The work of a UW–Madison alumna and a fellow teacher to address the issue of gun violence in their community was recently spotlighted in The Guardian. Following the shooting death of one of their former students in 2013, Melanie Swandby — who at the time was a fifth-grade teacher at Lighthouse Community Charter School in …
By Laurel White UW–Madison School of Education faculty, programs, and alumni have been featured in several stories this fall about how educators are approaching teaching about elections amid heightened political polarization and scrutiny on teachers. Diana Hess, dean of the School of Education and an expert on civic education, offered her insight on the challenges …
CNN asked UW–Madison’s Julie Stamm to share her expertise on concussions for a report on Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa’s Sept. 29 head injury — and an investigation that followed that has resulted in updates to the National Football League’s concussion protocol. Tagovailoa has revealed that he was unconscious after being thrown to the ground, …
UW–Madison’s Taylor Odle, an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies, recently spoke about the impacts of the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness plan on Madison’s WORT-FM. In an interview with WORT reporter Abigail Leavins, Odle discussed how people are feeling about Biden’s plan. “I think folks are really excited,” …
What counts as knowledge, and how might we redefine this — whether in an elementary science classroom or inside the walls of a prison? This question lies at the center of a recent episode of Wisconsin Public Radio’s “University of the Air,” on which UW–Madison’s Rosemary Russ is a guest. Russ is an associate professor in …
UW–Madison Professor Emerita Julie Underwood lent her expertise to the Capital Times recently for an article about a new report that highlights how Wisconsin’s state funding formula for special education shortchanges school districts. According to the report from the Education Law Center, districts around the state cover a total of $1.25 billion in special education costs …
Four individuals with ties to the UW–Madison School of Education were named in Madison 365’s list of Wisconsin’s most influential Latino leaders for 2022. They are among 11 members of the UW–Madison community who were honored on this annual list. A nonprofit online news publication, Madison365 has recognized Wisconsin’s most influential Black and Latino leaders every year since its …
A number of legal decisions have shown the First Amendment rights of teachers in K-12 classrooms are “strictly limited,” according to a School of Education professor and education law expert. Suzanne Eckes, the Susan S. Engeleiter Chair in Education Law, Policy, and Practice in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, …
The Daily Cardinal sat down with UW–Madison’s Mitchell Nathan recently for a conversation about his research, effective teaching, and study techniques. Nathan, a Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor in the School of Education’s top-ranked Department of Educational Psychology, studies students and how they learn. He also studies how teachers structure learning experiences for students. “A unique quality …
UW–Madison’s Christopher Saldaña, a new assistant professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, is the host of a podcast from the National Education Policy Center (NEPC). The podcast, “NEPC Talks Education,” is described as “30 minutes of high-quality policy information for educators, community members, policymakers, and anyone interested in education.” …