If we can agree how to talk and write about an issue that affects us all, maybe we can understand and fix it together. Jennifer Atkinson’s students at the University of Washington at Bothell have used “blissonance” to describe the feeling of enjoying a record-hot day in winter — while recognizing that climate change might have something to do with it.

WSU’s remote classes on Whidbey get first students

, August 27, 2019
Higher education is now a little more within reach for some on Whidbey Island. Antonio Barber had been taking classes at the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø, but said he couldn’t keep making the commute after he and wife started having kids.

56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell hosts family resource exchange event

mwnews.com, August 26, 2019
BOTHELL — A newly formed coalition between Starbucks, United Way, Mary’s Way, Wellspring, and now the University of Washington, is doing its best to address the homelessness situation. The group came to together on the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell campus Wednesday, Aug. 25 to host the Family Resource Exchange

Charity becomes a lifeline even for Americans with health insurance as deductibles soar

registerguard.com, August 26, 2019
Americans who have insurance are increasingly turning to charity as a lifeline, as a revolution in health insurance has driven up deductibles more than threefold over the last decade, forcing tens of millions of Americans to delay care and make difficult sacrifices to pay medical bills. While the Macans have managed to raise enough to cover many of their bills, most patients who turn to crowdfunding do not, said Nora Kenworthy, a public health researcher at the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø who has studied online crowdfunding.

Paying for college comes down to managing expectations, for parent and child

iqmediacorp.com, August 25, 2019
Washington-based financial adviser Lori Atwood's latest impossible mission is schooling clients on how to send their kids to college without draining their retirement savings or taking on major debt. CNBC's top five public institutions are the University of Washington-Seattle, University of Washington-Bothell, Massachusetts Maritime Academy, University of Michigan and Georgia Tech.

As charter schools multiply, teachers at traditional public schools have a choice — stay or go?

, August 25, 2019
Most charters also don’t come with the perceived safety net of a union. Nationally, about 11 percent of charter schools are unionized, according to a report released in March by the Center on Reinventing Public Education. The center is affiliated with the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

Readings on Teaching History and Social Studies

, August 25, 2019
Teachers and students of all grade levels should read and discuss Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz’s “An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States.” Recommendation from Sarah Shear, assistant professor, School of Educational Studies at the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

Paying for college comes down to managing expectations, for both parent and child

, August 23, 2019
Washington-based financial adviser Lori Atwood’s latest impossible mission is schooling clients on how to send their kids to college without draining their retirement savings or taking on major debt. CNBC’s top five public institutions are the University of Washington-Seattle, University of Washington-Bothell, Massachusetts Maritime Academy, University of Michigan and Georgia Tech.

Housing stability for students and families

, August 22, 2019
Justice in the Schools helps families avoid housing disruption as hundreds of families live on the brink of homelessness in Kansas City. A more recent study by the Center on Reinventing Public Education, commissioned by the Kauffman Foundation, focuses on Kansas City Public Schools and charter schools within the district’s boundaries. It found that students in the system change schools at higher rates than the region at large. The center is affiliated with the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

WWU among best values in public education

kgmi.com, August 21, 2019
BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine ranks Western Washington University among the top 100 best values in Public Colleges in 2019. The University of Washington and 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell were the only other Washington schools in the top 100, among 2,600 accredited four-year schools in the country. WWU.

Support for public charter schools increases in 2019 education next poll

finance.yahoo.com, August 20, 2019
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Education Next (EdNext) released the 2019 EdNext Poll, its 13th annual nationwide survey of public opinion on a range of issues affecting students, education spending, schools, and teachers. Separate studies by the Center on Reinventing Public Education and Mathematica Policy Research have found that charter school students are more likely to graduate from high school, go on to college, stay in college and have higher earnings in early adulthood. The center is affiliated with the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

Grads from this college in Washington State earn more than their peers

, August 20, 2019
A report by Seattle-based PayScale analyzed the top schools and degrees across the country with the highest earning potential. Grads of 56³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Bothell campus rank No. 3.

Starbucks, United Way, Mary’s Place and Wellspring welcome 56³Ô¹ÏÍø to coalition supporting local unsheltered families

, August 19, 2019
SEATTLE – Today local community leaders welcomed University of Washington to a coalition dedicated to supporting unsheltered families across Puget Sound. The next Family Resource Exchange will take place at the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell campus on Wednesday, August 21.

