February 18, 2022
Founded in 1922, the Horace Mann League is an honorary association of leaders who believe that the public school system is the cornerstone of our democracy. “Throughout my life I have seen public education as the key to true democracy,” says Gloria Ladson-Billings, a professor emerita with the School of Education.
February 16, 2022
Read Your Heart Out Day, conceived by UW–Madison alumna Michelle Belnavis back in 2004, has now become an institution in Madison schools and throughout the state of Wisconsin.
February 14, 2022
Both CNN and Madison's Channel 3000/News 3 have highlighted the UW–Madison School of Education Wisconsin Teacher Pledge program in recent reports drawing attention to a growing shortage of teachers both in Wisconsin and nationally.
February 14, 2022
A column in the Wisconsin State Journal by Esther J. Cepeda highlights the success of the UW–Madison School of Education’s teacher education programs, both in attracting students of color and preparing them to pass their certification tests.
January 26, 2022
Rosemary Russ, an associate professor in the School of Education's Department of Curriculum and Instruction, is one of 12 UW–Madison faculty members chosen to receive a Distinguished Teaching Award this year. These honors have been given out since 1953 and recognize the university’s finest educators.
January 22, 2022
The Turkish Education Association has published an interview with UW–Madison’s Michael W. Apple on the limits and possibilities of current educational policies and practices. Apple is the John Bascom Professor Emeritus of Curriculum and Instruction and Educational Policy Studies in the School of Education and has a long history of working with critically democratic educators in Turkey.
January 21, 2022
Andreal Davis — who has spent more than three decades in the field of education as a teacher, instructional coach, and leader — earned a BS in elementary education in 1986 and a master's in curriculum and instruction in 1994 from the School of Education.
January 19, 2022
Each spring, the UW–Madison Division of the Arts celebrates artistic achievement, recognizes service to the arts, and supports arts research by bestowing the Creative Arts Awards. This year's awards include several individuals with ties to the UW–Madison School of Education.
January 3, 2022
UW–Madison’s Yorel Lashley and Gloria Ladson-Billings will be featured in a webinar hosted by the Save the Music Foundation on Wednesday, Jan. 12, that is titled, “SEL (social emotional learning) for Equity and Vitality through Music Education.”
December 28, 2021
UW–Madison's Alexandra Lakind, a joint PhD student in the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction and the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, is the managing editor of a new publication, “becoming—Feral,” that investigates the complex relationships between humans and other animals.