Andy Garbacz, a professor in the School Psychology Program in the Department of Educational Psychology, has been appointed deputy director of the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s School of Education, effective Sept. 23, 2026. In this role, Garbacz joins the center’s leadership team and will help advance WCER’s mission …
By Hannah Haynes Every fall, the WIDA Annual Conference brings together educators from across the country around one goal: serving multilingual learners as well as we possibly can. It’s a conference by teachers, for teachers with dozens of sessions led by the practitioners doing the work every day. This year, that work happened in …
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s School of Education earned the 2026 Imogene Okes Award for Outstanding Research in Adult Education for their study on how higher education in prison can transform students’ relationships with learning. The American Association for Adult and Continuing Education presented the award. The award recognizes “‘I am a Learner:’ How …
Several School of Education faculty members were recently honored with promotions in recognition of their continued excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service across UW–Madison and in their scholarly communities. The promotions were celebrated at an event hosted by Interim Chancellor Eric Wilcots. The School of Education faculty recognized at the event were: Promoted to associate …
Teaching artists are deeply valuable members of the education community and should be funded accordingly, a UW–Madison School of Education faculty member argued in a recent editorial. Erica Halverson, chair of the Department of Theatre & Drama and professor in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction, pushed for year-round, well-paid jobs for teaching artists in …
By Karen Rivedal UW–Madison’s School of Education will use $2.4 million in federal funds over five years to help launch a new registered apprenticeship program to prepare special education teachers in Wisconsin and advance innovative supports for special educator retention. The initiative aims to recruit, prepare, support and retain 100 new master’s-level special educators on …
A recent issue of On Wisconsin, UW–Madison’s alumni magazine, featured an article about the 100th anniversary of the Dance Department. The School of Education’s Dance Department is home to the first academic dance program in the United States, founded in 1926. “From that beginning, generations of dancers, choreographers, and instructors have carried the Madison influence …
By Karen Rivedal, Office of Research & Scholarship A new national study coauthored by UW–Madison School of Education Professor Mindi Thompson, who directs the university’s Center for Research on College‑Workforce Transitions (CCWT), offers compelling evidence that paid internships give college graduates a lasting advantage in earnings, job quality, and early career progression. Published in the …
By Laurel White Hanna Blazel has been named the School of Education’s first associate dean for advancement and external relations, a role dedicated to advancing philanthropic support and expanding institutional impact at the nation’s No.1-ranked school of education. In the new position, which was created by Dean Marcelle Haddix, Blazel will provide strategic leadership for …
The dean of the UW–Madison School of Education will moderate a panel at the Cap Times Idea Fest next week, guiding panelists as they discuss how philanthropy and public-private partnership could play a vital role in the future of public schools in Madison. The discussion, “Can Madison get this right? Schools, talent, and our city’s …