Leaked GOP memo on mass shootings: downplay white supremacy, blame left

, August 18, 2019
A leaked memo from House Republicans reveals their strategy for dealing with mass shootings: blame them on the left and downplay white supremacy. Karam Dana, a professor of Middle East politics and director of the American Muslim Research Institute at the University of Washington, Bothell, has said that the “United States is the epicenter of the world in terms of how white identity is seen.”

Kiplinger's again ranks Western Washington University Among 100 best values in public higher education

, August 16, 2019
BELLINGHAM, Wash., Aug. 16 – Western Washington University issued the following news release: Western Washington University is one of the nation's best values in public colleges, according to Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine. The ranking cites four-year schools that combine outstanding education with economic value. the University of Washington, and 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell are the only public universities in the state listed among the top 100 best in-state values for public universities, and only WWU and 56³Ô¹ÏÍø are in the top 100 for out-of-state values.

College-Loan debt packs a punch, but burden in Washington ranks low vs. other states

, August 14, 2019
Students at three area 56³Ô¹ÏÍø campuses faired best last year among greater Seattle institutions, study shows. Following is a ranking of the Seattle-area institutions, from highest to lowest, based on their average debt per borrower for those graduating in 2018 with the percentage increase from 2017 also reflected. 6.) University of Washington, Bothell (public), $18,177, down 3.7%.

Ex-staffers: Bureaucracy, testing focus stifled ed innovation office's efforts

, August 14, 2019
Denver Public Schools (DPS) closed its innovation-dedicated Imaginarium office earlier this year, in part to cover pay raises for teachers, and now three former staff members are speaking out about the bureaucracy and “intense” emphasis on test scores in the district that ultimately ended their efforts toward promoting more personalized learning, Chalkbeat reports. In a 2018 evaluation of several school districts implementing personalized learning practices, the Center on Reinventing Public Education at the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø found that central offices, though encouraging experimentation, “generally failed to fundamentally change structures, policies, and supports to facilitate innovation in schools.”

Missing Martha Lake man now home

, August 11, 2019
A 20-year-old man from the Martha Lake area is safe at home after being missing since Tuesday. Nic Williams, a 2017 Lynnwood High School graduate and student at 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell, was back home with family as of Saturday night, according to his father, Scott Williams.

My favorite things: Cat Vallejo

, August 11, 2019
My Favorite Things tours bring some of the most opinionated and fascinating artists, cultural producers, and community figures into the galleries to discuss their favorite works of art. This week's tour will be led by SAM's Emerging Arts Leader Intern Cat Vallejo, a fourth year Community Psychology major at the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

An Indianapolis charter school is going out on its own — and saying goodbye to its longtime network

, August 8, 2019
Indianapolis is increasingly a city where charter schools, which are publicly funded and privately run, are local — rather than part of a large national network. Being part of a national network has its benefits: It can help charter schools recruit teachers and it can lower costs for some purchases, such as insurance, said Robin Lake, director of the Center on Reinventing Public Education, a research center that released a report on charter management organizations. The center is affiliated with the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

Climate change depression, climate change grief & climate despair

bostoneveningtherapy.com, August 8, 2019
Every day seems to bring another news story about climate change. Jennifer Atkinson, a professor at the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø, began offering a class in climate grief to her environmental studies students to ward off the despair and burnout that can plague environmentalists.

White supremacy, high-stakes testing, and the punishment of Black and Brown students

, August 7, 2019
Starting with the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, the logic has been this: There are race-based gaps in standardized test scores. By Wayne Au, professor in the School of Educational Studies at the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

Going the extra mile for school choice

, August 6, 2019
For families living in neighborhoods with low-performing schools, choice-friendly policies open up an array of options. By Betheny Gross, associate director at the Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) and affiliate faculty, School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, at the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

Learning from destruction

, August 6, 2019
With the gaping mile-wide crater and expansive pumice plain left by Mount St. Helens’ violent 1980 eruption as a backdrop, Alex Barnes ’20 balances on a floating log with a razor blade in one hand and a test tube in the other. “The research is motivated by curiosity,” said Avery Cook Shinneman, a geology and environmental studies lecturer at the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

O'Neill named Assistant Dean of college of business

, August 5, 2019
KUTZTOWN, Pa. – KUTZTOWN, Pa., Aug. 5, 2019 Welcome to our new Assistant Dean, Kim O’Neill! Kim comes to us from the School of Business at the University of Washington (56³Ô¹ÏÍø) Bothell, where she was the Director of Undergraduate Programs and Accreditation for the School of Business.

