UW–Madison alumna Sharon Contreras was named one of five “administrators to watch” in 2020 by Education Dive. Contreras received her Ph.D. from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis in 2015. She has served as the superintendent of the Guilford County Schools since 2016. Contreras is the first woman and the first Latina …
An op-ed from UW–Madison’s Jerlando Jackson, published by Cuma Management, discusses the recent influx of chief diversity officer (CDO) positions, and the challenges they face. Jackson is the Vilas Distinguished Professor of Higher Education and the chair of the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. He is also the director and chief …
UW–Madison’s Brett Ranon Nachman is one of seven students from across the country to be honored with a K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award from the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U). Nachman is a Ph.D. student with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. The 2020 recipients were chosen in …
Alexander earned his Ph.D. from the UW–Madison School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis in 1996. Alexander was previously serving as the president and chancellor of Louisiana State University. He was announced as Oregon State’s 15th president on Dec. 13 at a meeting of the OSU Board of Trustees, which voted unanimously …
We hear a lot about the challenges of rural education: declining enrollment, limited resources and funding, difficulty recruiting teachers and keeping them. And at UW–Madison’s Rural Education Research & Implementation Center (RERIC), good work is being done to improve educational outcomes in the state’s distant, sometimes forgotten classrooms. But on a recent day in November, the narrative …
The Wisconsin State Journal interviewed UW–Madison’s Peter Goff for a report examining the trial implementation of grading floors in Madison schools. Goff is an assistant professor with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. Madison West High School was selected to test a grading floor as a part of a district examination of …
UW–Madison’s Julie Mead was named the vice president of the Education Law Association (ELA) at the organization’s annual conference on Nov. 13-16 in Norfolk, Virginia. Mead is the School of Education’s associate dean for education, and a professor with the School’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. Her research focuses on topics related to the legal aspects …
Thoughts on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form from UW–Madison’s Ellie Bruecker were featured on Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR) and in an EdSource.com report. Bruecker, a doctoral student with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, researches student loan borrowing and repayment, FAFSA filing, and the impact of high …
UW–Madison’s John Diamond has been announced as a keynote speaker at the upcoming annual International Colloquium on Black Males in Education (ICBME), which runs Nov. 6-8 in Milwaukee. Diamond is the Kellner Family Distinguished Chair in Urban Education in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. A sociologist of race and education, he …
UW–Madison’s Nick Hillman will be the moderator for a public forum on the rising cost of attending college. Hillman is an associate professor with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, and director of the university’s Student Success Through Applied Research (SSTAR) Lab. The forum will be held on Thursday, Oct. 24, at …