University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Department of Educational Policy Studies

UW–Madison School of Education again ranked No. 1 by U.S. News

UW–Madison is home to the top-ranked school of education in the nation for a second consecutive year, according to the 2025 U.S. News & World Report Best Education Graduate Schools rankings published on Tuesday. The UW–Madison School of Education is solely at the top of this year’s U.S. News education school rankings, after tying for No. 1 …

Hernandez op-eds spotlight the indispensable role of higher education

A series of op-eds written by UW–Madison’s Anthony Hernandez that speak to the value and importance of higher education and equitable access to learning have been published by The Fulcrum. Hernandez is a teaching faculty member in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies.  In explaining his desire to write the opinion pieces, …

UW–Madison’s Mae is co-author of introduction in new book marking Brown v. Board anniversary

UW–Madison’s Naomi Mae W., an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies, is co-author of the introduction in the newly released volume, “Equity and Education Since Brown v. Board: Where Do We Go From Here?” The book, published on January 24, marks the 70th anniversary of the landmark Brown v. …

Seven from School of Education win 2024-25 Teaching Assistant Awards

The 2024-25 Campus-Wide Teaching Assistant Awards have been announced, and among the 31 honorees are seven exceptional graduate students from the School of Education. UW–Madison employs over 2,300 teaching assistants (TAs) across a wide range of disciplines. Their contributions to the classroom, lab, and field are essential to the university’s educational mission. To recognize the …

UW–Madison’s Baldacchino is author of new book examining Malta’s ‘anomolous state’

UW–Madison’s John Baldacchino has released his 17th book, “Secular Reflections: On a Nation’s Anomaly.” Baldacchino is a professor in the School of Education’s Art Department and an affiliate of the Department of Educational Policy Studies. His work explores art, philosophy, and education, with a particular focus on political theory and cultural critique. In his latest work, …

Five essays by UW–Madison’s Apple named among ‘Best Reviews of the 21st Century’

Five essays by UW–Madison’s Michael W. Apple, the John Bascom Professor Emeritus of Curriculum and Instruction and Educational Policy Studies, were named among the “Best Reviews of the 21st Century” by Education Review, a journal devoted to essay reviews of important books in educational research, theory, policy, and practice. Education Review highlighted Apple’s reviews of …

New book from UW–Madison’s Olneck examines ‘culture wars’ in American education

UW–Madison’s Michael Olneck, a professor emeritus in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies, is the author of a new book titled, “Culture Wars in American Education: Past and Present Struggles Over the Symbolic Order.”  In this work, Olneck questions the norms and values embedded within U.S. education, exploring whether they contribute to …