June 23, 2021
We Need Diverse Books (WNDB) utilized the expertise of UW–Madison’s Carolyn Mueller and Lauren Zepp for an article on the organization’s blog that is titled, “How to Make Disability Justice a Classroom Priority.” Mueller is an assistant professor in the School of Education's Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education (RPSE), and Zepp is a RPSE doctoral student.
June 10, 2021
UW–Madison’s John Diamond and former Madison Schools Superintendent Jennifer Cheatham are sharing their thoughts on "leading for racial justice" in a series of three essays for Education Week. Diamond is the Kellner Family Distinguished Chair in Urban Education and a professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis.
June 10, 2021
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel utilized the expertise of UW–Madison’s Ellie Bruecker, a doctoral student in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, for an article reporting on the declining number of Milwaukee Public School (MPS) students who have filled out the FAFSA his year. "It's like a 'canary in the coal mine' situation," Bruecker said.
May 28, 2021
UW–Madison student Jennifer Magee wrote a “Teacher Voice” op-ed for the Hechinger Report, headlined “Don’t avoid discussing race with your students.” Magee is a doctoral student with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, and a fourth-grade teacher in Middleton, Wisconsin.
May 25, 2021
Shehrose Charania, a recent graduate of UW–Madison’s Health Promotion and Health Equity program within the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology, shared her remarkable story on NPR’s Weekend Edition.
May 21, 2021
The Capital Times published a feature story about Litza Bixler, UW–Madison’s spring 2021 interdisciplinary artist-in-residence.
May 17, 2021
UW–Madison’s John Diamond, who holds the Kellner Family Distinguished Chair in Urban Education, shared his thoughts on school reopenings with the Washington Post recently, in an article headlined, “Biden is meeting his modest school-reopening goal — but progress is uneven.”
May 6, 2021
UW–Madison’s Diana Hess, dean of the School of Education and the Karen A. Falk Distinguished Chair of Education, was interviewed for a recent episode of the “Fishing for Problems” podcast, hosted by Matt Schneidman. The episode, titled “Classroom Conversations in an Era of Political Polarization,” is part of a larger series on how to engage students in controversial political topics in the K-12 classroom.
April 30, 2021
Wisconsin Public Radio’s “Central Time” program interviewed UW–Madison’s Mindi Thompson, a professor in the School of Education's Department of Counseling Psychology, for a segment titled, “Your job is not who you are: Dealing with job loss and identity.”
April 26, 2021
The Boise Post Register utilized the expertise of UW–Madison’s Julie Mead, an associate dean and professor in the School of Education, in an article reporting on a bill that passed the Idaho State Legislature creating new grants and scholarships for students.