The Capital Times newspaper spotlighted a new collaboration between the Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) and UW–Madison’s School of Education in an article focused on how the district is shifting its approach to teaching reading in an effort to boost literacy among its students. The new Early Literacy and Beyond Task Force — which will include seven …
Madison365.com reported on the most recent Real Talk for Real Change symposium, “Advancing Hip-Hop as a Path Toward Equity,” which took place virtually on Nov. 19. The event was hosted by the School of Education’s office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion and office of Professional Learning and Community Education (PLACE). Featuring a panel of UW–Madison faculty and staff and local artist …
Reporter Sanika Bhargaw with Madison’s NBC15/WMTV visited the Juda School District recently to spotlight a unique master’s degree residency program offered through UW–Madison’s School of Education, which is preparing future special education teachers to work in high-need and rural districts in Wisconsin. UW–Madison’s Special Education Teacher (UW-SET) Residency Program allows students to earn their master’s degree …
Michele Byrd-McPhee, the fall 2020 interdisciplinary artist with UW–Madison’s Division of the Arts, was featured in a Q&A for the Capital Times where she spoke about adjusting to teaching via Zoom, the challenges women face in hip-hop, and the role of music and dancing in protests. Byrd-McPhee is a dancer, choreographer, teacher, producer, curator, and director of Ladies …
UW–Madison’s Eleni Schirmer has authored an article for The Nation that is headlined, “It’s Not Just Students Drowning in Debt. Colleges Are Too!” Schirmer is a joint doctoral candidate with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies and Department of Curriculum and Instruction. In the article, Schirmer explains a culprit for both student and institutional debt is declining …
UW–Madison’s Kimber Wilkerson appeared on Wisconsin Public Radio’s “Central Time” to speak about the UW–Madison’s Special Education Teacher (UW-SET) residency program. Wilkerson is a professor with the School of Education’s Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education, and the director of the Teacher Education Center. Wilkerson explained to the program’s host, Rob Ferrett, that there has been a challenge across …
UW–Madison alumna Rana Yaghmaian has been honored with the Leona Tyler Award from the Oregon Counseling Association (ORCA). Yaghmaian is an assistant professor in the Counselor Education Department at Portland State University (PSU), and she is also the coordinator of PSU’s Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling Program. She earned her doctorate in rehabilitation psychology from the UW–Madison School …
A new Marketplace.org report — titled “Would canceling $10,000 in student debt really help that much?” — utilizes the expertise of UW–Madison’s Nick Hillman. Hillman is an associate professor with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, and the director of the Student Success through Applied Research (SSTAR) lab. The report examines the potential impact …
Inside Higher Ed reported on a new Third Way report authored by UW–Madison’s Nick Hillman in an article headlined, “Report: Rich Colleges Keep Getting Richer.” Hillman is an associate professor with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, and the director of the Student Success through Applied Research (SSTAR) lab. Hillman’s report, which is titled “Why Rich Colleges …
What do students learn when they discuss controversial political issues in school? What are the benefits and limitations? How can teachers guide these discussions and maintain a positive classroom environment? These are some the question’s that UW–Madison’s Diana Hess, dean of the School of Education and the Karen A. Falk Distinguished Chair of Education, tackled on …