By Laurel White Creating vibrant spaces for students to connect outside of school hours can improve marginalized students’ well-being and help develop their understanding of and engagement with social justice issues, according to a new study from a School of Education doctoral student. The study was published in a recent special issue of the journal …
CJ Greer is one of five outstanding scholars joining the UW–Madison chapter of the national Edward Alexander Bouchet Graduate Honor Society this academic year. The Bouchet Society commemorates the first person of African heritage to earn a PhD in the United States. Edward A. Bouchet earned a PhD in physics from Yale University in 1876. …
By Laurel White Dismantling racial and other inequities in school leadership and computer science education are at the heart of two research projects led by School of Education faculty member Ain Grooms. Grooms, an assistant professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, recently presented papers from both ongoing projects at the 2023 …
By Laurel White Black women pursuing undergraduate degrees in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) create and rely on dynamic social networks in order to persist and overcome barriers in their education, according to a new study from UW–Madison researchers. Only 2.5% of all STEM jobs nationwide are held by Black women, according to data …
Kristina Navarro-Krupka, who since the program’s inception has taught classes with the UW–Madison School of Education’s Master of Science in Sports Leadership program, died of natural causes on Saturday, Nov. 18. Navarro-Krupka had served as director of athletics and as an assistant chancellor at the University of Wisconsin–Platteville since June of 2020. She was 39 …
The Summer Education Research Program (SERP) aims to encourage, promote, and prepare undergraduate students with diverse backgrounds to both pursue and thrive in their future graduate studies. SERP is sponsored by UW–Madison’s School of Education and the university’s Graduate School, and it aims to increase opportunities for individuals to engage in important, independent research in fields across …
UW–Madison’s Brittney Pemberton, a doctoral student in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, has been selected to participate in one of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s leadership programs. These programs connect changemakers across the country — from diverse professions and fields — to learn from and work with one another in …
UW–Madison’s Suzanne Eckes breaks down the Supreme Court’s stance on book banning in her recent op-ed in The Conversation. Eckes is the Susan S. Engeleiter Professor of Education Law, Policy, and Practice in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. Much of her research focuses on how civil rights laws impact …
UW–Madison’s Tony DelaRosa is the author of a newly released book that’s titled, “Teaching the Invisible Race: Embodying a Pro-Asian American Lens in Schools.” DelaRosa is a PhD student with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. He explains that he is an anti-oppression educator and researcher, who is determined to help …
By Laurel White The schools’ rankings weren’t what they should be. “We’re a good district — we have great students and great families — we shouldn’t be eighth from the bottom in respect to data,” says Sheri Heiter, director of assessment, school improvement and research for the Weber School District in Ogden, Utah. The Weber School …