UW–Madison’s Erica Halverson has been named to the Executive Committee of the Alliance in the Arts for Research Universities (a2ru). Halverson, the Gibb Faculty Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, chair of the Department of Theatre and Drama, and special advisor to the dean on arts and innovation in the School of Education, has dedicated her …
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 …
A long-running School of Education study examining how educators teach about the events of September 11, 2001 was featured recently in the Wisconsin State Journal. The study, led by faculty member Jeremy Stoddard and Dean Emerita Diana Hess, began in 2002. The study looks into how the events of 9/11 and the global war on …
UW–Madison alumnae Susan Apps-Bodilly and Renée Graef have teamed up to create a new children’s book that takes readers on an entertaining A-to-Z journey through the delicious world of Wisconsin cheese. Published in August by the Wisconsin Historical Society Press, “The ABCs of Wisconsin Cheese” explores the stories and makers behind the food that has …
School of Education Dean Marcelle Haddix and Dance Department Assistant Professor Bradford Chin recently shared their reasons for choosing the University of Wisconsin–Madison as their academic home in the Division of the Art’s recurring “Why Wisconsin” feature. In the feature, Haddix explains her Wisconsin roots — she was born in Madison and raised in Milwaukee …
UW–Madison alumna Laura C. Chávez-Moreno, who earned her PhD from the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction in 2018, has received the 2026 Anna Julia Cooper Award from the American Sociological Association’s Section on the Sociology of Education. Established in 2022, the award recognizes exceptional research and service advancing racial equity in education. …
Parents Support Math Learning Through Language, Culture, Family Relationships By Karen Rivedal, Office of Research & Scholarship A new study by a former UW–Madison doctoral student explores how first-generation Korean immigrant parents support their elementary-aged children’s mathematics learning at home. Based on video observations of three Korean immigrant families during the COVID-19 pandemic, the study …
A recent article in the Wisconsin State Journal spotlights Madison’s Grow Your Own to Teacher program, a partnership among the Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD), Madison College, and the UW–Madison School of Education. The program enables district staff such as education and special education assistants to earn a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and a teaching …
As students, educators, and families prepare for the start of a new school year, experts from the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Education are available to share insights on some of the most pressing issues facing schools today. Their expertise spans topics including artificial intelligence in education, student mental health, teacher shortages, civic learning, college …
By Kari Dickinson In a room overlooking the summer blooms at Madison’s Olbrich Gardens, 10 educators sit with notebooks open as UW–Madison School of Education Dean Marcelle Haddix speaks. “I strongly believe that you can’t be a teacher of writing if you yourself don’t identify as a writer,” Haddix says. “I really appreciate spaces like …