A groundbreaking project for a trailblazing team

July 14, 2022

This work will mark the single largest study with Black women faculty members that has been conducted, says Rachelle Winkle-Wagner. The research team includes six Black women scholars who are pursuing their doctorates through the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis.

Puntambekar receives ‘Research Worth Reading’ honor

July 14, 2022

The paper being recognized by the Journal of Research in Science Teaching (JRST) is titled, “Supporting middle school students’ science talk: A comparison of physical and virtual labs.” This award is given to three papers published in JRST in the past year deemed to have the most significant impact for science educators and practitioners.

Kaplan developing forecasting models for UN Sustainable Development Goals

July 14, 2022

UW–Madison's David Kaplan, the Patricia Busk Professor of Quantitative Methods in the School of Education's Department of Educational Psychology, received a three-year, $897,000 grant from the Institute for Education Sciences to work on the development of probabilistic forecasting approaches to model trends toward the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals.

CNN, local CBS affiliate spotlight how Teacher Pledge is addressing teacher shortage

July 14, 2022

Faculty, staff, and alumni from across UW–Madison’s School of Education are routinely quoted or make their voices heard in newspapers, magazines, and online news media outlets. Similarly, these experts are often interviewed and showcased on a range of local, national, and international radio and television news reports.

MSAN Network giving young people a ‘feeling of empowerment’

July 14, 2022

Spring 2022 School of Education graduate Sofia Garcia Garbuno explains the significant positive influence the MSAN Network has had on their education experience. MSAN is a national coalition of multiracial school districts that have come together to understand and eliminate racial opportunity gaps that persist in their schools.

News and notes roundup: Morgridge Center has a new director and home

July 13, 2022

Travis Wright, an associate professor with the School of Education’s Department of Counseling Psychology, is the new faculty director of UW–Madison’s Morgridge Center for Public Service, which this spring moved its administrative home from the School of Education to the Division for Teaching and Learning.