University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis

UPI, WKOW-TV highlight UW-Madison study on transgender students seeking support at school

A School of Education faculty member’s study on where transgender high school students seek support was recently highlighted by multiple media outlets.  The study found transgender students are more likely to seek support from school staff and less likely to seek support from their parents when compared to their cisgender peers. Mollie McQuillan, an assistant professor …

UW–Madison’s Burt launches Black Males in Engineering project aimed at combating shortage of Black men in STEM

By Laurel White A new multimedia resource aimed at combating the shortage of Black men in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields launched today at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.  As the shortage of Black men in STEM remains a dire challenge in the United States — according to 2022 statistics from the National Science …

Teaching About the Elections conference returns to UW–Madison in 2024

By Laurel White Experts in politics, civic education, and media literacy from across the country will once again gather at UW–Madison this fall to provide a day of training and support for educators preparing to provide high-quality lessons about an upcoming election. The Teaching About the 2024 Elections Conference, the latest in a series of …

UW–Madison’s Eckes offers expertise on Title IX lawsuits over students’ rights in Salon, Hechinger Report

A School of Education faculty member recently offered her expertise on ongoing Title IX lawsuits across the country to a pair of national media outlets.  Suzanne Eckes, the Susan S. Engeleiter Chair in Education Law, Policy, and Practice in the UW–Madison School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, spoke about the future …

Four School of Education projects receive Baldwin Wisconsin Idea grants

Four projects led by School of Education faculty and staff are among eight projects and 12 seed grants awarded this year through the Ira and Ineva Reilly Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment. These projects show the range of how UW–Madison faculty, staff, and students can collaborate with community members to co-create and share knowledge and solutions that …

Transgender students more likely to seek support at school than cisgender peers, UW–Madison study finds

By Laurel White Transgender students are more likely to seek support from school staff and less likely to seek support from their parents when compared to their cisgender peers, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and New York University. The study, published today in JAMA Pediatrics, found among students …

Experts from UW–Madison can share insights as students head back to school

As parents, students, and teachers prepare for the upcoming 2024-25 academic year, experts from UW–Madison’s School of Education are ready to share their thoughts with members of the media on a range of school and education-related topics. Supporting Black males in STEM education As Black men continue to be underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and …

School of Education welcomes 10 new faculty members to campus

The UW–Madison School of Education is bringing another talented and diverse cohort of new faculty members to campus this year! To welcome these newest members of our community — and to reconnect with colleagues and celebrate the start of the upcoming 2024-25 academic year — the School is hosting its annual Welcome Back Bash event …

Scholarships to support future rural school leaders honor Thompson’s family legacy

By Todd Finkelmeyer Ask Jim Thompson about his connections to the School of Education, and his memories reach back well before he attended UW-Madison to earn a BS in agricultural economics in 1973. When Thompson was in second grade, he recalls how his parents would drive about an hour from the family home in Monroe …

Student scholars share their work at Summer Education Research Poster Symposium

On Wednesday, July 31, 10 student scholars took part in the 22nd annual Summer Education Research Poster Symposium hosted by the UW–Madison School of Education’s Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. These student scholars had been conducting research alongside faculty mentors as a part of the 10-week Summer Education Research Program (SERP). The students, who came …