In the wake of the devastating shooting earlier this week at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, UW–Madison’s Katie Eklund went on local radio station 89.9 WORT-FM to share some strategies for supporting kids following events like these. Eklund, an associate professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Psychology and the director of the School Mental …
UW–Madison’s Gloria Ladson-Billings, professor emerita in the School of Education, was recently featured in UW Athletics’ “Forging Firsts” series, where she shares a first-person account of her life and career. The series shares the stories of individuals who have accomplished remarkable achievements in their journeys. Each story talks about when they became the “first” whether …
UW–Madison’s Mollie McQuillan, an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, recently shared insights on PBS Wisconsin regarding the Watertown Unified School District’s adoption of a more restrictive “Gender Support Plan” impacting transgender students. The controversial policy, approved by the school board on Nov. 18, requires students to …
UW–Madison faculty members Christopher Saldaña and Julie Underwood shared their expertise on school funding issues during recent interviews on PBS Wisconsin and Madison’s 89.9 WORT-FM. In a segment for WORT-FM titled, “How Did We Get Here: School Budgets and Referendums,” Saldaña, an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy …
The Wisconsin Alumni Association recently spoke with School of Education alumnus Kyree Brooks, an associate principal at Central Heights Middle School in Sun Prairie, about his dual career path in education and music. As well as being an education leader, Brooks co-owns DJ Ree Maniac Entertainment Services, a business he started with his wife in …
John Baldacchino’s book, “Lessons of Belonging: Art, Place, and the Sea,” is the subject of an insightful review by Catherine Bernhard in Caliban, the French Journal of English studies. The book investigates what Baldacchino, a professor in the School of Education’s Art Department and an affiliate of the Department of Educational Policy Studies, terms the …
UW–Madison’s Laurene Christensen, the director of accessibility research at WIDA in the School of Education’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research, was featured in an Education Week article examining the legal requirements schools must follow to support multilingual learners with disabilities. The article explains that according to federal law, multilingual learners with disabilities — who make …
In a recent issue of the magazine American Scientist, School of Education faculty member John Rudolph offered an analysis of the origins of scientific literacy — the basic understanding of science required for everyday life — and how our cultural understanding of scientific literacy should inform science education. Rudolph is a professor in the Department …
CNN utilized the expertise of UW–Madison’s Julie Stamm, a clinical assistant professor in the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology, in an article reporting on new research identifying a common sign that could help signal possible concussions in athletes. According to the article, researchers at Mass General Brigham and the Concussion Legacy Foundation found that …
UW–Madison’s Nicholas Hillman, a professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, recently shared his expertise with USA Today discussing trends in college tuition. The article, headlined “You may not need that student loan after all. Here’s the latest college tuition trend,” highlights that the net price of attending college …