UW–Madison’s Taylor Odle spoke with Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR) recently about a new bill proposed by state Republicans that would guarantee Wisconsin students ranked in the top 5 percent of their high school class admission to UW System schools. Odle’s research focuses on the economics of education and education policy, with a specific focus on …
By Laurel White A new research project from a School of Education faculty member aims to shed more light on a widely-used loan parents take out on behalf of college students. The federal loan, called a Parent PLUS loan, has virtually no borrowing limit and is most often utilized by Black, Latinx, and low-income families. …
Following is a Q&A with Learning Analytics alumna, Jay Winston. Winston graduated in May 2023 with an MS in Educational Psychology: Learning Analytics, and is now working for the City of Madison. Read along to learn about Winston’s experience in the program and find out what she has been up to since. Can you speak …
By Sofie Schachter Last month, 17 librarians from across Wisconsin convened at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) to explore how virtual reality experiences could help increase rural Latinx students’ engagement with scientific research in the Arctic and Antarctic. Field Day Lab, an educational video game lab within WCER and the UW–Madison School of …
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine recently selected UW–Madison’s Brian Burt to serve on its new Roundtable on Mentorship, Well-being, and Professional Development. Burt is an associate professor with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, and he is the director and chief research scientist with Wisconsin’s Equity and …
UW–Madison’s Erika Bullock, an associate professor in the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction, spoke to NPR about the new AP African American Studies course, just a few days before the College Board introduced its official framework on Feb. 1. Golda Meir High School, in downtown Milwaukee, is one of few schools across …
UW–Madison alumna Zhuxin Fang Karoliussen was named a 2023 Teacher of Distinction and is a finalist for a Golden Apple Award. The Greater Green Bay Chamber’s Golden Apple Awards program annually recognizes high-quality educators in the Green Bay area. Karoliussen is a math teacher at Leonardo da Vinci School for Gifted Learners in Green Bay, …
In this month’s episode of NEPC Talks Education, UW–Madison’s Christopher Saldaña discusses the role of school boards in K-12 educational policymaking with Carrie Sampson, a professor of educational leadership and innovation at Arizona State University. Saldaña, an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, is the host of this …
By Laurel White The most complex, in-depth educational video game ever produced by UW–Madison’s innovative Field Day Lab has been released for public use. The game represents exciting new frontiers for game-based learning and a major achievement for the internationally-recognized lab. Wake: Tales from the Aqualab is an immersive, life-sciences-focused game that aims to teach …
UW–Madison’s Global Higher Education (GHE) Master’s Degree Program is celebrating its 10th anniversary during the current academic year. The program, housed in the School of Education’s highly ranked Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, focuses on training future generations of professionals and scholars and is known for its family-like, collaborative learning community that utilizes …