In February, both CNN and Madison’s local CBS affiliate, WISC-TV/Ch. 3, put a spotlight on the UW–Madison School of Education Wisconsin Teacher Pledge in reports that drew attention to a teacher shortage problem in some parts of Wisconsin and the nation. The Teacher Pledge, part of the School of Education’s Impact 2030 initiative, provides financial support — including …
UW–Madison student Janel Anderson has been selected to attend the Philosophical Perspectives on Care Institute from July 12 – 29 at Reed College in Portland, Oregon. Anderson is a PhD student in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis (ELPA). The institute, which has been made possible in part by a major grant from the …
By Karen Rivedal, WCER Communications UW–Madison researchers teamed with the New England conservation nonprofit Mass Audubon to create the free, online learning game iPlan that uses a variety of state and federal datasets to help players simulate different land-use scenarios and see the changing effects on their community. “When people use iPlan they learn that …
By Kari Dickinson In 2020, there were over 30,000 Spanish-speaking English learners — or “emergent bilingual” — K-12 students in Wisconsin schools. However, less than 35 percent of these learners were enrolled in bilingual-bicultural programming. One reason for this is a shortage of bilingual educators statewide, and a new certificate program from the UW–Madison School of Education …
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. In 2015, the United Nations identified equitable, …
UW–Madison’s Sadhana Puntambekar is the lead author on a paper that was recognized by the Journal of Research in Science Teaching (JRST) as one of its Research Worth Reading awards. The paper being recognized is titled, “Supporting middle school students’ science talk: A comparison of physical and virtual labs.” This award is given to three …
Spencer Foundation grant supports study of health outcomes for Black women in academia By Todd Finkelmeyer A team of Black women doctoral students from the UW–Madison School of Education is playing a leading role in a major new study examining how racial stress within higher education relates to health outcomes for Black women in academia. …
By Laurel White After more than two years of the COVID-19 pandemic highlighting the harsh reality of health inequity in Wisconsin and across the United States, the first graduates of the School of Education’s new program aimed at bolstering health education and combating inequity are entering the workforce. Seventy-six graduates are leaving campus with a …
Andreas Kazamias among founders of Department of Educational Policy Studies By Sarah Fuelleman “Keep Ithaka always in your mind. Arriving there is what you’re destined for. But don’t hurry the journey at all. Better if it lasts for years, so you’re old by the time you reach the island.” — Excerpts from “Ithaka,” by C.P. …
Since 1997, Diana Hess has researched how teachers engage their students in discussions of controversial political and constitutional issues. Similarly, she is deeply committed to working with teachers to improve the quality of civic education in schools. This work is vital. But due to growing political tensions, the leader of UW–Madison’s School of Education says …