July 23, 2021
Ladson-Billings is a professor emerita with the School of Education whose research examines the cultural foundations of teaching and learning that leads to educational improvement for students who are most marginalized in schools.
Department of Educational Policy Studies
Five from School of Education are named Morgridge Fellows
July 19, 2021
Five individuals with ties to the UW–Madison School of Education have been named Morgridge Fellows. They are Moisés Gabriel Contreras (Educational Policy Studies), Morgan Mayer-Jochimsen (Educational Policy Studies), Rachel Santiago (WCER), Emily Skaletski (Kinesiology), and Peter Wardrip (Curriculum and Instruction).
UW–Madison’s Lee selected as AERA Fellow
July 14, 2021
UW–Madison’s Stacey Lee was selected as a 2021 Fellow of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). Lee is the Frederick Erickson WARF Professor in the School of Education's Department of Educational Policy Studies.
Summer 2021 Learning Connections alumni magazine available online
July 6, 2021
The latest edition of Learning Connections, a magazine for alumni and friends of the UW–Madison School of Education, is now posted online. The Summer 2021 issue centers on the challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and the many lessons learned. In addition, we spotlight a range of important and innovative work being done across the School.
New York Times reviews new memoir, ‘Home Made,’ by UW–Madison’s Hauck
June 30, 2021
A book by UW–Madison doctoral student Elizabeth Hauck, “Home Made: A Story of Grief, Groceries, Showing Up — and What We Make When We Make Dinner,” was reviewed by the New York Times.
Study will examine inequalities in higher education among Hmong Americans
June 22, 2021
Four people with ties to the UW–Madison School of Education — Matthew Hora, Stacey Lee, Bailey Smolarek, and Matthew Wolfgram — are leading a project to further understand and reduce inequalities in higher education among Hmong Americans. The project is one of 15 chosen to receive grants through the through UW–Madison’s Understanding and Reducing Inequalities Initiative.
Three from School of Education are awarded prestigious NAEd/Spencer fellowships
June 4, 2021
Three individuals from the UW–Madison School of Education have been awarded prestigious fellowships from the National Academy of Education (NAEd) and the Spencer Foundation.
School of Education’s Posey-Maddox, Shaffer awarded WARF fellowships
May 27, 2021
The School of Education’s Linn Posey-Maddox (Educational Policy Studies) and David Williamson Shaffer (Educational Psychology) are among 33 UW–Madison faculty who have been awarded fellowships from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) for 2021-22.
Article examines Black parents’ search for ‘good’ schools
May 19, 2021
UW–Madison’s Linn Posey-Maddox, Maxine McKinney de Royston, and Rachel A. Johnson are among the authors of an article published in the Harvard Educational Review that is titled, “No Choice is the ‘Right’ Choice: Black Parents’ Educational Decision-Making in Their Search for a ‘Good’ School.”
Seven students from School of Education receive Leadership Certificates
May 17, 2021
Seven UW–Madison students pursuing degrees within the School of Education received a Leadership Certificate from the Center for Leadership and Involvement during the 2020-21 academic year.