Charity becomes a lifeline even for Americans with health insurance as deductibles soar

sandiegouniontribune.com, August 4, 2019
GoFundMe, the nation’s largest online crowdfunding site, is now dominated by healthcare campaigns. Most patients who turn to crowdfunding do not raise enough to cover their bills, said Nora Kenworthy, a public health researcher at the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø who has studied online crowdfunding.

Border corps vs. border patrol

, August 2, 2019
President Trump's responses to what he calls "the migrant crisis," large numbers of refugees walking north from Central America to flee violence and food insecurity, is to build a wall, fill up cages to contain the asylum seekers and send the military as enforcers. Co-authored by Diane Gillespie, professor emerita, 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

Three unbooks: duplessis, scutenaire, scappettone

, August 1, 2019
The soft ideology of a prism is that out of a clear unity of emptiness comes all colors. Essay by Joe Milutis, associate professor School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences, 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

‘Future of Retail’ Summit & Job Fair will be Friday, Sept. 13 in Tukwila

b-townblog.com, August 1, 2019
A panel discussion will be co-facilitated by Sandeep Krishnamurthy, Professor and Dean at the University of Washington School of Business.

Millennial Tribute

, August 1, 2019
A poem by Corbin Louis, MFA graduate of the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

July

Swedish Edmonds nurse to speak at Seattle health care town hall

, July 31, 2019
Edmonds resident and award-winning Swedish Edmonds nurse Stefan Torres will be a panelist at the Future of Nursing 2030 Seattle Town Hall, set for Wednesday, Aug. 7 at the University of Washington’s Kane Hall. Torres is a 2014 graduate of the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø in Nursing & Health Studies.

New DOE report shows home education in Florida continues to thrive

, July 31, 2019
The number of home education students in Florida grew by 8.3 percent last year, significantly eclipsing the previous year’s gain of 2.7 percent and continuing an upward trend over the past decade, according to the latest annual report released by the state Department of Education. While the DOE report did not provide demographic breakdowns for homeschooled students, a new report from the Center on Reinventing Public Education highlights the changing landscapes of homeschooling in America. The center is affiliated with the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

Students to study crows through 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell summer camp

, July 30, 2019
Pacific Science Center and 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell partner for new crow-focused summer camp.

Rethinking career and technical education – six core qualities

, July 30, 2019
As the economy rapidly shifts toward automation, there is growing consensus that while new jobs will be created, change is the new normal. The Center on Reinventing Public Education has identified 32 programs around the country that represent the variety of efforts being used to reinvent career and technical education. The center is affiliated with the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

Realogics Sotheby's International Reality forms land division, appoints real estate veteran Tadashi Shiga as Executive Director

, July 30, 2019
Executives of Realogics Sotheby's International Realty (RSIR) have appointed Tadashi Shiga as Executive Director to establish a new land division for the fast-growing real estate brokerage to cultivate new, for-sale developments by identifying land and list-back opportunities for a bounty of new and existing developer clients. In 2019 Shiga was inducted into the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø "Hall of Alumni Excellence" and he was also elected to the institution's Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences Advisory Board.

56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell atop CNBC college rankings

, July 29, 2019
In a list published by CNBC Make It, 56³Ô¹ÏÍø was ranked as the No. 2 public college that provides the greatest return on investment.

New Pacific Science Center summer camp at 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell investigates crows

nwnews.com, July 29, 2019
56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell and Pacific Science Center are offering a new camp for fourth and fifth graders called Crows: Caws and Effect, focusing on campus crows.

Crow camp at 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell

, July 29, 2019
A new camp, “Crows: Cause and Effect,” for fourth and fifth graders focuses on the campus crows at 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

&Now 2019: Points of convergence

, July 27, 2019
&NOW is a bi-annual festival of fiction, poetry, and staged play readings. The conference will be held at the University of Washington, Bothell.

Personalized learning can be a tool for equity or a barrier to it

, July 25, 2019
It takes work to maintain high expectations for all students when personalizing instruction. Ashley Jochim, a senior research analyst at the Center on Reinventing Public Education, spoke with educators in 39 schools across 11 states for a massive study about personalized learning. _The center is affiliated with the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

New Pacific Science Center summer camp at 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell investigates crows

, July 25, 2019
Crows: Caws and Effect, a new camp for fourth- and fifth-graders focusing on campus crows will be held August 5-9, 2019 at the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell campus, sponsored by 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell and Pacific Science Center.

Fox news @ night

, July 23, 2019
DAN SPRINGER, FOX NEWS CORRESPONDENT: With every flood, devastating wildfire, and even a deep freeze, climate change seems to get the blame. Newspaper and Web site headlines are alarming with fears about survival, destruction of the planet, and the end of humans. It's all apparently too much for some to cope with, which is the reasoning behind a first of its kind class at the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø, environmental anxiety and climate grief.

Krug named new dean of Illinois tech's Chicago-Lent College of law

, July 23, 2019
CNBC Make It has ranked the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø No. 2 on its list of public colleges that provide the greatest return on investment.

ICYMI: 4 things states should do to help students with disabilities graduate ready for the world of work change

, July 23, 2019
For the 2016-17 school year, the graduation rate for students with disabilities was only 67 percent nationally while the national graduation rate for all students increased to 84.6 percent, a record high. The gap is far too wide. Co-authored by Travis Pillow, senior fellow at the Center on Reinventing Public Education, which is affiliated with the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

Tomorrow's doctors will diagnose the mental toll of climate change

msn.com, July 22, 2019
A growing volume of research over the past five years has demonstrated how changing weather patterns are also leading to a ballooning global mental health burden. Beyond medical schools, 56³Ô¹ÏÍø professor Jennifer Atkinson introduced a course on ecological grief last spring.

Analysis: as more diverse circle of parents homeschool their kids, it can be a living room laboratory for the future of education

, July 22, 2019
A new shows, homeschoolers are becoming more diverse, and so are their motivations. By Robin Lake, director of the Center on Reinventing Public Education at the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

Krug named new dean of Illinois tech's Chicago-Lent College of law

gkrsl.com, July 22, 2019
Illinois Institute of Technology has named Anita K. Krug, D. Wayne and Anne Gittinger Professor of Law at the University of Washington School of Law, as the new dean of Chicago-Kent College of Law. Krug has been interim vice chancellor for academic affairs at the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

Tomorrow's doctors will diagnose the mental toll of climate change

, July 22, 2019
Medical schools are preparing future health professionals to recognize and treat mental illnesses linked to global warming. Beyond medical schools, 56³Ô¹ÏÍø professor Jennifer Atkinson introduced a course on ecological grief last spring.

CNBC ranks 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell No. 2 on list of public colleges that ‘pay off the most’

, July 20, 2019
CNBC Make It has ranked the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø No. 2 on its list of public colleges that provide the greatest return on investment.

Should you hold a medical fundraiser?

, July 17, 2019
Crowdfunding sometimes works, but it poses ethical, financial issues. Crowdfunding is not the instantaneous fundraising success story that is often portrayed in popular media,” says Nora Kenworthy, assistant professor of nursing and health studies at the University of Washington in Bothell.

College pays off

, July 17, 2019
The University of Washington took the top two spots in the CNBC ranking of colleges that pay off. 56³Ô¹ÏÍø in Seattle ranked first and the Bothell campus second.

Phillips & pillow: 4 things states should do to help students with disabilities graduate ready for the world of work

, July 17, 2019
Recent headlines have said it loud and proud: Unemployment is at a 50-year low, and it might drop a lot further. Co-author Travis Pillow is a senior fellow at the ++ Center on Reinventing Public Education. The center is affiliated with the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

Univ. of Washington names veteran data scientist to lead booming computer science school into new era

, July 17, 2019
Professor Magdalena Balazinska takes over as director of the University of Washington’s Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering. 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Seattle and 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell were ranked No. 1 and No. 2 among the top 25 public universities that “pay off the most” in a CNBC report on Tuesday.

Bothell will be the next city to get Lime electric scooters

, July 16, 2019
Bothell will officially be the next city to try out electric scootershares, approving a 90-day pilot program that will go into effect this Friday. “Electric scooters could potentially provide another way for students, faculty, and staff to get to and from campus that doesn’t involve a single occupancy vehicle,” 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell representative Ryan McIrvin said in a news release from the city.

