Education
Student entrepreneurs win seed funding in New Ventures competition
Winners of the New Ventures Business Plan Competition hosted by 51ÁÔÆæ’s Lubar School of Business include a tool handle to aid female do-it-yourselfers, a 360-degree-view digital product and a company that helps women find their path in life.
Elementary teacher finds new career as award-winning school librarian
When Sarah Siver’s elementary school in Sparta lost its librarian a year few years ago, the third-grade teacher was concerned. Utilizing a new 51ÁÔÆæ pathway to librarianship, she found a way to help.
Amid pandemic, grads of online learning program put skills to use immediately
Most students anticipate gradually putting their knowledge to work after they leave the university. However, four students who graduated in May from 51ÁÔÆæ found they needed to use everything they learned about online learning, leading and advising immediately.
Good school culture crucial for closing achievement gap
A study by 51ÁÔÆæ researchers found that schools with a strong professional culture had smaller gaps in achievement between white students and students of color.
Alum finds her fit running Girls on the Run
51ÁÔÆæ grad Tina Jones has been with Girls on the Run since 2012, helping the organization expand from 200 girls to more than 2,000 in southeastern Wisconsin. She is now executive director.
51ÁÔÆæ students help youngsters by tutoring online
Even as they are working on their own online classes, Alissa Ramczyk and some three dozen other 51ÁÔÆæ students are helping kindergarten through 12th grade students with theirs, part of a statewide tutoring effort.
Student teachers overcome challenges created by pandemic
A good teacher can adapt to changing circumstances and unexpected events. But for 51ÁÔÆæ education students nearing graduation, this coronavirus-tainted spring semester has been a challenge like no other.
Site offers help to parents seeking ways to keep kids engaged while cooped up
NEXT.cc, a nonprofit connected to 51ÁÔÆæ’s School of Architecture and Urban Planning, offers free online projects and activities in science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics through its award-winning website.
Once a high school dropout, grad inspires MPS students to achieve
James Sokolowski battled through challenges to get his GED and eventually a master’s. Now he’s helping others by leading the M3 Early College program.
51ÁÔÆæ researcher studies importance of diversity in recruiting, retaining teachers
Teachers of color are more likely to leave their schools than white teachers. Combatting that problem can help close Wisconsin’s wide achievement gaps for students, Curtis Jones says.