December 1, 2022
UW–Madison’s Rachelle Winkle-Wagner, a professor in the School of Education's Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, is an incoming member of the Review of Higher Education editorial board.
Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis
School of Education faculty, programs, and alumni featured in news coverage of teaching about elections
November 23, 2022
UW–Madison School of Education faculty, programs, and alumni have been featured in several stories this fall about how educators are approaching teaching about elections amid heightened political polarization and scrutiny on teachers.
Welton named Rupple-Bascom Professor
November 9, 2022
Anjalé Welton was appointed by UW–Madison campus leadership as the Rupple-Bascom Professor, which confirms the high esteem in which she is held by her colleagues.
Increased special education funding would help all students, says Underwood to Capital Times
October 20, 2022
UW–Madison Professor Emerita Julie Underwood lent her expertise to the Capital Times recently for an article about a new report that highlights how Wisconsin’s state funding formula for special education shortchanges school districts.
UW–Madison student Greer is co-author of article examining COVID-19 learning loss
October 18, 2022
UW–Madison student CJ Greer is the co-author of an article published in the journal Children and Schools that is titled, “The COVID-19 Learning Loss: Fact or Stigma?” Greer is a PhD student in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis.
Halverson named Kellner Family Distinguished Chair in Urban Education
October 17, 2022
Richard Halverson was recently appointed as the Kellner Family Distinguished Chair in Urban Education in the UW–Madison Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis.
Four with School of Education ties named in Madison 365’s list of influential Latino leaders for 2022
October 14, 2022
Four individuals with ties to the UW–Madison School of Education were named in Madison 365’s list of Wisconsin’s most influential Latino leaders for 2022. They are: Mariana Pacheco Ortiz, Luz del Carmen Arroyo Calderon, Maria Yturriaga Dyslin, and Raul Leon.
Eckes lends expertise on teachers’ First Amendment rights to Washington Post
October 13, 2022
A number of legal decisions have shown the First Amendment rights of teachers in K-12 classrooms are “strictly limited,” according to a School of Education professor and education law expert.
UW–Madison study finds pandemic alleviated some mental health risks for LGBTQ+ students
October 13, 2022
Moves to remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic may have mitigated some mental health challenges for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and gender-expansive (LGBTQ+) students, according to a new study from UW-Madison researchers.
Alumna Oravec’s new book explores the good and bad of robots
October 13, 2022
UW–Madison alumna Jo Ann Oravec is the author of a new book that explores how robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) can enhance human lives, but also their unsettling “dark sides.” Oravec earned her master’s and PhD in educational administration from the School of Education, and holds degrees from UW–Madison’s La Follette School of Public Affairs and the School of Business.