University of Wisconsin–Madison

Author: nfetter

UW–Madison ties for No. 1 ranking among public schools of education

U.S. News and World Report released its 2020 Best Education Graduate Schools rankings on March 12, and UW–Madison is home to the highest-rated public school of education in the nation, a distinction it is sharing this year with the University of California-Los Angeles. UW–Madison’s School of Education is No. 3 overall, trailing only Ivy League privates Harvard …

Regional High School Dance Festival coming to UW–Madison campus March 15-19

Sponsored by the National High School Dance Festival (NHSDF), this festival will be filled with performances, workshops and lectures from faculty, students, and professional artists. There will also be classes offered in contemporary technique, ballet, social and popular dance forms, somatic practice, and more. This festival will also allow students to audition for college, university, …

Stern speaks with NPR affiliate about Milwaukee school desegregation program

Stern is an assistant professor with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies. ​He is a historian of education and the author of a 2018 book titled, “Race and Education in New Orleans: Creating the Segregated City, 1764-1960.” WUWM’s report gives background on the Chapter 220 program, which fostered some integration in certain schools, …

UW–Madison alum Raether delivers TEDx talk on brain fitness for children

In her presentation, she discusses setting goals for children and oneself, drawing on the new finding that people are able to alter DNA through their thoughts. Raether earned her undergraduate degree in occupational therapy from the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology in 1966. She emphasizes that the answers to current societal problems lie deep …

UW–Madison dance students Seymour, Hom to perform in Stevens Point

Seymour and Hom, both seeking degrees in dance, will perform their duet “All About Mii,” which premiered in the Kloepper Concert (2018). Seymour will also perform her solo, “Rule Number One: Keep Going,” from the Kloepper Concert (2017). The performances will take place on Saturday, March 9, at 7 p.m. The event is being held …

UW–Madison alums Hammock, Frazier teaming up at Northern Illinois University

Hammock earned his master’s degree from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis in 2005. Frazier earned a master’s from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis in 2015. WREX-TV/Ch. 13, Rockford, Illinois’ NBC affiliate, notes the big roles the two alumni will play at NIU. Not …

UW–Madison student Lighteard leading new Black Arts Matter Festival

Lighteard, an undergraduate student working towards a degree in African American studies and a degree from the School of Education’s Department of Theatre and Drama, took the initiative last May to create a festival that celebrated black voices in the arts. She decided she wanted to produce a showcase for black artists after taking a …

Underwood examines balancing act over public school curriculum in latest Under the Law column

Underwood is the Susan Engeleiter Professor of Education Law, Policy and Practice, and the former dean of the School of Education. In this column, she begins by examining the implied balance of federal and state power over curriculum. Underwood notes that the state has the authority to impose limits and obligations on local school districts …

La Crosse Tribune spotlights children’s books from UW–Madison alum Gowey

She earned her undergraduate degree in physical education​ from the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology in 1978. With tragic beginnings, Gowey’s career as a children’s book author was born out of her son Jeremiah’s unexpected death. According to the La Crosse Tribune, she used the writing process to heal and share her experiences to help …

Educational Policy Studies hosting graduate student symposium March 8

This year’s event is titled, “Schooling as Violence: The (im)Possibilities of ‘Equity’ and ‘Justice’ in Education.” This year’s keynote, which begins at 1 p.m. in the Education Building’s Wisconsin Idea Room, is being delivered by kihana miraya ross, an assistant professor from Northwestern University. Ross’ keynote is titled, “Wake Work in Education: Fugitive Resistance in …