May 1, 2024
David Kaplan, the Patricia Busk Professor of Quantitative Methods in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Psychology, has been honored with a Hilldale Professorship.
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Documentary short about UW–Madison’s Lynda Barry screened at Wisconsin Film Festival
April 29, 2024
"A Room Alive!" — a 28-minute documentary about Lynda Barry’s “comics room” — screened at the Wisconsin Film Festival as part of the program, “Richard Davis, Lynda Barry, and The Wisconsin Idea.”
New book from UW–Madison’s Berland shows how education data could promote social justice and classroom creativity
April 26, 2024
Education data can be harnessed to promote groundbreaking and energizing movements toward play, creativity, and social justice in the classroom, according to a new book from a School of Education faculty member.
Essay by UW–Madison’s Jones shares origins of ‘These Grand Places’ photography project
April 26, 2024
UW–Madison’s Tomiko Jones, an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Art Department, has written an essay about her long-form photography-based project, "These Grand Places," for the digital magazine Edge Effects.
UW–Madison alum receives Dissertation of the Year Award
April 26, 2024
UW–Madison alumna Erin Hastey, who graduated with a PhD from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis in 2023, has received the Dissertation of the Year Award from the Council for the Study of Community Colleges.
UW–Madison’s Kirchgasler outlines how the citizen-led assessment advances a global education reform agenda in Kenya
April 25, 2024
A popular assessment of literacy and numeracy in Kenya does more to advance a global education reform agenda than serve the needs of individual schools or students, according to a new paper from a School of Education faculty member.
New book by UW–Madison’s Rosenberg explores contemporary art and culture
April 25, 2024
UW–Madison’s Douglas Rosenberg, a Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor in the School of Education’s Art Department, is the author of a new book that is titled, “Staring at the Sky: Essays on Art and Culture.”
UW–Madison alum is second place winner of Wisconsin Biennial exhibit
April 23, 2024
UW–Madison alum Scott Espeseth, who earned his MFA from the School of Education's Art Department, is the second place winner of the 2024 Wisconsin Artists Biennial Exhibit.
UW–Madison’s Williams earns grant to continue award-winning study of charter school growth in Memphis
April 23, 2024
A School of Education faculty member’s research on how state-driven charter school growth can reshape political power and city development recently earned a nationally-competitive Pipeline Grant from the Russell Sage Foundation.
Teacher Pledge extension will support Wisconsin educators
April 22, 2024
The UW–Madison School of Education Wisconsin Teacher Pledge is extended through 2028-29. The program covers tuition and other costs for teacher education students who pledge to teach in Wisconsin. It has already earned commitments from 773 current and future educators.