UW–Madison’s Stoddard, Hess suggest new approach to teaching about 9/11

September 10, 2021

How do you teach about 9/11 to children who weren’t even born when the attacks happened? In an article they wrote for The Conversation — titled “What schools teach about 9/11 and the war on terror” — UW–Madison’s Jeremy Stoddard and Diana Hess propose a different approach to teaching about the events of that day.

New York Times publishes essay by UW–Madison alumna Schirmer

September 1, 2021

The New York Times published a guest essay by UW–Madison alumna Eleni Schirmer that is titled, “We’re Burying Our Kids in Debt (Just Not the Way You Think).” Schirmer earned her PhD in 2021 from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies and Department of Curriculum and Instruction.

Ladson-Billings discusses the ‘limits of liberalism’ in Cap Times op-ed

August 25, 2021

Paul Fanlund of the Capital Times utilized the expertise of UW–Madison’s Gloria Ladson-Billings, a professor emerita in the School of Education's Department of Curriculum and Instruction, for a recent op-ed he penned that is headlined, “Racist bogeyman and the ‘limits of liberalism.’”

Cap Times highlights vision of new Division of the Arts director Chris Walker

August 13, 2021

The newly appointed director of UW–Madison’s Division of the Arts, Chris Walker, who is also a professor in the School of Education’s Dance Department, was featured in the Capital Times in an article that is headlined, “New Division of the Arts director Chris Walker plans to support art and student activism.”

Ahn’s ‘Type + Code’ project featured on Femme Type

July 23, 2021

UW–Madison’s Yeoyhun Ahn, an assistant professor in the School of Education's Art Department, was featured on the platform Femme Type, in an article headlined “Yeoyhun Ahn Fuses Coding and Calligraphy in a Groundbreaking New Project.”

UW-Madison’s Horning explains why diverse books matter

July 15, 2021

CBS This Morning utilized the expertise of UW–Madison’s KT Horning for a video report that is headlined, “Why diverse children's books are important tools for teaching kids about themselves and others.” Horning is the director of the Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC), which is housed in the School of Education.