Stories indexed under: School of Education

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  • Education Building renovations win top environmental ranking Nov. 1, 2011 The 111-year-old Education Building’s recent renovations have given the building new life and made it the first and only building in the UW System to receive the highest ranking for a green-built building: LEED Platinum.
  • UW students lead Go Big Read discussions Oct. 17, 2011 A group of 50 University of Wisconsin–Madison students will take on a new role Wednesday, Oct. 19, leading small groups of Middleton high school students through discussions about this year's Go Big Read selection, "Enrique's Journey."
  • Ladson-Billings honored as AERA’s 2011 Brown Lecturer Oct. 12, 2011 Leaders of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) have honored Gloria Ladson-Billings, a professor in the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Department of Curriculum and Instruction, by selecting her to give the eighth annual Brown Lecture in Education.
  • Gamoran testifies before House subcommittee Oct. 12 Oct. 11, 2011 Adam Gamoran, director of the Wisconsin Center for Education Research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will testify before the House Subcommittee on Research and Science Education on Wednesday, Oct. 12 at 9 a.m. Central time.
  • DPI, UW-Madison School of Education project receive federal grant Sept. 28, 2011 The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, on behalf of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s School of Education’s World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA), has received a $10.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to build a technology-based assessment system for English learners.
  • UW–Madison center hosts statewide online book club Sept. 9, 2011 The Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will assume an administrative role of Read On Wisconsin, the statewide online book club for Wisconsin students and educators now in its seventh year.
  • UW–Madison to participate in White House interfaith, community service challenge Sept. 7, 2011 Rohany Nayan knows what it's like to feel left out because of her faith.
  • Reading, writing and relationships: Tips for parents on the social aspects of back to school Aug. 24, 2011 The pencils and notebooks have been purchased and the new shoes have been broken in, but there are other preparations parents can be making to help children get ready for the social and emotional aspects of going back to school.
  • Dawn Crim named associate dean at School of Education Aug. 17, 2011 School of Education Dean Julie Underwood has named seasoned campus administrator Dawn Crim as the school's associate dean for external relations.
  • International panel: Is U.S. losing ground in higher education competitiveness? July 20, 2011 Countries around the world are ramping up investments in higher education in a push to create world-class research institutions. At the same time, the top research universities in the United States are confronting the challenges of dwindling resources and support.
  • Study suggests financial aid enhances college success among the most unlikely graduates July 7, 2011 Results from an ongoing random assignment study of a private grant program in Wisconsin indicate that low-income students who receive Pell Grants and are unlikely to finish college get a sizeable boost in college persistence from additional financial aid. The findings suggest that directing aid to serve the neediest students may be the most equitable and cost-effective approach.
  • Movin’ Minds promotes academic and physical health July 5, 2011 About 100 middle-school students will participate in Movin' Minds, a program organized by Precollege OPTIONS in Education Outreach and Partnerships at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
  • UW-Madison deepens Posse relationship May 5, 2011 The University of Wisconsin-Madison will deepen its relationship with the Posse Foundation this coming year with the addition of a fourth recruitment city - New York - and by joining the Posse Foundation's science-focused effort.
  • Chinese Champions Program: Meet the athletes March 30, 2011 Building on the success of last year's inaugural cohort, a second group of elite Chinese student-athletes will arrive at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on Thursday, March 31, as part of the Chinese Champions Program.
  • UW-Madison welcomes new group of China’s champions March 30, 2011 Sixteen accomplished Chinese student-athletes, including one coach, will spend nearly nine months living and studying at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
  • Thirteen recently tenured faculty honored with Romnes awards March 29, 2011 This year’s Romnes Faculty Fellowships recognize a baker’s dozen of talented, up-and-coming faculty from across campus.
  • 100 years of getting physical at UW-Madison March 8, 2011 The year 2011 marks the 100th anniversary of the physical education program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, which later became incorporated into the Department of Physical Education and Dance.
  • UW-Madison conference looks at Obama education agenda March 3, 2011 Scholars from a range of disciplines at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will dissect and discuss the Obama administration's education agenda during a daylong conference sponsored by the Department of Educational Policy Studies (EPS) in the UW-Madison School of Education.
  • Rukhsana Khan to receive 2011 Charlotte Zolotow Award Feb. 10, 2011 "Big Red Lollipop" by Rukhsana Khan has been selected as the 2011 winner of the Charlotte Zolotow Award for outstanding writing in a picture book, to be presented March 5, by the Cooperative Children's Book Center, a library of the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
  • Researcher awarded $1.5 million to study ‘models of success’ at minority-serving institutions Feb. 9, 2011 Clifton Conrad, a professor in the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, along with Marybeth Gasman of the University of Pennsylvania, has been awarded a three-year, $1.5 million grant from Lumina Foundation for Education, USA Funds and the Kresge Foundation.