The Teachers College Record recently posted a paper co-authored by UW-Madison Professor Emeritus Kenneth Zeichner that examines the role of venture philanthropy in shaping public policy in teacher education. The paper is titled “Venture Philanthropy and Teacher Education Policy in the U.S: The Role of the New Schools Venture Fund.” Zeichner, who is with the School of …
With the legitimacy of science increasingly under attack, UW–Madison’s John Rudolph has authored a new book that explains how and why we teach science in schools matters. Rudolph, who started his career as a middle and high school science teacher in Wisconsin, notes that while there is a strong belief in this country that science …
UW-Madison alumna Rita Platt is the author of a new book, “Working Hard, Working Happy,” that is to be released by Routledge in July. Platt earned her undergraduate degree in elementary education from UW-Madison’s School of Education in 1996. In her new book, Platt shows how educators can create a joyful classroom community in which …
UW-Madison’s Michael Apple has recently co-authored and released two new books. “Re-imagining Education for Democracy,” with Stuart Riddle, and “Critical Studies of Education in Asia: Knowledge, power, and the Politics of Curriculum Reforms,” with Leonel Lim, were both published by Routledge. Both works examine the limits and possibilities of creating more critically democratic educational policies and practices, and …
UW-Madison’s Beth Graue and Erica Ramberg recently reviewed and responded to a report about the advantages of online degree programs, as reported in a news release from the National Education Policy Center. The report, titled, “When Degree Programs for Pre-K Teachers Go Online: Challenges and Opportunities,” is written by Shayna Cook and published by the New America …
UW-Madison alumna Patricia Edwards is the author of a new book titled, “New Ways to Engage Parents: Strategies and Tools for Teachers and Leaders, K-12.” Edwards received her Ph.D. from the School of Education’s No. 1-ranked Department of Curriculum and Instruction in 1979. According to materials previewing the book: “Just as populations change, ideas about how to encourage …
Media outlets in the Madison area and across Wisconsin have reported on the UW–Madison School of Education’s extension of its groundbreaking Teacher Pledge program through 2028-29. This is the third extension of the program, which launched in the fall of 2020 and was originally scheduled to run for five years. This latest extension was made possible …