February 12, 2021
Schools should teach children about current events in their civics courses, said UW–Madison’s Diana Hess, dean of the School of Education and the Karen A. Falk Distinguished Chair of Education, in a recent article published by the Wisconsin Radio Network.
February 5, 2021
A recent Wisconsin State Journal article highlighted the work of UW–Madison's Donald Dantzler advising a team of high school students from 100 Black Men of Madison who won a national financial literacy contest. Dantzler is working toward his doctorate from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis.
February 3, 2021
Data from UW–Madison’s Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC), which is housed in the School of Education, was referenced in a recent article in The Atlantic about former New England Patriots football player Martellus Bennett’s new career as a children’s book author, and his activism for more Black characters in children’s publishing and entertainment.
January 30, 2021
UW–Madison’s Matthew Hora was featured in a Business 20/20 podcast produced by the Aspen Institute’s Business and Society Program. Hora is the director of UW–Madison’s Center for Research on College-Workforce Transitions (CCWT), which is housed within the School of Education’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research. He also serves as an assistant professor of adult and higher education.
January 28, 2021
UW–Madison's Gloria Ladson-Billings was featured in the Capital Times recently, as part of the newspaper’s “What did we learn?” series of interviews with Madison educators, organizers, and leaders looking back at lessons they took from 2020. Ladson-Billings is a professor emerita in the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction.
January 27, 2021
UW–Madison student Bryanna Plaisir was featured in a recent Capital Times article, headlined “What did we learn? Bryanna Plaisir embraces the stage, finds true allies.” Plaisir is a double major in theatre, in the School of Education’s Department of Theatre and Drama, as well as in mathematics.
January 22, 2021
UW–Madison’s Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC), which is housed in the School of Education, was cited as an important change agent recently by veteran children's book editor Rosemary Brosnan (Harper Collins), in an interview she did with BookPage.
January 20, 2021
Madison’s local NBC affiliate, WMTV/Ch. 15, utilized the expertise of UW–Madison’s Travis Wright for a report on talking to kids about the Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol. Wright is a professor in the School of Education’s Department of Counseling Psychology.
January 7, 2021
UW–Madison’s Nick Hillman authored an opinion piece for USA Today that is titled, “Poor colleges need to get richer to put low-income students on a path to success.” Hillman is an associate professor with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, and the director of the Student Success through Applied Research (SSTAR) lab.
January 6, 2021
The Capital Times spotlighted the work of UW–Madison’s Luis Columna and his Fit Families program for its "Research inspired by COVID-19" series. The article is headlined, "Luis Columna brings exercise to children with autism virtually." Columna is an associate professor with the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology.