December 29, 2020
Michele Byrd-McPhee, the fall 2020 interdisciplinary artist with UW–Madison’s Division of the Arts, was featured in a Q&A for the Capital Times where she spoke about adjusting to teaching via Zoom, the challenges women face in hip-hop, and the role of music and dancing in protests.
December 28, 2020
UW–Madison’s Eleni Schirmer has authored a new article for The Nation that is headlined, “It’s Not Just Students Drowning in Debt. Colleges Are Too!” Schirmer is a joint doctoral candidate in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies and Department of Curriculum and Instruction.
December 23, 2020
UW–Madison’s Kimber Wilkerson appeared on Wisconsin Public Radio’s "Central Time" to speak about UW–Madison's Special Education Teacher (UW-SET) residency program. Wilkerson is a professor with the School of Education’s Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education, and the director of the Teacher Education Center.
December 18, 2020
A new Marketplace.org report — headlined "Would canceling $10,000 in student debt really help that much?” — utilizes the expertise of UW–Madison’s Nick Hillman. Hillman is an associate professor with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis.
December 11, 2020
Inside Higher Ed reported on a new Third Way report authored by UW–Madison’s Nick Hillman in an article headlined, "Report: Rich Colleges Keep Getting Richer." 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.
December 7, 2020
What do students learn when they discuss controversial political issues in school? What are the benefits and limitations? How can teachers guide these discussions and maintain a positive classroom environment? These are some the question’s that UW–Madison's Diana Hess, dean of the School of Education and the Karen A. Falk Distinguished Chair of Education, tackled on a recent episode of the Education for Sustainable Democracy podcast, hosted by Brett Levy.
November 28, 2020
The Wisconsin State Journal utilized the expertise of UW–Madison’s Nicholas Hillman for an article reporting on how the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act has shortchanged technical and community colleges, meaning that some Wisconsin college students who were most likely to need money to help them through the pandemic were the least likely to receive it.
November 26, 2020
UW–Madison’s Xueli Wang has authored an article in The Conversation that is titled, “Doing this one thing helps community college students transfer to a four-year university.” Wang is a professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis.
November 25, 2020
The Capital Times published an article reporting on the Oct. 29 symposium, “Addressing Inequities in School Policies, Policing, and Discipline Practices.” The symposium was the third event in the Real Talk for Real Change symposia series, hosted by the School of Education’s Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (OEDI) and of Professional Learning and Community Education (PLACE).
November 24, 2020
The School of Education’s Cindy Kuhrasch was featured in an article for the Winter 2020 issue of On Wisconsin magazine, published by the Wisconsin Alumni Association. The article, which is titled “Student Teaching During a Pandemic,” focuses on how Kuhrasch has found a way for her students to complete the student-teaching requirements for their majors during the coronavirus pandemic.