The Energy 202: Seattle opens clean air centers as worsening wildfires spark concerns about smoky skies

, July 10, 2019
The wildfire smoke has been so bad in the Seattle area in recent years that city officials wanted to give people a respite – a place to breathe freely even as communities brace for another summer of poor air quality. Dan Jaffe, a professor of environmental chemistry at the University of Washington who will help the city assess the centers’ effectiveness, explained that his home, like most around the city, relies on natural ventilation in the summers.

New ideas for a new era of public education: 8 ways we can change how schools are organized, funded, measured and led to prepare grads for the age of automation

, July 8, 2019
LIn 1993, Paul T. Hill founded the Center on Reinventing Public Education, a research center based out of the University of Washington’s Daniel J. Evans School of Public Policy and Governance that from the outset was focused on issues of the next century and the broader question of how America’s schools can better prepare their graduates for a rapidly changing society. This past winter, CRPE, now led by Robin J. Lake and based at 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell, hosted a gathering of education experts and observers to commemorate its first quarter-century of work, toasting 25 years of research, analysis, field studies and white papers created in hopes of aiding school leaders, elected officials and families in reimagining our education system.

56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell's oldest grad, 68: 'I loved every minute of it'

, July 5, 2019
Most senior member of the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø's 2019 graduating class.

Day two of the national charter schools conference: More than 5,000 educators, charter school leaders and influencers gather for a rally in Las Vegas

news-journal.com, July 2, 2019
LAS VEGAS, July 2, 2019 /PRNewswire/ – Today more than 5,000 charter school leaders, educators, and policymakers will gather during the 2019 National Charter Schools Conference (#NCSC19) for an all-conference rally to push back against bureaucratic interests and fight for all students to have the opportunity to attend a high-quality public school. Separate studies by the Center on Reinventing Public Education and Mathematica Policy Research have found that charter school students are more likely to graduate from high school, go on to college, stay in college and have higher earnings in early adulthood. The center is affiliated with the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

3 shortlisted for 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell hall

djc.com, July 1, 2019
The University of Washington has shortlisted three design-build contractors for the $79 million STEM building (phase four) at the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell/Cascadia College.

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Ghanaian cocoa producers delighted by new minimum price system

, June 30, 2019
A higher guaranteed price for his crop means a cocoa farmer "can afford fertiliser, he can afford weedkiller, he can employ more labourers, so he can increase his production," he told AFP. What would make an impact on domestic chocolate makers is if there was a loosening of regulations regarding who can sell and buy main crop beans, which would open opportunities for new domestic sourcing routes for cocoa," said Kristy Leissle, a cocoa industry expert and lecturer at the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

The health effects of wildfire smoke may last a lifetime

, June 29, 2019
When smoke from California’s deadliest wildfire blew into downtown Sacramento last November, daylight blurred into dusk and the city’s air became among the world’s most polluted. “Many cities in the West saw their highest-ever particulate levels in 2017 and 2018,” says Dan Jaffe, an environmental chemist at the University of Washington-Bothell.

Mount Vernon nurse returns from relief efforts in Venezuela

, June 29, 2019
MOUNT VERNON — When Miriam Witt received an email May 29 seeking volunteers to go to Venezuela to provide medical aid, she finagled her way out of work and onto a plane. She plans to pursue a master’s degree in nursing education at the University of Washington-Bothell starting this fall.

The Providence school report is devastating. What’s next?

, June 28, 2019
Rhode Island Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green is offering few hints about how she plans to tackle Providence’s struggling schools as she embarks on a citywide listening tour to discuss a disturbing report released this week that detailed widespread dysfunction and deplorable conditions throughout the district. Robin Lake, the director of the Seattle-based Center on Reinventing Public Education, said the common theme among cities that have had successful turnarounds are authentically engaging parents and establishing a concrete plan. The center is affiliated with the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

The health effects of wildfire smoke may last a lifetime

, June 27, 2019
When smoke from California’s deadliest wildfire blew into downtown Sacramento last November, daylight blurred into dusk and the city’s air became among the world’s most polluted. “Many cities in the West saw their highest-ever particulate levels in 2017 and 2018,” says Dan Jaffe, an environmental chemist at the University of Washington-Bothell.

Seattle’s startup culture is strong on talent, short on local capital

, June 26, 2019
Seattle was ranked No. 3 in a recent study that assessed the best U.S. cities for startups. A report co-authored by the Innovate Leadership Network and 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell researchers is referenced.

