March 2, 2022
UW–Madison student Jesus Cortez shared his journey from engineering to special education in a podcast from UW–Madison’s Professional Degrees and Certificates that is titled, “Pivoting on Your Educational Path.” Cortez is pursuing his master's degree in the School of Education’s Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education.
March 1, 2022
The university on Tuesday announced the extension of the UW–Madison School of Education Wisconsin Teacher Pledge, which pays the equivalent of in-state tuition and fees, testing, and licensing costs for all teacher education students. In return, graduates “pledge” to teach for three or four years at a pre-kindergarten through 12th grade school in Wisconsin.
February 14, 2022
Both CNN and Madison's Channel 3000/News 3 have highlighted the UW–Madison School of Education Wisconsin Teacher Pledge program in recent reports drawing attention to a growing shortage of teachers both in Wisconsin and nationally.
February 14, 2022
A column in the Wisconsin State Journal by Esther J. Cepeda highlights the success of the UW–Madison School of Education’s teacher education programs, both in attracting students of color and preparing them to pass their certification tests.
January 25, 2022
UW–Madison alumnus Dosun Ko has been named as the 2022 president-elect of the Council for Exceptional Children’s Division for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Exceptional Learners (DDEL). Ko earned his PhD from the School of Education’s Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education in 2020. He is currently an assistant professor in the School of Education at Wichita State University.
January 14, 2022
UW–Madison's Aydin Bal, a professor in the School of Education's Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education, and Fabiane Bravo, a PhD candidate in RPSE, spoke at an online conference at the Centro Universitário Carioca (Unicarioca), in Rio, Brazil, in Dec. 2021. Bal delivered the keynote address for the conference, titled “Expansive Learning, Justice, and Joy: Systemic Transformation for Addressing Racial Disparities in Schools."
December 16, 2021
On Sunday, Dec. 19, UW–Madison will celebrate its Winter 2021 Commencement. We reached out to a few of our graduating students to learn what brought them to UW–Madison, their most meaningful experiences, and favorite places on campus.
October 6, 2021
The Culturally Responsive Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (CRPBIS) research center at UW–Madison has published a study in the leading journal Race, Ethnicity, and Education, titled “Transformative agency for justice: Addressing racialization of school discipline with the Indigenous Learning Laboratory.”
September 28, 2021
Madison College students preparing to become elementary or special education teachers will have a direct pipeline to the UW–Madison School of Education thanks to a new transfer agreement that guarantees admission into these teacher preparation programs for students who meet the requirements.
September 24, 2021
The Wisconsin State Journal featured U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona’s recent visit to the UW–Madison campus on Monday, Sept. 20, as part of his "Return to School Road Trip."