By Jill Schaefer, for the UW–Madison Summer Term website When rising University of Wisconsin–Madison junior Jimena Rico-Sotelo was five years old, she entered the American school system speaking only Spanish. “I know firsthand what it feels like not to understand English but want to learn how to speak it,” said Rico-Sotelo, a Milwaukee native majoring …
truction, have earned international recognition for games they developed to address global challenges. The student teams participated in the Games for Change (G4C) Student Challenge, an international game design competition that invites young people to create digital games inspired by the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Among the UW–Madison entries, one team won the Expert …
UW–Madison alumnus Brian Counselman, who earned a bachelor’s degree in secondary education from the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction, is featured in PBS Wisconsin Education’s new “Field Notes on Climate” series. The series helps students in grades 6–12 explore how climate change affects their communities while learning about the people working to …
UW–Madison’s Mariah Pol, a teaching faculty member in the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction, has received the James E. Davis Early Career Scholar Award from the Social Science Education Consortium (SSEC). The award was presented during the organization’s 2026 Annual Conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico. As part of the honor, Pol …
By Katie Grant, Office of Research & Scholarship The UW–Madison School of Education is proud to announce the selection of 18 projects for funding through the One School Innovation Fund, a competitive internal program designed to catalyze bold, collaborative research and scholarship across the arts, education, and health. Launched earlier this year by the Office …
By Laurel White Two recent doctoral graduates of the UW–Madison School of Education were among 12 individuals nationwide chosen to receive 2026 NAEd/Spencer Research Fellowships. Anshu Jain, who earned his doctoral degree from the Department of Educational Policy Studies, and Marino Miranda Noriega, who earned his doctoral degree from the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, …
Media release from the Madison Metropolitan School District The Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) is celebrating a major milestone in its Grow Your Own (GYO) to Teacher Program as the initiative’s inaugural cohort completes its associate degrees at Madison College and prepares to continue toward teacher licensure through the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Education. …
By Laurel White Six members of the School of Education community have been chosen as recipients of 2026 NAEd/Spencer Dissertation and Postdoctoral Fellowships, prestigious national fellowships that support promising education research by early-career scholars. Supported by the National Academy of Education (NAEd) and Spencer Foundation, the fellowships provide funding and professional development to advance projects …
Two alumnae from the UW–Madison School of Education have been named to the 2026 list of Wisconsin’s Most Influential Native American leaders, recognizing their work supporting Native communities across the state. The annual list, published by Madison365, highlights leaders making an impact in education, health, policy, and community engagement. Lauren Cornelius, a member of the …
Three members of the UW–Madison School of Education community have received 2026 Awards for Mentoring Undergraduates in Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activities. The honorees include Brendan Eagan, scientist in the Wisconsin Center for Education Research; Valerie Hammer, graduate student in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction; and Shamya Karumbaiah, assistant professor in the Department of …