Jochim & Heyward: underprivileged families can’t always manage school choice alone. Our new report shows how navigators can help

, June 26, 2019
The goal of school choice is to give all families — especially families in underserved communities — access to high-quality schools that work for them. Analysis by Ashley Jochim and Georgia Heyward of the Center on Reinventing Public Education, which is affiliated with the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø

Seattle will open clean-air shelters as relief from wildfire smoke

, June 26, 2019
Five public buildings will get filtration systems to keep the air inside clean on days when smoke affects the city, Mayor Jenny Durkan announced last week. Dan Jaffe, a professor of environmental chemistry and chair of the physical sciences division at the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø, along with his students, will examine the effectiveness of two of Seattle’s new clean-air centers once they open.

Anida Yoeu Ali’s “The Buddhist Bug: A creation mythology” at Wei-Ling Gallery, Kuala Lumpur

hk.blouinartinfo.com, June 25, 2019
Wei-Ling Contemporary, Kuala Lumpur, is showing “The Buddhist Bug: A Creation Mythology,” an ongoing interdisciplinary series that combines live performance, installation, photography, and video art by Anida Yoeu Ali, an American, Khmer, Cham, Malaysian artist. Ali is an artist-in-residence at the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

Gowri Shankar fills interim admin role at 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell

, June 24, 2019
The University of Washington (56³Ô¹ÏÍø) Bothell has appointed Gowri Shankar to serve as interim vice chancellor for planning and administration (VCPA).

Teaching kids about climate change

, June 24, 2019
Climate change plays a major role in causing natural disasters to be more intense, destructive and costly. Unfortunately, with few exceptions, according to Jennifer Atkinson, a professor at the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø, colleges have not been doing a good job of teaching climate change.

Charter schools don’t fiscally distress regular public schools

, June 24, 2019
In their continuing war against charter schools, teacher unions have persistently argued that charter schools, which are mostly non-union, have a large negative financial impact on the regular public school system. This union narrative is undercut, however, by a recently-released series of studies from the Center on Reinventing Public Education at the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

Training school leaders to spend wisely

, June 24, 2019
Raise the topic of education finance and most will jump to the revenue side of the equation: Is there enough money? References research by the Center on Reinventing Public Education, which is affiliated with the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

Preparing for wildfire smoke

, June 23, 2019
Some fires in the region are inevitable, and thus some smoke should be expected. High-quality air filters can make a huge difference. Last summer, I did some experiments using a cheap box fan, with a high quality furnace filter mounted on its intake side. Professor Dan Jaffe at 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell, an air quality expert, did the same.

Teaching kids about climate science might not be enough

, June 20, 2019
It’s a daunting task, keeping a bunch of 12-year-olds interested in something for an entire school year. “The fact that we leave climate discussions primarily to the natural sciences is itself part of the problem,” says Jennifer Atkinson, a researcher and senior lecturer who studies environmental humanities at the University of Washington, Bothell.

Seattle upgrades A/C at some community centers ahead of predicted wildfires

, June 19, 2019
Two of the last three years have seen higher number than normal bad air quality days during the summer months. “Is it going to happen this summer – don't know. Is it going to happen next summer – don't know. Is it going to happen sometime in the next couple of years – absolutely,” says Dan Jaffe, Professor of Environmental Chemistry at the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

25 states sre testing 4-day school weeks—will yours be next?

, June 19, 2019
Making the switch to a four-day school week is a growing trend in districts across the country. SOURCE: Center on Reinventing Public Education, which is affiliated with the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

Think Tank identifies innovative CTE programs

, June 19, 2019
The Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) recently identified more than 30 programs that are reinventing secondary CTE, including programs delivered by public schools as well as by charter schools and nonprofit organizations. The center is affiliated with the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

New state law requires professors reschedule exams for fasting Muslim students who ask

, June 19, 2019
Washington passes law requiring reasonable accommodations for religious purposes. Bryan White, a senior lecturer teaching biology at the University of Washington at Bothell, reportedly helped the law come to fruition.

