Inside Higher Ed utilized the expertise of UW–Madison’s Xueli Wang for a report headlined, “What Could a New Admissions Test Bring?” Wang was among a number of experts that Inside Higher Ed asked to weigh in on the University of California’s plan to establish a new admissions test within five years. “If they don’t, UC …
Five members of the School of Education community will be featured in the Wisconsin Public Education Network’s upcoming summer summit, “Public Education and Democracy,” which will take place virtually on Friday, July 24. John Diamond and Gloria Ladson-Billings are both keynote speakers for the event. Diamond is the Kellner Family Distinguished Chair in Urban Education …
UW–Madison’s John Diamond was a guest on Wisconsin Public Radio’s “Central Time” program on July 21 to talk about the debate raging in Wisconsin and across the nation about whether schools should re-open this fall — or continue with virtual learning. Host Rob Ferrett sets up the segment noting that as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, this …
The Student Success Through Applied Research (SSTAR) Lab, directed by UW–Madison’s Nick Hillman, has launched a new series on its website titled, “Student Debt in Wisconsin.” “It is surprisingly difficult to find authoritative and timely data on this topic,” explains the main web page for the series, “yet doing so can help inform public discussions …
Carlton Jenkins, an alumnus of UW–Madison’s School of Education, was recently named the superintendent of the Madison Metropolitan School District, a position he will begin on Aug. 4. Jenkins earned both his master’s (1993) and PhD (2009) from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. On July 15, The Capital Times …
By University Communications UW–Madison plans to begin fall classes as scheduled on Sept. 2 and offer in-person instruction in many courses until the Thanksgiving recess, the university announced on Wednesday, June 17. The course array and the modality of instruction will be determined by departments, working with the deans of their respective school or college. This will include course instruction plans for students not able to return to the …
The following message from Dean Diana Hess was emailed to students, staff, and faculty across the School of Education on Monday, June 15: Dear School of Education students, staff, and faculty, Many years ago, as a high school teacher, I was working to better understand why it is that people are often better able to …
Earlier this spring Madison365.com put the spotlight on “Wisconsin’s 38 Most Influential Native Americans,” a report that showcased several alumni of UW-Madison’s School of Education. This is the first list of its kind for Madison365.com, which over the previous five years has recognized Wisconsin’s most influential Black and Latino leaders. “This list represents something that’s never been …
UW-Madison’s Jerlando Jackson is the co-author of a report that received a best paper recognition at the 2020 Research on Equity and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology (RESPECT) Conference. Jackson is the Vilas Distinguished Professor of Higher Education and chair of the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. He …
UW-Madison’s Jerlando Jackson co-authored a recent article published in the Journal of Diversity in Higher Education that’s titled, “Mixed-reality simulations to build capacity for advocating for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the geosciences.” Jackson is the School of Education’s Vilas Distinguished Professor of Higher Education and chair of the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy …