University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Department of Educational Policy Studies

As Sun Prairie redraws school boundaries, UW–Madison’s Stern warns of potential unintended consequences

The Wisconsin State Journal utilized the expertise of UW–Madison’s Walter Stern recently in an article focused on work taking place in the Sun Prairie Area School District to redraw its middle and high school boundary lines with an eye toward creating racial and economic balance. Stern is an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational …

UW–Madison’s Apple donates archival collection of his writings to Rowan University

UW–Madison’s Michael W. Apple, the John Bascom Professor Emeritus of Curriculum and Instruction and Educational Policy Studies, has donated an extensive collection of his published writings, including more than 50 books, to the Rowan University Archives and Special Collections. Apple completed his undergraduate degree at Rowan University in 1967, when it was then known as Glassboro State College. He received a …

Diamond speaks with Education Week about ‘Reframing Suburbs’

UW–Madison’s John Diamond was interviewed for a report in Education Week that’s headlined, “Suburban Schools Have Changed Drastically. Our Understanding of Them Has Not.” The article focuses on the release of a recent study by Diamond and co-first author Linn Posey-Maddox that is titled, “Reframing Suburbs: Race, Place, and Opportunity in Suburban Educational Spaces.” Diamond is the …

UW–Madison’s Hora questions so-called ‘skills gap’ in Aspen Institute podcast

UW–Madison’s Matthew Hora was featured in a Business 20/20 podcast produced by the Aspen Institute’s Business and Society Program. Hora is the director of UW–Madison’s Center for Research on College-Workforce Transitions (CCWT), which is housed within the School of Education’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research. He also serves as an assistant professor of adult and higher education. The podcast episode, …

Four from UW–Madison ranked among most influential education scholars for 2021

Education Week blogger Rick Hess published his annual rankings of the top 200 most influential education scholars in the United States recently, and once again several faculty members with ties to UW–Madison and its School of Education are on the list. UW–Madison’s Gloria Ladson-Billings is up to No. 2 this year, while Adam Gamoran is No. 123, Jerlando Jackson is No. …

UW–Madison authors argue for ‘reframing suburbs’ in new paper

UW–Madison’s John Diamond and Linn Posey-Maddox are co-first authors on a new paper published in the journal Educational Researcher that’s titled, “Reframing Suburbs: Race, Place, and Opportunity in Suburban Educational Spaces.” Diamond is the Kellner Family Distinguished Chair in Urban Education and a professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, and Posey-Maddox is an …

The Nation article by UW–Madison’s Schirmer says ‘it’s not just students drowning in debt’

UW–Madison’s Eleni Schirmer has authored an article for The Nation that is headlined, “It’s Not Just Students Drowning in Debt. Colleges Are Too!” Schirmer is a joint doctoral candidate with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies and Department of Curriculum and Instruction. In the article, Schirmer explains a culprit for both student and institutional debt is declining …

The School of Education’s moments in time 2020

What a year it has been! Since the onset of the pandemic in March 2020, we faced challenges that few could have envisioned. Despite 2020 being such a unique year, our School of Education has retained its sense of optimism — and a belief in big ideas. As 2020 draws to a close, let’s take …

CCWT releases report on internships at HBCUs

The Center for Research on College to Workforce Transitions, which is housed in the School of Education’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research, has published a new research brief examining internships at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The report, titled “What do we know about internships at HBCUs? A review of the literature and agenda for …

UW–Madison’s Apple and alumna Verma co-edit ‘Disrupting Hate in Education’

UW–Madison’s Michael W. Apple and alumna Rita Verma have co-edited a book that is titled, “Disrupting Hate in Education: Teacher Activists, Democracy, and Global Pedagogies of Interruption.” Apple is the John Bascom Professor Emeritus of Curriculum and Instruction, and Educational Policy Studies. Verma earned her doctorate from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies, and …