To protect vulnerable communities in preparation for wildfire smoke in the Puget Sound region, city of Seattle upgrades community centers, Seattle center buildings with HVAC and air filtration systems

, June 19, 2019
In anticipation of potential poor air quality as a result of wildfire smoke this summer, Seattle Mayor Jenny A. Durkan today announced plans to implement enhanced indoor filtering at select City facilities. To better understand the effectiveness of the cleaner indoor air pilot project at community centers, SPR has partnered with Dr. Dan Jaffe, Professor of Environmental Chemistry and Chair of the Physical Sciences Division at the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

25 states sre testing 4-day school weeks—will yours be next?

, June 19, 2019
Making the switch to a four-day school week is a growing trend in districts across the country. SOURCE: Center on Reinventing Public Education, which is affiliated with the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

Think Tank identifies innovative CTE programs

, June 19, 2019
The Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) recently identified more than 30 programs that are reinventing secondary CTE, including programs delivered by public schools as well as by charter schools and nonprofit organizations. The center is affiliated with the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

New state law requires professors reschedule exams for fasting Muslim students who ask

, June 19, 2019
Washington passes law requiring reasonable accommodations for religious purposes. Bryan White, a senior lecturer teaching biology at the University of Washington at Bothell, reportedly helped the law come to fruition.

To protect vulnerable communities in preparation for wildfire smoke in the Puget Sound region, city of Seattle upgrades community centers, Seattle center buildings with HVAC and air filtration systems

, June 19, 2019
In anticipation of potential poor air quality as a result of wildfire smoke this summer, Seattle Mayor Jenny A. Durkan today announced plans to implement enhanced indoor filtering at select City facilities. To better understand the effectiveness of the cleaner indoor air pilot project at community centers, SPR has partnered with Dr. Dan Jaffe, Professor of Environmental Chemistry and Chair of the Physical Sciences Division at the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

Art gallery reception highlight reel

, June 18, 2019
Education in California has been one battle after another. By Robin Lake, director of the Center on Reinventing Public Education at the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø

Waters: Where have you gone, Cory Booker?

, June 18, 2019
Cory Booker has been lost in the horde of Democratic candidates vying to defeat President Donald Trump in 2020. Reference charter school report by the Center on Reinventing Public Education, which is affiliated with the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

A record number of students graduated from 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell on Sunday.

, June 16, 2019
56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell commencement features largest-ever class.

Lake: Districts v. charters is the wrong battle to pick; political leaders must focus on the right one

, June 16, 2019
Education in California has been one battle after another. By Robin Lake, director of the Center on Reinventing Public Education at the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø

Hired guns, scholars and the California school policy task force

, June 15, 2019
California Governor Gavin Newsom created a task force and assigned the State Superintendent of Public Instruction (SSPI), Tony Thurmond, to lead a review of California charter school laws and policies. The Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) produced three policy briefs and CRPE founder Paul Hill testified to the task force as an expert witness “sympathetic to charter schools.” The center is affiliated with the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

Tech Moves

, June 14, 2019
Marc Servetnick will be the interim dean of the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø School of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics starting in September.

One state sets out to rethink public oversight of charter schools

, June 14, 2019
I am encouraged by the findings, released last Friday, of California Governor Gavin Newsom’s California Charter School Policy Task Force. References Paul Hill, the founder of the Center on Reinventing Public Education and designer of the theory of portfolio school reform, which envisions running a school district like a business portfolio with investments in traditional public and charter schools alike. The center is affiliated with the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

The David Pakman Show

, June 13, 2019
On the Show: Sophie Leroy, Associate Professor at the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø School of Business, joins David to talk about attention residue, multitasking, task switching and productivity

Cleaning to avoid sweeps

, June 12, 2019
Facing Homelessness volunteers pick up after homeless encampments so that residents don't get forcefully cleared out by the city. Blair Jordan, a Facing Homelessness volunteer, showed up that day for her third time participating in a cleanup. Jordan is studying business at 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Eastside Leadership Center.

Critics of charter schools say they’re hurting school districts. Are they right?

, June 11, 2019
Are charter schools “draining,” “siphoning,” or “funneling” resources away from school districts? “Districts are stressed financially by the shifts of resources they must make in order to compete with charter schools, but not helpless,” wrote Paul Hill of the Center on Reinventing Public Education. The center is affiliated with the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

Jayden Fullerton is bringing home two diplomas this spring.

, June 9, 2019
A passion for math and computer science is taking the 15-year-old to 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell two years early.

