University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Education
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| Type | State university |
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| Established | 1930 |
| Dean | Diana Hess |
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Academic staff
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538 (Fall 2012) |
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Administrative staff
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272 (Fall 2012) |
| Students | 2,983 (Fall 2012) |
| Undergraduates | 1,884 (Fall 2012) |
| Postgraduates | 1,084 (Fall 2012) |
| Location |
Madison, Wisconsin, USA 43°04′33″N 89°24′08″W / 43.0757167°N 89.4023°WCoordinates: 43°04′33″N 89°24′08″W / 43.0757167°N 89.4023°W |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | education.wisc.edu |
The University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Education is a school within the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Although teacher education was offered at the university’s founding in 1848, the School was officially started in 1930 and today is composed of nine academic departments. U.S. News & World Report in its 2016 Best Grad School rankings rated UW-Madison's School of Education No. 1 among public institutions and tied for fourth overall. In all, seven UW-Madison education specialty programs were ranked by U.S. News among the top three nationally. Diana Hess succeeded Julie Underwood as the school's ninth dean in August 2015.
Before 1924, the UW School of Education was a small department within the College of Letters and Science. Public universities, including Madison, had been facing issues surrounding underclassmen attrition and education quality. While many parties asserted opinions, the leading voice for change was the University Board of Visitors, a university oversight board of prominent alumni that reported to the regents. The Board's composition during the twenties, led by Bart McCormick, lent towards alliance with professional educators. Their progressive priorities included increased educational efficiency through managerial reforms derived from scientific educational psychology research.
The Board studied national and statewide teacher education for a year, which culminated in their 1924 annual report's recommendation for the education department's independence. They felt that the department suffered from a lack of autonomy, and that its split would raise the standing of education training to that of other professions with independence (engineering, law, agriculture, and medicine). Professional educators and university administrators had previously disagreed on whether the structural change was necessary, though the annual report claimed widespread support and cited the precedents in Illinois, Michigan, and Minnesota.UW President Edward Birge did not act on the report.
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