The Network Seeks to Transform Public Education
April 29, 2014
Funded by Wisconsin’s Department of Public Instruction, the UW–Madison School of Education, and WCER, the Network creates collaborative, interdisciplinary opportunities to share knowledge and turn research into effective practices that improve education both inside and outside of schools.
Sara Goldrick-Rab in Forbes
April 29, 2014
The status quo of higher education must change, according to Sara Goldrick-Rab (29 April, Forbes)
What Factors Make College Affordable for Low-Income Students
April 28, 2014
Many students from low-income families leave college before completing a degree, sometimes attributing their departure to college “unaffordability."
Creating a Computer Science Pipeline for African Americans
April 28, 2014
The number of African American faculty teaching computer science in higher education is alarmingly low, according to LaVar J. Charleston.
Sara Goldrick-Rab on Thedailypage.com
April 24, 2014
Sara Goldrick-Rab says adjunct professors are increasingly teaching entry-level courses that were the province of tenured faculty (24 April, Thedailypage.com)
Nathan’s Paper on Study Habits Passes Popularity Milestone
April 23, 2014
A paper coauthored by Mitchell J. Nathan published in January 2013 in Psychological Science in the Public Interest has garnered more than 100,000 downloads/page views, making it the most downloaded article in the journal’s history.
Wisconsin HOPE Lab Set to Tackle Inequality in College Attainment
April 23, 2014
On May 5, WCER researcher Sara Goldrick-Rab will launch the Wisconsin HOPE Lab, dedicated to making the pursuit of a postsecondary education more accessible and obtainable for Wisconsin students of all backgrounds.
Good, Burch Examine the Potential Dangers of Privatizing Digital Education
April 17, 2014
Digital education may be an innovative path forward for the American public schools system, but many of the existing virtual teaching programs have serious flaws, according to a new book co-authored by WCER researcher Annalee Good and former UW–Madison Assistant Professor and WCER researcher Patricia Burch.
Sara Goldrick-Rab and Nancy Kendall on Madison.com
April 14, 2014
The first two years of college should be free at public schools, say Sara Goldrick-Rab and Nancy Kendall (14 April, Madison.com)
Sharing Responsibility to Improve Teaching and Learning
April 9, 2014
Educators in elementary and secondary schools around the country can now tap into the Comprehensive Assessment of Leadership for Learning (CALL) survey to assess how to improve their schools.
Common Core Standards Do Not Account for Diversity
April 7, 2014
A professor considers the Common Core Standards in the context of students she has taught and the historical inequities that have plagued American schools.
Jerlando Jackson in Diverse Education
April 6, 2014
Jerlando Jackson on strategies to improve the Black male experience in preK-12 schools and in postsecondary contexts (6 April, DiverseEducation.com)
Sara Goldrick-Rab on Chronicle.com
April 4, 2014
Sara Goldrick-Rab studies the effects of financial aid by comparing the academic paths of 1,000 students who will get the money with others who won't (4 April, Chronicle.com)
Nick Hillman in the Daily Pennsylvanian
April 2, 2014
Nick Hillman is among those skeptical of using ROI to evaluate colleges (2 April, The Daily Pennsylvanian)
Examining Past NSF Grants: A Step Toward More STEM Graduates
April 2, 2014
Each year, the National Science Foundation (NSF) spends tens of millions of dollars pursuing one of its highest priorities: increasing the number of students entering and completing degrees in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).
