Tag: School of Education

Why Wisconsin? Summer Edition

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Marcelle Haddix Karen A. Falk Distinguished Chair of Education and Dean of the School of Education  When Milwaukee-raised Marcelle Haddix became dean of the No. 1-ranked UW–Madison School of Education in 2024, it felt like coming home — her parents met as Badgers, and she was born here. “I was also drawn to our School of Education’s …

Taking Dance Education Back to School

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Now in its third summer, UW Dance Exchange is bringing dance instruction into public schools. Dance Department Teaching Faculty Chell Parkins hopes to keep it there for good. By Maggie Ginsberg The gymnasium inside Thoreau Elementary School is crawling with restless second graders. It’s the middle of summer and they are hot, distracted, and a …