Once on a path to medical school, Courtney Bell altered course after spending two life-changing years teaching in rural North Carolina. Today, she is director of the Wisconsin Center for Education Research — and planning new ways to bolster its impact. After earning an undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College, there were few indications that Courtney …
When you think of research, you might envision study teams designing experiments or conducting surveys. While research across the School of Education’s departments of Art, Dance, and Theatre and Drama might sometimes look different, faculty in these areas are engaged in projects that are examining social issues, deepening understanding of history, and advancing their artistic …
Diana Hess still clearly recalls the shock, fear, and sadness felt on campus and across the United States following the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Hess was an assistant professor at UW–Madison at the time and was scheduled to teach a course that evening — with some of her students in that class training …
Dorothy Farrar Edwards is a co-author of a study published in the prestigious Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) in September 2021 that found an optimal time for intensive rehabilitation of arm and hand use after a stroke. This work is significant because it’s estimated that 750,000 new strokes occur each year in …
Faculty members from UW–Madison’s School of Education will be playing important roles in studying a major new effort supported by the Wallace Foundation. The foundation’s Equity-Centered Pipeline initiative includes eight large, high-needs school districts across the United States that will create principal pipelines to prepare school leaders who can bring a district’s own vision of …
Madison College students preparing to become elementary or special education teachers now have a direct pipeline to the UW–Madison School of Education thanks to a new transfer agreement signed this past fall. The agreement guarantees admission into these teacher preparation programs for students who meet the requirements. “Our School of Education is dedicated to helping …
Faculty and staff from across UW–Madison’s School of Education are routinely quoted or make their voices heard in newspapers, magazines, and online news media outlets. Similarly, these experts are often interviewed and showcased on a range of local, national, and international radio and television news reports. Over the past year, there have been more than …
The link between educational leadership and the world of sports isn’t always obvious. But chat for a bit with UW–Madison’s Peter Miller, and it quickly becomes clear why the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis (ELPA) is launching a new Master of Science in Sports Leadership (MSL) program. “At UW–Madison, we’re …
It’s not uncommon to see media reports about food insecurity examining “food deserts” — which are areas where residents have few or no convenient options for securing affordable and healthy foods. But UW–Madison’s Steve Quintana uses similar terminology to spotlight a growing area of concern in the mental health realm. “We hear the talk about …
Diego Román and Lisa Barker are working on a project that aims to improve education for Latinx students in rural Wisconsin by training their teachers in how to facilitate discussion about topics that directly affect local communities. The project was one of 15 chosen in June 2021 to receive a grant through UW–Madison’s Understanding and Reducing Inequalities Initiative, …