May 12, 2020
UW–Madison’s Nicholas Hillman and his family were recently featured by “PBS NewsHour.” The report explains that when the coronavirus emerged in the U.S., people who share books on a small-scale, the stewards of little free libraries, saw a new need. Adding food and other supplies suddenly transformed many of their tiny library boxes into pantries.
May 6, 2020
A recent editorial from the Wisconsin State Journal’s (WSJ) editorial board makes note of some thoughts from UW-Madison’s Richard Halverson. The editorial focuses on shifts in education from in-person to online as COVID-19 forces schools across the country to close their doors.
May 5, 2020
Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR) utilized the expertise of UW-Madison’s Elizabeth Graue in a report examining preschool access in the state. Graue is the Sorenson Professor of Early Childhood Education with the School of Education’s No. 1 Ranked Department of Curriculum and Instruction. She is also the director of the Center for Research on Early Childhood Education (CRECE).
April 29, 2020
UW-Madison’s Matthew Hora was recently interviewed by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). With cancelled internships and layoffs happening with increased frequency, Hora offers guidance and suggestions for navigating the job market during COVID-19.
April 28, 2020
UW-Madison student Alexandra Lakind recently published an essay for Edge Effects titled, “Remixing environmental icons for a better future.” Lakind is a doctoral student with the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction and the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies. Her current work spans environmental humanities, childhood studies, and arts programming.
April 14, 2020
UW-Madison’s Ellie Bruecker was featured in a National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) report concerning a recent decline in FAFSA completion due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
April 9, 2020
The School of Education's Erica Halverson, who developed Whoopensocker as part of the UW Community Arts Collaboratory in the office of Professional Learning and Community Education (PLACE), explains to WISC-TV’s Michael Bruno how the program is making efforts to better connect with people online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
April 6, 2020
UW-Madison’s Xueli Wang recently discussed her new book, which explores the experiences of STEM transfer students at community colleges, with Inside Higher Ed. Wang is a professor with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. Her book, “On My Own: The Challenge and Promise of Building Equitable STEM Transfer Pathways,” follows 1,670 community college students over four years as they transfer to four-year institutions.
April 3, 2020
In an article examining a Kentucky bill that would require all high school students to file the FAFSA, the Louisville Courier Journal utilizes the expertise of UW-Madison’s Ellie Bruecker. “There are so many steps beyond FAFSA filing that low-income students and students of color and undocumented students and first-generation students need support to complete,” Bruecker tells the newspaper. “Without those supports, just making students fill out the FAFSA isn’t going to do very much.”
April 2, 2020
UW-Madison’s Gloria Ladson-Billings, a professor emerita with the School of Education, was interviewed by the Tampa Bay Times for a report examining how Florida and its schools are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.