University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Department of Educational Policy Studies

UW–Madison School of Education No. 1 among public institutions in U.S. News rankings

UW–Madison’s School of Education and several of its programs are once again ranked among the very best in the nation in the 2021 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s Best Graduate Schools rankings released Tuesday, March 17. UW-Madison is home to the No. 1-ranked public school of education in the nation, a distinction it is sharing …

Alum Corso authors, ‘Schools and Society: In Defense of Public Education’

UW-Madison alumnus Emanuele Corso recently published a book titled, “Schools and Society: In Defense of Public Education.” Corso earned a master’s degree from the School of Education’s Art Department in 1967, and a Ph.D. from the School’s Department of Educational Policy Studies in 1972. His book addresses the increasing attack faced by public schools and public school teachers in the …

UW-Madison’s Turner authors, ‘Suddenly Diverse: How School Districts Manage Race and Inequality’

UW-Madison’s Erica Turner, a faculty member with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies, recently wrote a new book, “Suddenly Diverse: How School Districts Manage Race and Inequality.” Turner’s work notes that American public schools have been enrolling more students identified as black, Latinx, American Indian, and Asian than white students over the past …

UW-Madison’s Hora and students collaborate on paper that reframes student employability

UW-Madison’s Matt Hora collaborated with students Rena Yehuda Newman, Robert Hemp, Jasmine Brandon, and Yi-Jung Wu to write and publish a paper titled “Reframing student employability: From commodifying the self to supporting the student, worker, and societal well-being.” Hora is a research scientist with the School of Education’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research and the director of …

UW-Madison’s Lee, Bartlett named incoming editors of Anthropology and Education Quarterly

UW-Madison’s Stacey Lee and Lesley Bartlett were recently named incoming editors for Anthropology and Education Quarterly (AEQ), a journal of the American Anthropological Association. Bartlett and Lee are both professors with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies. Diana Rodriguez Gomez, an assistant professor with the Department, was named an associate editor of AEQ. …

UW-Madison researchers receive $1.2M grant to examine decline of early care and education providers in Wisconsin

A team of researchers from UW-Madison secured a $1.2 million grant to partner with the State of Wisconsin to examine a significant decline in the number of regulated early care and education (ECE) providers operating over the past 15 years. Although fluctuations in the market are to be expected, the persistent decline in the number …

Baldridge’s ‘Reclaiming Community’ receives a 2019 AESA Critics’ Choice Book Award

The new book, “Reclaiming Community: Race and the Uncertain Future of Youth Work,” from UW-Madison’s Bianca Baldridge is a 2019 American Educational Studies Association (AESA) Critics’ Choice Book Award winner. Baldridge is a sociologist of education and an assistant professor with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies. Each year, a committee of AESA …

UW–Madison’s Apple receiving Educational Review’s 2018 Article of the Year Award

UW–Madison’s Michael Apple is receiving the 2018 Article of the Year Award from Educational Review. This honor is for his essay, “Rightist gains and critical scholarship,” which was published by the journal in January 2018. The award is selected by the national editorial board of the Educational Review. The abstract for this article explains: “In this essay, …

Alum Agyepong named assistant professor at New York University

UW–Madison alumna Mercy Agyepong accepted a position as an assistant professor of sociology of education at New York University. Agyepong, who earned her Ph.D. from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies this past spring, will begin serving as a faculty member at NYU in September 2019. Her research examines the ways in …

UW–Madison’s Hernandez receives NAEd/Spencer Foundation Research Development Award

UW-Madison’s Anthony Hernandez was awarded a prestigious 2019 National Academy of Education (NAEd)/Spencer Foundation Research Development Award. This award provides Hernandez, a Ph.D. student with the Department of Educational Policy Studies, with a stipend to use toward research expenses or professional development. It also includes travel to Washington, D.C., for the 2019 NAEd/Spencer Fall Fellows …