December 8, 2021
UW–Madison’s Brian Burt, an associate professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, is an inaugural winner of an Emerging Leader Alumni Award from the University of Michigan’s School of Education. Burt earned his PhD from the University of Michigan in 2014.
December 7, 2021
A research team including UW–Madison’s Matthew Hora, Matthew Wolfgram, and Changhee Lee have published an article in the Teachers College Record. Their article, titled "Closing the Doors of Opportunity: A Field Theoretic Analysis of the Prevalence and Nature of Obstacles to College Internships," examines the obstacles that college students face when they seek internships.
December 6, 2021
Experts from the Madison Metropolitan School District and UW–Madison provide a new path to early literacy. The report is the culmination of months of collaborative work to review evidence and identify the most effective ways to teach literacy in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. “I’m grateful for the hard work of so many talented educators, researchers, and leaders on this joint task force and their efforts in focusing on improving literacy instruction,” says School of Education Dean Diana Hess. “We plan on immediately getting to work on translating the recommendations into an implementation plan.”
December 2, 2021
UW–Madison's CJ Greer, a PhD student in the School of Education's Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, is the author of guest column published in the Capital Times that is headlined, “CRT ban fuels division, stifles conversation.”
December 1, 2021
UW–Madison alumnus James T. Minor has been named the 10th chancellor of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE).
December 1, 2021
The Chronicle of Higher Education utilized the expertise of UW–Madison’s Nick Hillman for an article that is headlined, “Ohio State U. Unveils a Plan for All Students to Graduate Debt-Free.” Hillman is an associate professor with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, and the director of the Student Success through Applied Research (SSTAR) lab.
November 26, 2021
UW–Madison alumnus David O’Connor has received a prestigious national honor for his work to change the landscape for Native American students in Wisconsin and across the Midwest. On Oct. 15, O’Connor accepted the National Indian Education Association’s Educator of the Year award at the organization’s 52nd Annual Convention and Trade Show in Omaha, Nebraska.
November 19, 2021
UW–Madison alumnus Dominic Ledesma is the recipient of the Joseph C. Beckham Award for dissertation of the year from the Education Law Association. He earned his PhD from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis in 2021.
November 18, 2021
UW–Madison alumna Mary Pfeiffer was named Wisconsin Superintendent of the Year by the Wisconsin Association of School District Administrators (WASDA) on Monday, Nov. 8. Pfeiffer currently is the superintendent of the Neenah Joint School District. She earned two degrees from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis — a master’s in 1999 and a PhD in 2006.
November 3, 2021
UW–Madison’s Julie Mead is now serving as president of the Education Law Association (ELA), a role she started during the organization’s annual conference Oct. 20-23 in San Antonio, Texas. Mead is a professor emerita with the School of Education's Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis.