August 27, 2020
UW–Madison’s Gloria Ladson-Billings and John Diamond said we shouldn’t rush to “go back to normal” this school year, because of the growing inequities that students face in the school system.
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UW–Madison’s Mead speaks with NPR about special education lawsuits
August 26, 2020
NPR’s "All Things Considered" sought out the expertise of UW–Madison’s Julie Mead for a report on how parents of special education students are advocating for their children who have lost access to essential programming and services due to schools going remote during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Albers weighs in on stress that parents are facing due to difficult school decisions
August 25, 2020
UW–Madison’s Craig Albers shared his thoughts on the stress parents are experiencing making school decisions this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic in a news report for WSAW-TV in Wausau.
Diamond discusses how parents can balance individual, community interests in school decisions
August 21, 2020
A recent article in the Boston Globe reporting on the trend of families leaving public schools — and instead enrolling their children in private schools, home schooling, or forming “learning pods” this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic — utilizes thoughts from UW–Madison’s John Diamond.
UW–Madison’s Graue offers advice on going back to school
August 17, 2020
The Wisconsin State Journal utilized the expertise of UW–Madison’s Beth Graue in an article providing parents with advice on how to approach the upcoming school year, given that many school districts are beginning the year with hybrid or virtual learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ladson-Billings, McKinney de Royston discuss with WORT how Black Lives Matter is changing education
August 5, 2020
The School of Education's Gloria Ladson-Billings and Maxine McKinney de Royston discussed how the Black Lives Matter movement is reshaping education on WORT-FM's program, "A Public Affair."
UW–Madison’s Wang weighs in on possible new admissions test
July 27, 2020
Inside Higher Ed utilized the expertise of UW–Madison’s Xueli Wang for a report headlined, “What Could a New Admissions Test Bring?”
Diamond speaks with WPR for segment on, ‘Schools across Wisconsin debate reopening or going virtual’
July 22, 2020
UW–Madison’s John Diamond was a guest on Wisconsin Public Radio’s “Central Time” program on July 21 to talk about the debate raging in Wisconsin and across the nation about whether schools should re-open this fall — or continue with virtual learning. Diamond holds the Kellner Family Distinguished Chair in Urban Education with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis.
UW–Madison’s Stern speaks with FOX 8 New Orleans about John McDonogh’s mixed legacy
July 22, 2020
UW–Madison’s Walter Stern was quoted in a recent report from FOX 8 in New Orleans about a group of people who pulled a bust of John McDonogh out of the Mississippi River. McDonogh leaves behind a mixed legacy.
UW–Madison’s Hora speaks with Washington Post about taking the internship online
June 15, 2020
Hora is a faculty member with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies and the director of the Center for Research on College-Workforce Transitions (CCWT).