WIDA founder and director Tim Boals appeared on Wisconsin Public Radio’s “The Morning Show” recently to talk about support and resources for educating multilingual learners. WIDA, housed in the UW–Madison School of Education’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER), provides language development resources to those who support the academic success of multilingual learners — who …
Shawn Anthony Robinson’s journey to overcoming dyslexia and his award-winning series of graphic novels was spotlighted in a recent story from Wisconsin Public Radio. After struggling to read through his middle and high school years, Robinson was diagnosed with dyslexia before his senior year, the article reports. The diagnosis, Robinson says, was “life changing” because …
A Wisconsin Public Radio report that examines the issue of low teacher retention in Wisconsin highlights the UW–Madison School of Education Wisconsin Teacher Pledge and the Early Career Teaching Institute — which most recently brought about 100 early-career educators to campus in July — as ways the School is supporting teacher education graduates and helping …
The New York Times featured a story recently, headlined “Repeat After Her: There is No Dance Without Dance Education,” about UW–Madison alumna and dance advocate, educator, and founder of the Dance Education Laboratory Jody Gottfried Arnhold. “In dance education circles, her first name is enough,” reads the article. “Everyone knows Jody. They call her the …
UW–Madison’s Nick Hillman, a professor with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, shared his expertise with Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR) recently in its segment, “How Biden’s SAVE plan fits could affect student loans.” Hillman is an expert in how finance, policy, and geography shape educational opportunities, and is the director …
Madison’s longest running African-American owned magazine, UMOJA, recently published a feature on UW–Madison’s Diego Román that was written by Erika Bullock, his colleague in the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Román is an assistant professor of bilingual/bicultural education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. He is interested in the intersection of …
UW–Madison’s Taylor Odle spoke with Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR) recently about a new bill proposed by state Republicans that would guarantee Wisconsin students ranked in the top 5 percent of their high school class admission to UW System schools. Odle’s research focuses on the economics of education and education policy, with a specific focus on …
Madison365’s 2023 list of “Wisconsin’s 40 Most Influential Asian American Leaders” highlights two people with ties to the UW–Madison School of Education. Madison365, a nonprofit online news publication, has published annual power lists recognizing Wisconsin leaders from different racial and ethnic groups since 2015. The purpose of the lists is to “highlight the beauty of …
UW–Madison alumna Dawn B. Crim was recently named UW–Green Bay’s new vice chancellor for inclusivity and community engagement. Crim earned her PhD from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis in 2021. She also served as the School of Education’s associate dean for external relations from 2011 to 2017. According to …
UW–Madison’s Nick Hillman, a professor with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, shared his expertise with Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR), the Capital Times, and three other local media outlets in response to the Supreme Court’s recent rejection of President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan. Hillman is an expert in …