Students bypassing four-year colleges in favor of alternative paths to careers

, June 9, 2019
Across New Jersey and Pennsylvania, many students are carving their own career paths, making educational choices based on their own interests and motivations. Schools increasingly are looking to broaden the range of options for students, as national research supports demand for educational bridges to careers that stray from the rigidity of the traditional high school-to-college career continuum, according to an analysis by Center on Reinventing Public Education. The center is affiliated with the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

Always in costume, always in their feelings: Richard Chiem on grief, coping, and being true to your characters

, June 7, 2019
Interview with author Richard Chiem who has taught at 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell.

Charter schools: good or bad for students in district schools?

, June 7, 2019
As charter school enrollments grow, are school districts so weakened by financial losses that teaching and learning must suffer? By Paul T. Hill, founder of the Center on Reinventing Public Education, which is affiliated with the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

Sequim High School graduates-to-be get $3.1M in scholarships

, June 5, 2019
The human impact of climate change anxiety was discussed by 56³Ô¹ÏÍø professor Jennifer Atkinson at McMenamins Pub Night Talks the last Tuesday of May.

Take action against climate change | letter

, June 5, 2019
As charter school enrollments grow, are school districts so weakened by financial losses that teaching and learning must suffer? By Paul T. Hill, founder of the Center on Reinventing Public Education, which is affiliated with the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

After a year with a new leader, high hopes are giving way to tension within Tennessee’s turnaround district

, June 4, 2019
Sharon Griffin was seen by many as a savior when she was drafted last spring to lead Tennessee’s troubled turnaround school district. In a perfect version of the achievement district, the superintendent should act as more of a “facilitator” than a traditional top-down leader, said Robin Lake, the director of the Center on Reinventing Public Education and national expert on portfolio districts. The center is affiliated with the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

Put the cap back on NC charter school growth

, June 4, 2019
In 2011, the North Carolina General Assembly under the control of the GOP in both chambers for the first time in decades lifted the cap on the number of charter schools in the state. A report from the Center on Reinventing Public Education concluded that charter school innovation has often been in areas like “new uses of funding and governance,” rather than in instructional designs. The center is affiliated with the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

The life-altering, world-ending topic they’re still not teaching you about in school

, June 4, 2019
It’s June, and that means and millions of college students are done with academic classes and free to focus on more important matters like catching up on sleep, spending time in the great outdoors … and worrying about climate change. But, with few exceptions, college courses haven’t been doing a great job preparing young people to face real-world problems and emotions related to global warming. Professor Jennifer Atkinson is in charge of one of those exceptions, a seminar at the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø on “Eco-Grief and Climate Anxiety.”

Huge victory for Washington State’s students: exit exam requirement struck down!

, June 4, 2019
Cue Pomp and Circumstance because many more Washington State high school seniors will be walking across the stage and handed a diploma! University of Washington, Bothell professor Wayne Au has relentlessly written books and articles to explain how high-stakes standardized test have been weaponized against students in poverty and students of color.

Open thread for night owls: The life-altering topic still not being taught in school

, June 4, 2019
Professor Jennifer Atkinson teaches a seminar at the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø on “Eco-Grief and Climate Anxiety.”

HomeStreet/Miss Madison team takes first step toward reclaiming crown with busy test session

madisoncourier.com, June 3, 2019
The Miss HomeStreet/Miss Madison Race Team took its first step toward reclaiming its championship status with an impressive opening day test session on the Columbia River in the Tri-Cities, Washington, on Friday. First-year crew chief Cindy Shirley resigned during the offseason citing “expanding professional responsibilities” with her job as director of the Office of Research for the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

New Washington law on religious accommodations could serve as model for other states

, June 3, 2019
Back in 2017, two professors at the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø decided to offer their students the option to take exams at night, from 10 p.m. to midnight.

School's out

, June 2, 2019
The charter school movement is in trouble. A report from the Center on Reinventing Public Education concluded that charter school innovation has often been in areas like "new uses of funding and governance," rather than in instructional designs. The center is affiliated with the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

Several Nye County schools will shift to 4-day-school week

, June 1, 2019
Several K-12 schools in Nye County will be moving to a four-day school week with the first year of implementation planned for the 2019-20 school session. More than two dozen states in the U.S. have at least one school district that has implemented a four-day-school schedule, according to from a report by Georgia Heyward named "What Do We Actually Know About the Four-Day School Week?" in the Center on Reinventing Public Education in 2018. The center is affiliated with the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.