School of Education faculty member Suzanne Eckes recently lent her expertise on legal challenges related to transgender students’ rights and educators’ free speech in articles in The Chronicle of Higher Education, Chalkbeat, and The Washington Post. Eckes is the Susan S. Engeleiter Chair in Education Law, Policy, and Practice in the UW–Madison School of Education’s …
UW–Madison’s Kevin Lawrence Henry Jr. is receiving the Early Career Award in Educational Politics and Policy from the American Educational Research Association’s (AERA) Division L. This award recognizes a scholar whose initial career shows a high level of productivity and excellence. Henry is an assistant professor with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. The …
UW–Madison’s Nicholas Hillman was recently interviewed by Marketplace for a report that is headlined, “What would happen if everyone just stopped paying their student debt?” The Marketplace report looks at President Joe Biden’s debt cancellation plan, and discusses the issue of student debt with professionals from across the country. “Our student loan repayment system has …
By Laurel White A policy report from UW–Madison researchers that examined the efficacy of a Wisconsin school district’s programs for supporting LGBTQ+ students has been honored by the American Educational Research Association (AERA). For the report, researchers partnered with the Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) to look at how several district-wide initiatives aimed at supporting lesbian, gay, …
UW–Madison’s Clifton Conrad and Gerald Dryer were recently interviewed for WalletHub’s “2023’s Most Educated States in America.” Conrad is a Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis (ELPA). His research is focused on both undergraduate and graduate education, with his primary emphasis on advancing student learning and …
UW–Madison alumnus Charles Urness, who is the superintendent of the School District of Jefferson, was featured in a Q&A with the Daily Jefferson County Union. Urness earned a master of science in educational administration from the School of Education in 2001, and a PhD in educational leadership and policy analysis in 2012. In the Q&A, …
Two individuals with ties to the UW–Madison School of Education are among this year’s “Forty Under 40” class honored by Greater Madison In Business magazine. They are: Kyree Brooks is the associate principal of Central Heights Middle School in Sun Prairie. He earned his master’s in rehabilitation psychology and special education from the School of Education, and will …
On March 13, Brian Burt, an associate professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis and director and chief research scientist with Wisconsin’s Equity and Inclusion Laboratory (Wei LAB), will offer a lecture on how research experiences can support underrepresented students as the 2023 J. George Jones and Velma Rife Jones Distinguished Lecturer at …
UW–Madison’s Nicholas Hillman is the author of an op-ed that was published in Inside Higher Ed titled, “A Viewer’s Guide to Today’s Supreme Court Hearing,” which provides detailed analysis of the challenges to President Biden’s debt-cancellation plan that the Supreme Court heard on Feb. 28. Hillman is a professor in the School of Education’s Department of …
By Laurel White A new study from researchers at the UW–Madison School of Education seeks to shed more light on how leaders of group research projects in higher education settings can create more rewarding experiences for the students who work for and with them on the projects. Brian Burt, an associate professor in the Department of …