February 27, 2026
A new exhibit at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian celebrating the career of the late Truman Lowe was recently featured on Wisconsin Public Radio’s “Wisconsin Today” program.
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Journal Sentinel spotlights collaboration to expand school mental health workforce
February 24, 2026
A partnership between Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) and the UW–Madison School of Education was recently highlighted in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The cross-institution effort — which also includes Alverno College — has been awarded a $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to expand the number of mental health professionals serving MPS students.
UW–Madison’s Ruppar highlights harm of seclusion and restraint in schools
February 10, 2026
UW–Madison’s Andrea Ruppar, an associate professor in the School of Education’s Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education, was quoted in a recent FOX47 News article examining efforts by the Madison Metropolitan School District to reduce seclusion and restraint incidents involving students with disabilities.
DelaRosa participates in Center for Healthy Minds talk on community-engaged research
February 6, 2026
Tony DelaRosa, a doctoral candidate in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, is featured in a recent article from UW–Madison’s Center for Healthy Minds reporting on a December 2025 talk that highlighted collaborative research focused on well-being in Filipino American communities.
UW–Madison’s Hillman weighs in as student loan collections resume
January 27, 2026
UW–Madison’s Nick Hillman was featured in a recent Wisconsin Public Radio story examining the federal government’s decision to resume collections on defaulted student loans, including wage garnishment.
Ed Week reports New York joining the WIDA consortium
January 15, 2026
A recent Education Week article highlights New York’s decision to join a growing number of states using a WIDA assessment to measure English learners’ language proficiency.
New York Times spotlights UW–Madison alumna Carrie Coon in Broadway’s ‘Bug’
January 13, 2026
UW–Madison alumna Carrie Coon was recently featured in the New York Times in an article headlined “Carrie Coon and Tracy Letts Want to Get Under Your Skin.”
MERIT Library among UW–Madison’s ‘best study spots’
December 30, 2025
According to Daniel Sendelbach, the UW–Madison School of Education’s MERIT Library is one of the university’s top study spots.
Five from School of Education named to Madison365 list of influential Black leaders
December 29, 2025
Five individuals with ties to the UW–Madison School of Education were named to Madison365’s list of “Wisconsin’s 32 Most Influential Black Leaders for 2025.”
UW–Madison’s López featured on podcast discussing research on race in educational psychology
December 18, 2025
UW–Madison’s Francesca López, the Jim and Georgia Thompson Distinguished Professor in Education, was recently featured on the Emergency Research in Educational Psychology podcast to discuss new scholarship on race in educational psychology.