In the United States, the realm of education is often caught in the crosshairs of controversy. Whether it’s disputes about how best to fund public education, discussions about the most effective ways to close opportunity gaps, or politically charged debates about what should (and shouldn’t) be taught in classrooms, it’s not always easy to remember …
Up North News utilized the expertise of UW–Madison’s Michael Apple for a recent article that is titled, “Wisconsin GOP’s War on Public Schools Enters Primetime with Tuesday’s School Board Elections.” Apple is a professor emeritus in the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction and Department of Educational Policy Studies. The article highlights how school board elections, “once sleepy, …
By WCER Communications UW–Madison will play host to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction’s second-in-command for a public discussion of the K-12 education agency’s current and future directions in a program sponsored by the School of Education’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research. DPI’s Deputy State Superintendent John Johnson will visit from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. …
Recent UW–Madison alumnus Aaron Kinard is the author of an article in the Washington Post that is headlined, “ ‘Midwest nice’ hides a history of racial terror and segregation.” Kinard, who earned his bachelor’s degree in education studies and history in 2021, is currently a PhD student in sociology at the University of Virginia. Kinard’s …
The Winter 2021 issue of On Wisconsin magazine features a review of a book by UW–Madison alumna and current School of Education student Liz Hauck, exploring “the philosophical implications of dinner.” Hauck, who earned her master’s degree from UW–Madison in 2017, is currently a PhD candidate in educational policy studies and history. Titled “Home Made: …
UW–Madison’s Walter Stern is the author of an opinion piece that was published in The Hill, headlined “A truly ‘patriotic education’ requires critical analysis of U.S. history.” Stern is an assistant professor and historian with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies. He is also the author of “Race and Education in New Orleans: …
UW–Madison’s Gloria Ladson-Billings is ranked No. 2 in the annual Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings that are designed to spotlight top education scholars across the nation “who move ideas from academic journals into the national conversation.” In addition to Ladson-Billings, two other scholars with UW–Madison are also ranked: Adam Gamoran is No. 107 and Jerlando Jackson No. 174. …
The 2022 WIDA Annual Conference call for proposals is now open and invites interested individuals to submit a proposal. Proposal submission information is available on the conference website. “Advancing Learning Together” is the title of this year’s conference, and it will take place in Louisville, Kentucky, from Sep. 28-30. The deadline to submit concurrent session and workshop proposals …
Several individuals with ties to the UW–Madison School of Education were presenters at an International Network of Education Institutes (INEI) virtual webinar, “Language and Literacy Education: Cross-National Experiences,” that took place on Dec. 10. The webinar, hosted by the School of Education at the University of São Paulo in Brazil, invited faculty and graduate students from around …
A series of books by UW–Madison’s Michael Apple, the John Bascom Professor Emeritus in the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction and Department of Educational Policy Studies, has been translated and published by the company Agahpub in Iran. The titles Agahpub has published include: Apple’s volume, “Teachers and Texts: A Political Economy of Class and Gender …