McQuillan awarded 2020 AHEAD Pilot Program grant

August 20, 2020

Mollie McQuillan, an assistant professor with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, is one of three UW–Madison investigators who have been awarded a 2020 Advancing Health Equity and Diversity (AHEAD) Pilot Program grant.

UW–Madison School of Education unveils bold new program to invest in Wisconsin’s future teachers

August 18, 2020

The Teacher Pledge provides financial support — including up to in-state tuition, fees, and testing certification costs — for students enrolled in one of the School’s teacher education programs. In return, after graduating the students “pledge” to teach for three or four years at a pre-kindergarten through 12th grade school in Wisconsin. Students who go on to teach in a high-need district or in a high-need subject area will fulfill their obligation in three years, while all others will do so in four.

Diamond speaks with WPR for segment on, ‘Schools across Wisconsin debate reopening or going virtual’

July 22, 2020

UW–Madison’s John Diamond was a guest on Wisconsin Public Radio’s “Central Time” program on July 21 to talk about the debate raging in Wisconsin and across the nation about whether schools should re-open this fall — or continue with virtual learning. Diamond holds the Kellner Family Distinguished Chair in Urban Education with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis.

UW–Madison alum Jenkins named superintendent of Madison Schools

July 16, 2020

Carlton Jenkins, an alumnus of UW–Madison’s School of Education, was recently named the superintendent of the Madison Metropolitan School District, a position he will begin on Aug. 4. Jenkins earned both his master’s (1993) and PhD (2009) from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis.