December 22, 2025
As the year comes to a close, we’re taking a moment to reflect on the impactful work that has taken place across the School of Education throughout 2025.
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
UW–Madison alumnus recognized for lifetime achievement by Legal Aid Society
December 19, 2025
UW–Madison alumnus Philip Althouse has received the C. Lyonel Jones Lifetime Achievement Award from the Legal Aid Society, an honor bestowed on full-time employees in recognition of their longstanding commitment to the nonprofit’s mission.
School of Education student recognized as winter 2025 ‘notable grad’
December 10, 2025
Patrick Schroeder — who will graduate this weekend with a bachelor's degree from the School of Education's Department of Curriculum and Instruction and serve as the School's flag bearer for winter commencement — was recently recognized as one of UW–Madison’s winter 2025 “notable grads” by the Office of Strategic Communication.
UW–Madison’s Popkewitz to lead new book series exploring the sciences that shape education
December 9, 2025
Thomas Popkewitz recently signed a contract on a new book series titled, “Routledge Studies in Histories and Cultural Sociology of the Education Sciences.”
New book edited by UW–Madison’s Apple explores where education and politics collide
December 3, 2025
UW–Madison’s Michael Apple, the John Bascom Professor Emeritus of Curriculum and Instruction, is editor of a new book titled, “Education and the Politics of Interruption: Does the Right Always Win?”
UW–Madison’s Halverson discusses power of arts learning on local media programs
November 28, 2025
UW–Madison’s Erica Halverson, a professor in the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction, recently spoke about her work and the impact of arts learning on young people in two local media interviews.
Educators learn, lead, and innovate at WIDA Annual Conference
November 18, 2025
The 2025 WIDA Annual Conference — held Oct. 27-30 — was a celebration of innovation, learning, and connection among educators dedicated to multilingual learners.
A win–win equation: Orchard Ridge, UW–Madison education students partner for lunchtime math learning
November 17, 2025
Between bites of lunch and rounds of math games, Orchard Ridge third graders and UW–Madison School of Education students are discovering something important — that learning math (and learning to teach it) works best when it’s filled with connection.
Marge Engelman at 98: Looking back on a lifetime of learning, serving, and breaking barriers
November 11, 2025
Born in rural Illinois in 1927, Marge Engelman’s parents had a traditional path planned for her: marriage, children and a life dedicated to family. But Engelman had other plans.
UW–Madison Fulbright program alumni bring media literacy seminar to Central and Eastern European educators
October 28, 2025
A one-day conference held in Prague this fall was attended by more than 60 educators from the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine, Hungary, and Serbia.