July 27, 2020
Inside Higher Ed utilized the expertise of UW–Madison’s Xueli Wang for a report headlined, “What Could a New Admissions Test Bring?”
Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis
Five with ties to School of Education to speak at summit on ‘Public Education and Democracy’
July 23, 2020
Five members of the School of Education community will be featured in the Wisconsin Public Education Network's upcoming summer summit, "Public Education and Democracy," which will take place virtually on Friday, July 24.
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.
SSTAR Lab launches ‘Student Debt in Wisconsin’ series
July 17, 2020
The Student Success Through Applied Research (SSTAR) Lab, directed by UW–Madison’s Nick Hillman, has launched a new series on its website titled, "Student Debt in Wisconsin."
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.
UW–Madison announces Smart Restart plan to reopen in fall
June 17, 2020
The University of Wisconsin–Madison plans to begin fall classes as scheduled on Sept. 2 and offer in-person instruction in many courses until the Thanksgiving recess, the university announced on Wednesday, June 17. Additional information will be provided to the campus community as plans are finalized via the “Smart Restart” website: https://www.wisc.edu/smartrestart/
Message from Dean Hess on School’s commitment to racial justice
June 15, 2020
The following message from School of Education Dean Diana Hess was emailed to students, staff, and faculty across the School on Monday, June 15.
Madison365.com highlights ‘Wisconsin’s 38 Most Influential Native Americans’
May 28, 2020
This is the first list of its kind for Madison365.com, which over the previous five years has recognized Wisconsin’s most influential Black and Latino leaders. This report includes several alumni of UW-Madison’s School of Education.
Report co-authored by UW–Madison’s Jackson earns best paper honor at RESPECT 2020
May 27, 2020
The 2020 Research on Equity and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology (RESPECT) Conference was a virtual, international conference designed to serve as a premier venue for peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary research on broadening participation in computing.
UW–Madison’s Jackson co-authors paper published in Journal of Diversity in Higher Education
May 21, 2020
UW-Madison’s Jerlando Jackson co-authored a recent article titled, “Mixed-reality simulations to build capacity for advocating for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the geosciences.” Co-authors on this paper include Jason Chen of the William & Mary School of Education and M. Shane Tutwiler of the University of Rhode Island.