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.
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
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.
Five School of Education faculty honored with Vilas professorships and awards
May 3, 2024
Five extraordinary members of the UW–Madison School of Education faculty have been honored during the last year with awards supported by the estate of professor, U.S. Senator, and UW Regent William F. Vilas (1840-1908).
Three graduate students from School of Education win 2024 Bucky Awards
May 2, 2024
This year’s winners of Bucky Graduate Student Awards include three students from the School of Education. Tony DelaRosa and Qiang Xie each received Graduate School Student Commitment to Engagement and Activism Awards, and Emily Nott was honored with the Graduate Peer Mentor Award.
New book from UW–Madison’s Berland shows how education data could promote social justice and classroom creativity
April 26, 2024
Education data can be harnessed to promote groundbreaking and energizing movements toward play, creativity, and social justice in the classroom, according to a new book from a School of Education faculty member.
UW–Madison’s Kirchgasler outlines how the citizen-led assessment advances a global education reform agenda in Kenya
April 25, 2024
A popular assessment of literacy and numeracy in Kenya does more to advance a global education reform agenda than serve the needs of individual schools or students, according to a new paper from a School of Education faculty member.
UW–Madison’s McDonald interviewed on New Books Network
April 24, 2024
UW–Madison’s Peter McDonald discussed his new book, “Run and Jump: The Meaning of the 2D Platformer,” in an interview on the New Books Network recently.
UW–Madison’s Castro discusses ‘science of reading’ law’s impact with Wisconsin State Journal
April 24, 2024
The Wisconsin State Journal utilizes the expertise of UW–Madison’s Mariana Castro in a recent article examining the impact of a new law in Wisconsin that overhauls reading education.