The School of Education’s Career Center launched a new job shadowing program in January for our undergraduate students majoring in Education Studies and Health Promotion and Health Equity. In all, 26 students took advantage of the opportunity to take part in a one-day experience that was designed to help them gain a better understanding of the jobs …
The School of Education’s Career Center launched a new job shadowing program in January for our undergraduate students majoring in Education Studies and Health Promotion and Health Equity. In all, 26 students took advantage of the opportunity to take part in a one-day experience that was designed to help them gain a better understanding of the jobs …
In May UW–Madison’s Matthew Hora spoke with WalletHub and Politico about some of the considerations and challenges facing early-career professionals. Hora is an associate professor of adult and higher education with the Division of Continuing Studies and with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies. He is also co-director of UW–Madison’s Center for …
In late April, UW–Madison’s Taylor Odle spoke at a PROFS forum on the future of flagship universities that was held in the Wisconsin Idea Room in the Education Building on campus. During the forum the panelists, including Odle, advocated for the value of a college degree even as public perceptions of higher education have diminished and ideological battles …
By Meghan Chua, UW–Madison Graduate School communications Five UW–Madison graduate students from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies have received dissertation fellowships from the National Academy of Education (NAEd) and Spencer Foundation. The competitive NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship aims to encourage early-career scholars from a range of disciplines to pursue research that can improve education. …
By Laurel White A new special issue of the journal Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis underscores the influence of UW–Madison scholars in the development of the field of critical policy research in education. Erica O. Turner, an associate professor in the Department of Educational Policy Studies, served as a special editor of the issue. Turner …
UW–Madison’s Taylor Odle has spoken with local and national media about the impact of the botched rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form this year, leading to ongoing delays. Earlier this month, Odle, an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies, spoke with Time magazine about the …
By Laurel White A School of Education faculty member’s research on how state-driven charter school growth can reshape political power and city development recently earned a nationally-competitive Pipeline Grant from the Russell Sage Foundation. Rachel Elizabeth Williams, an assistant professor in the Department of Educational Policy Studies, will use the funds to continue her examination …
UW–Madison’s Matthew Hora discussed the importance of different types of skills on Wisconsin Public Radio’s “Central Time” recently, in a segment that is titled, “Soft skills in a world with AI.” Hora is an associate professor of adult and higher education with the Division of Continuing Studies and with the School of Education’s Department of …
UW–Madison’s School of Education is the No. 1 school of education in the United States, according to the 2024 U.S. News & World Report Best Education Graduate Schools rankings released on Tuesday. It marks the first time the School of Education has received the first-place ranking from U.S. News & World Report, though it has been highly …