Journal Sentinel spotlights collaboration to expand school mental health workforce

February 24, 2026

A partnership between Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) and the UW–Madison School of Education was recently highlighted in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The cross-institution effort — which also includes Alverno College — has been awarded a $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to expand the number of mental health professionals serving MPS students.

UW–Madison’s Her wins TRIO Achiever Award

December 2, 2025

UW–Madison’s Pa Her, a clinical associate professor in the School of Education’s Department of Counseling Psychology and director of the Counseling Psychology Training Clinic (CPTC), has been awarded the 2025 Educational Opportunity Association (EOA) Regional TRIO Achiever Award.