July 11, 2024
An award-winning book from UW–Madison’s Julia Eklund Koza is being featured by the University of Michigan Press (UMP) in its Dialogues in Democracy series leading up to the November elections.
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Two projects with School of Education ties win Wisconsin Idea Fellowships
July 5, 2024
Two outstanding undergraduate projects with ties to the UW–Madison School of Education are among five that have been awarded Wisconsin Idea Fellowships this year.
UW–Madison’s Owenby named to national fellowship for educator-preparation leaders
June 28, 2024
UW–Madison's Thomas Owenby was recently named an Impact Academy fellow through the national nonprofit organization Deans for Impact (DFI). Owenby, who is the School of Education's associate dean for teacher education, joins a cohort of leaders chosen for their commitment to improving educator preparation.
UW–Madison to host gathering for experts on education and political polarization
June 19, 2024
A group of education and political science scholars from across the country will gather at UW–Madison later this month to dig into how political polarization is impacting young people and civic education in K-12 schools.
UW–Madison’s Apple delivers keynote at Ireland symposium
June 14, 2024
UW–Madison’s Michael W. Apple, the John Bascom Professor Emeritus of Curriculum and Instruction and Educational Policy Studies, delivered a keynote address at the Spatial Turn for Equitable, Inclusive Systems in Education interdisciplinary symposium in Dublin, Ireland, on June 5.
UW–Madison names Haddix new School of Education dean
June 6, 2024
Marcelle Haddix has been chosen as the next dean of the School of Education. Haddix, who has held numerous leadership positions in her 16 years at Syracuse University, will begin on Aug. 11.
UW–Madison alum is new provost of Madison College
May 30, 2024
UW–Madison alumna Beth Giles-Klinkner, who earned a PhD from the School of Education's Department of Curriculum and Instruction in 2006, has been named the new provost of Madison College.
UW–Madison alum is named 2025 Wisconsin Teacher of the Year
May 28, 2024
UW–Madison alumnus Brian Counselman, a science teacher at Malcolm Shabazz City High School, is one of five educators from across the state who have been named 2025 Wisconsin Teachers of the Year.
Wisconsin media spotlight School’s extension of Teacher Pledge through 2028-29
May 7, 2024
Media outlets in Wisconsin and around the Madison area have reported on the UW–Madison School of Education’s extension of its groundbreaking Teacher Pledge program through 2028-29.
Ladson-Billings talks to ‘60 Minutes’ about the power of great teachers and schools
May 6, 2024
UW–Madison’s Gloria Ladson-Billings a professor emeritus with the School of Education, appeared on “60 Minutes” Sunday evening. She has dedicated her career to examining the cultural foundations of teaching and learning that lead to educational improvement for students who are most marginalized in schools.