Kirchgasler earned her Ph.D. from the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction in 2018. The dissertation being recognized is titled, “Tracking Disparities: How Schools Make Up Scientific Americans and Pathologized Others.” Kirchgasler is currently a lecturer of curriculum and teaching at the University of Kansas. She is returning to UW–Madison in the fall to …
The CCBC publishes an annual report tracking the number of children’s books by and about people of color and from First/Native Nations. The center started tracking these numbers in 1985, documenting them in their annual best books listing, “CCBC Choices” publication. Today, the CCBC also maintains a web page devoted to multicultural literature, including lists …
U.S. News and World Report released its 2020 Best Education Graduate Schools rankings on March 12, and UW–Madison is home to the highest-rated public school of education in the nation, a distinction it is sharing this year with the University of California-Los Angeles. UW–Madison’s School of Education is No. 3 overall, trailing only Ivy League privates Harvard …
Sponsored by the National High School Dance Festival (NHSDF), this festival will be filled with performances, workshops and lectures from faculty, students, and professional artists. There will also be classes offered in contemporary technique, ballet, social and popular dance forms, somatic practice, and more. This festival will also allow students to audition for college, university, …
Stern is an assistant professor with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies. He is a historian of education and the author of a 2018 book titled, “Race and Education in New Orleans: Creating the Segregated City, 1764-1960.” WUWM’s report gives background on the Chapter 220 program, which fostered some integration in certain schools, …
In her presentation, she discusses setting goals for children and oneself, drawing on the new finding that people are able to alter DNA through their thoughts. Raether earned her undergraduate degree in occupational therapy from the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology in 1966. She emphasizes that the answers to current societal problems lie deep …
Seymour and Hom, both seeking degrees in dance, will perform their duet “All About Mii,” which premiered in the Kloepper Concert (2018). Seymour will also perform her solo, “Rule Number One: Keep Going,” from the Kloepper Concert (2017). The performances will take place on Saturday, March 9, at 7 p.m. The event is being held …
Hammock earned his master’s degree from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis in 2005. Frazier earned a master’s from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis in 2015. WREX-TV/Ch. 13, Rockford, Illinois’ NBC affiliate, notes the big roles the two alumni will play at NIU. Not …
Lighteard, an undergraduate student working towards a degree in African American studies and a degree from the School of Education’s Department of Theatre and Drama, took the initiative last May to create a festival that celebrated black voices in the arts. She decided she wanted to produce a showcase for black artists after taking a …
Underwood is the Susan Engeleiter Professor of Education Law, Policy and Practice, and the former dean of the School of Education. In this column, she begins by examining the implied balance of federal and state power over curriculum. Underwood notes that the state has the authority to impose limits and obligations on local school districts …