Two UW–Madison School of Education alumni are among the recipients of the Wisconsin Alumni Association’s (WAA) 2025 Distinguished Alumni Awards, which honor individuals for exceptional service, leadership, and impact. Mary and Ted KellnerDistinguished Service Award Mary T. Kellner, who earned a BS in elementary education from the School of Education in 1968, was honored with …
The UW–Madison School of Education Wisconsin Teacher Pledge program was recently spotlighted in a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel story examining programs working to address Wisconsin’s ongoing teacher shortage. The article features UW–Madison alumna Claire Hitter, who began her career in education after discovering the Teacher Pledge while researching graduate school programs. The program covered the cost …
By Laurel White Brenna says she was 3 years old when she first knew about her autism. “I’ve lived it,” she says. “This program helped me feel confident in it.” Now 20 years old, Brenna is one of 25 young people from across Wisconsin attending the Wisconsin Youth Leadership Forum, a six-day residency program that …
Near the end of the spring semester and again on July 8, Dean Marcelle Haddix shared important messages with faculty and staff about the integration of administrative services across the School of Education and Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER). “This work is about building One School that’s unified in purpose, values, and service,” says …
As parents, students, and educators prepare for the 2025-26 academic year, experts from UW–Madison’s No. 1 ranked School of Education are ready to share their insights on some of the biggest issues facing education with members of the media. Supporting student mental health Katie Eklund is co-director of the School Mental Health Collaborative, a center …
By Charlene N. Rivera-Bonet, Waisman Science Writer At a Glance: Long before children start using slices of pizzas to learn about fractions, their brains are already wired to understand ratios. Yet, fractions tend to be hard and cause anxiety for math learners. A new study from the Waisman Center at the University of Wisconsin–Madison reveals that children as …
UW–Madison faculty members Brian Burt and Weijia Li are offering insight into the shifting landscape of graduate admissions as the university — and others nationwide — brace for potential enrollment declines. Their perspectives were recently featured in a Capital Times story examining how economic uncertainty, funding cuts, and global policy changes are beginning to reshape graduate …
By Laurel White A new book from a School of Education faculty member and faculty emerit offers a nuanced, diversity-oriented perspective on organizational theories used in educational leadership practice and research. The book, the second edition of “Organizational Theory for Equity and Diversity,” was co-authored by Kevin Lawrence Henry, Jr., an associate professor in the …
UW–Madison’s Taylor Odle, an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies, is receiving widespread national and state media attention for his leadership on a major initiative aimed at transforming college admissions and financial aid access in Tennessee. As the principal investigator and research partner for the Tennessee Direct Admissions pilot, …
By Laurel White UW–Madison’s Athletic Training program, housed in the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology, recently marked a quarter century of accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE). In the summer 2025 issue of Learning Connections, UW–Madison alumni working as athletic trainers at the highest levels of professional sports shared …