August 22, 2025
Three students and faculty from the UW–Madison School of Education have been selected for the 2025-26 cohort of Morgridge Fellows.
Department of Educational Policy Studies
From student mental health to great coaching, UW–Madison education experts can share back-to-school insights
August 18, 2025
As parents, students, and educators prepare for the 2025-26 academic year, experts from UW–Madison’s No. 1 ranked School of Education are ready to share their insights on some of the biggest issues facing education today with members of the media.
UW–Madison’s Odle featured in national and state media for groundbreaking college access project
August 13, 2025
UW–Madison’s Taylor Odle, an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies, is receiving widespread national and state media attention for his leadership on a major initiative aimed at transforming college admissions and financial aid access in Tennessee.
Improving college access: UW–Madison’s Odle helps launch one of the largest education research studies of the century
August 6, 2025
In a groundbreaking project led by UW–Madison's Taylor Odle could reshape the national college admissions landscape, the state of Tennessee launched TN Direct Admissions last week, a pilot program offering automatic college admission and personalized financial aid estimates to approximately 41,000 high school seniors.
UW–Madison faculty discuss education policy and ‘Science of Reading’ on NEPC podcast
July 21, 2025
In a recent episode of the NEPC Talks Education podcast, Chris Saldaña is joined by fellow School of Education faculty member Elena Aydarova for a conversation about the growing influence of the Science of Reading (SOR) movement on education policy in the United States.
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July 21, 2025
Two School of Education graduate students receive IRIS summer fieldwork awards
June 30, 2025
UW–Madison graduate students Younsun Choi and Thao Pham, both from the School of Education, have been selected as recipients of 2025 IRIS Graduate Student Summer Fieldwork Awards.
Three School of Education faculty awarded 2025-26 UW–Madison research fellowships
June 25, 2025
John Hitchcock and Adam Nelson were chosen to receive WARF Named Professorships, and Fred Stonehouse was selected for a Kellett Mid-Career Award. The distinctions acknowledge a track record of excellence in research and provide several years of dedicated funding to continue producing impactful work.
Three from UW–Madison School of Education awarded NAEd/Spencer Foundation fellowships
June 11, 2025
Two graduate students and a recent alumna from the UW–Madison School of Education are recipients of 2025 NAEd/Spencer Dissertation and Postdoctoral Fellowships.
UW–Madison graduate student selected as SREE Summer Fellow
June 6, 2025
UW–Madison’s Sky Duke, a rising third-year PhD student in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies (EPS), has been selected as a 2025 Summer Fellow by the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (SREE).