University of Wisconsin–Madison

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Underwood examines balancing act over public school curriculum in latest Under the Law column

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 …

La Crosse Tribune spotlights children’s books from UW–Madison alum Gowey

She earned her undergraduate degree in physical education​ from the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology in 1978. With tragic beginnings, Gowey’s career as a children’s book author was born out of her son Jeremiah’s unexpected death. According to the La Crosse Tribune, she used the writing process to heal and share her experiences to help …

Educational Policy Studies hosting graduate student symposium March 8

This year’s event is titled, “Schooling as Violence: The (im)Possibilities of ‘Equity’ and ‘Justice’ in Education.” This year’s keynote, which begins at 1 p.m. in the Education Building’s Wisconsin Idea Room, is being delivered by kihana miraya ross, an assistant professor from Northwestern University. Ross’ keynote is titled, “Wake Work in Education: Fugitive Resistance in …

Dittrich elected to board of directors for National Coalition for Campus Children’s Centers

Dittrich is the parent resource specialist with the university’s Office of Child Care and Family Resources (OCCFR). N4C is a nonprofit educational membership organization supporting excellence in programs for young children in communities of higher learning. N4C holds an annual conference and professional development institute, at which Dittrich has been presenting since 2014. Dittrich has …

Alum Chávez-Moreno receiving Outstanding Dissertation Awards from two AERA SIGs

She is receiving this high honor from both the Bilingual Education Research SIG and the Hispanic Research Issues SIG. Both of these Outstanding Dissertation Awards were first-place honors. Chávez-Moreno received her Ph.D. from the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction in the summer of 2018. Her dissertation is titled, “A Critical Race Ethnography Examining Dual-Language …

UW–Madison’s Kaplan to deliver distinguished lectures at McGill, Fordham in fall

Kaplan is the Patricia Busk Professor of Quantitative Methods with the School of Education’s No. 1-ranked Department of Educational Psychology. His current program of research focuses on the development of Bayesian methods applied to a wide range of education research settings. On Sept. 27, he will give the Donald O. Hebb Lecture in the Department of …

Alum Holmes named Overture Center’s senior VP of equity and innovation

Holmes is an alumnus of UW–Madison and is a current member of the School of Education’s Board of Visitors. In 2014, the Overture Center Foundation (OCF) Board was moved to action after reading the “Race to Equity Report” issued by the Wisconsin Council on Children and Families, and created Overture’s response, the Racial Equity Initiative. …

Capital Times interviews UW–Madison Spring Artist in Residence Newsome

Newsome is being hosted by the School of Education’s Art Department and presented by UW–Madison’s Division of the Arts. First Wave Learning Community, the Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing, and the School of Education’s Dance Department will be co-sponsoring Newsome’s residency. He combines several disciplines in his work, including collage, performance, film, and computer programming. Newsome tells The Capital Times, …

UW–Madison alum Liou to receive Early Career Award from AERA’s Division A

AERA is a national research society that strives to advance knowledge about education, to encourage scholarly inquiry related to education, and to promote the use of research to improve education and serve the public good. Division A (Administration, Organization, & Leadership) promotes research that defines and critiques the tenets of educational leadership, educational organizations and how leadership …

UW–Madison’s Kuhrasch presents at All-Campus Leadership Conference

Kuhrasch is the coordinator of UW–Madison’s Physical Education Teacher Education program, which is housed within the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology. She gave a presentation titled, “Creating Connected Teams,” which used movement as the context in which to build teams. Kuhrasch’s presentation was interactive, allowing participants to take part in activities that build teams. …