School of Education | University of Wisconsin–Madison
Smith, 85, Died May 1 of Cancer in Palo Alto, California Marshall S. (Mike) Smith, a giant in American education and social policy for over six decades who led the Wisconsin Center for Education (WCER) from 1980 to 1986, died May 1 at his home in Palo Alto, California. He was 85. Smith served in …
Andrew Ruis, a WCER research scientist and expert on the history of school lunches—he wrote the book Eating to Learn, Learning to Eat: The Origins of School Lunch in the United States—has done many interviews and media consults this year, as the topic has often been in the news. Most recently, he was featured in “Making All School …
WCER is pleased to congratulate Christine Pfund for earning the esteemed title of Distinguished Senior Scientist. Per university policy, an academic staff member awarded the Distinguished prefix is one who typically performs at a level requiring extensive experience and advanced knowledge and skills. Peers recognize the expertise of a Distinguished member, and their reputation extends beyond their …
WCER’s MSAN Network hosted 175 teachers, principals, and school district leaders from across the country last week for the 2023 MSAN Institute, a two-day professional learning conference aimed at building racially just schools, with a focus this year on addressing the educator shortage crisis while recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce. On April 20–21 at the Madison Concourse …
Book Argues Teachers’ Active Participation in Policy Advocacy is Key to Creating Optimal K-12 Ed Systems WCER evaluator/researcher Annalee Good and Framingham State University Associate Professor May Hara will host an in-person discussion of their book, Teachers as Policy Advocates: Strategies for Collaboration and Change, with representatives from teacher advocacy group Educators for Excellence during next week’s AERA conference in Chicago. …
Partnership Between UW−Madison/MMSD Will Train 24 Graduate Students From Diverse Backgrounds Over Five Years Answering local needs amid a national crisis, UW−Madison education faculty and district officials will use a $6 million federal grant to expand culturally responsive mental health services in the Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) by training two dozen new school psychology …