September 2, 2020
Masks. Hybrid learning. Physical distancing. Testing. The fall 2020 semester is kicking off — and at UW–Madison, it won’t be like any semester that’s come before. However, our School of Education students are just as bright, driven, and inspiring as always. Seventeen students shared their thoughts with us on majors, going to college amid COVID-19, what they are excited about this semester, and future plans.
August 27, 2020
UW–Madison’s Gloria Ladson-Billings and John Diamond said we shouldn’t rush to “go back to normal” this school year, because of the growing inequities that students face in the school system.
August 26, 2020
NPR’s "All Things Considered" sought out the expertise of UW–Madison’s Julie Mead for a report on how parents of special education students are advocating for their children who have lost access to essential programming and services due to schools going remote during the COVID-19 pandemic.
August 26, 2020
UW–Madison’s Kathryn Moeller is the author of an article published in the journal Educational Researcher, titled “Accounting for the Corporate: An Analytic Framework for Understanding Corporations in Education.”
August 25, 2020
The UW–Madison School of Education is welcoming 16 new faculty members to campus during the upcoming 2020-21 academic year, which is one of the largest cohorts to sign on with the School since its founding in 1930. "We’re excited to welcome another group of exceptional scholars who will be working in fields as varied as the arts, health and education. They will bring a diverse set of viewpoints and experiences to our School as we build upon our excellence,” says School of Education Dean Diana Hess.
August 21, 2020
A recent article in the Boston Globe reporting on the trend of families leaving public schools — and instead enrolling their children in private schools, home schooling, or forming “learning pods” this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic — utilizes thoughts from UW–Madison’s John Diamond.
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.
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.
August 14, 2020
The School of Education’s offices of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, and Professional Learning and Community Education (PLACE) will host a symposium, Leading Antiracist School Communities, on Thursday, Aug. 27, from 3 to 5 p.m.
August 13, 2020
Former UW System President Kevin Reilly wrote an article for the winter/spring 2020 issue of AACU's Liberal Education, titled "Get a Job and Get a Life — with James Joyce: Why Reading the 'Jocoserious' Joyce Is Useful Fun."