January 5, 2022
UW–Madison’s Gloria Ladson-Billings is ranked No. 2 in the annual Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings that are designed to spotlight top education scholars “who move ideas from academic journals into the national conversation.” Two other scholars with UW–Madison are also ranked: Adam Gamoran is No. 107 and Jerlando Jackson No. 174.
January 5, 2022
UW–Madison alumnus Bradley J. Andrews, who earned his PhD from the School of Education's Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, is the 14th president of Brevard College. Andrews assumed the presidency in January 2022.
January 4, 2022
UW–Madison alumna Dyani White Hawk is the recipient of a 2021 award from the New York-based organization, Anonymous was a Woman. White Hawk earned her MFA from the School of Education’s Art Department in 2011. She is a visual artist and independent curator based in Minneapolis.
January 3, 2022
UW–Madison’s Yorel Lashley and Gloria Ladson-Billings will be featured in a webinar hosted by the Save the Music Foundation on Wednesday, Jan. 12, that is titled, “SEL (social emotional learning) for Equity and Vitality through Music Education.”
December 30, 2021
How can art be used to tell a story and spread awareness? What are the ways art can be utilized to share accounts of people’s lives and elevate those lesser-known, powerful stories? UW graduate student Caitlin Mary Margarett utilizes her art to raise awareness of climate change by telling these stories.
December 29, 2021
Kelly Wickersham and Brett Nachman, both alumni of the School of Education's Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis (ELPA), are co-authors of recent articles published in the Community College Journal of Research and Practice and Innovative Higher Education.
December 28, 2021
UW–Madison's Alexandra Lakind, a joint PhD student in the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction and the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, is the managing editor of a new publication, “becoming—Feral,” that investigates the complex relationships between humans and other animals.
December 27, 2021
The 2022 WIDA Annual Conference call for proposals is now open and invites interested individuals to submit a proposal. "Advancing Learning Together" is the title of this year's conference, and it will take place in Louisville, Kentucky, from Sep. 28-30.
December 23, 2021
Elizabeth Fennema, a longtime UW–Madison faculty member and pioneering researcher on the teaching and learning of mathematics, died on Dec. 20, 2021.
December 23, 2021
Several individuals with ties to the UW–Madison School of Education were presenters at an INEI virtual webinar, “Language and Literacy Education: Cross-National Experiences,” that took place on Dec. 10. The webinar, hosted by the School of Education at the University of São Paulo in Brazil, invited faculty and graduate students from around the world to share their expertise and engage in discussions around literacy.