Sara Goldrick-Rab on StateImpact Florida

March 17, 2014

Sara Goldrick-Rab critiques a proposal in Florida that would allow college students to pay tuition out of their salary after they graduate (17 March, StateImpact Florida)


Gloria Ladson-Billings in the Kansas City Star

March 16, 2014

Educators must take more risks if they want to close the achievement gap, Gloria Ladson-Billings says. (16 March, Kansas City Star)


Carolyn Kelley in the Wisconsin State Journal

March 13, 2014

Carolyn Kelley comments on a bill under consideration by the Wisconsin Legislature that would allow schools to shorten the school year, provided they still devote the same number of hours to instruction. (13 March, Wisconsin State Journal)


Mark Blitz, Richard Halverson, and Carolyn Kelley in the Badger Herald

March 13, 2014

Mark Blitz, Richard Halverson, and Carolyn Kelley are featured in coverage of CALL (Comprehensive Assessment of Leadership for Learning), which measures the effectiveness of faculty leadership in schools. (13 March, The Badger Herald)


Sara Goldrick-Rab in Stateline

March 12, 2014

Sara Goldrick-Rab says states must make community college cheap enough to ensure college completion, not just access. (12 March, Stateline)


Working to Turn Around Schools in Philadelphia

March 4, 2014

The Families and Schools Together (FAST) project designs and distributes research-validated programs to help connect parents to their children’s schools, with the goal of strengthening families and improving outcomes for students.


Puntambekar Brings International Conference on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning to UW

March 4, 2014

This week marks a significant milestone for Sadhana Puntambekar. Amazon.com will begin selling a two-volume account of the proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Computer-Support Collaborative Learning (CSCL),


Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in Children’s Early Years

February 27, 2014

Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in Children’s Early Years


Learning in the Making: Leveraging Technologies for Impact

February 24, 2014

Informal learning environments across the U.S., sometimes called “Makerspaces,” are community centers that offer tools and resources empowering people to design and prototype their inventions.


Bradley Carl: PI Interview

February 19, 2014

Bradley Carl: Researcher and Associate Director at the Value-Added Research Center (VARC)


Jerlando Jackson in Diverse Issues in Higher Education

February 18, 2014

Jerlando F. L. Jackson is lauded for his research on black males in education (Diverse Issues in Higher Education, 18 Feb.)


Self-Affirmation Exercises Reduce Gap

February 17, 2014

Self-affirmation writing exercises have been shown to improve achievement of students who are identified as belonging to racial/ethnic groups that may be subject to stereotype threat.


Learning Physics with Hypertext and Design Challenges

February 11, 2014

CoMPASS science materials for middle schools enable students to understand relationships between concepts and principles including work, energy, force, acceleration, and mechanical advantage.


Sara Goldrick-Rab in Inside Higher Ed

February 10, 2014

Sara Goldrick-Rab says a movement to increase access to elite colleges for disadvantaged students is diverting attention away from the lack of resources available at the colleges the majority of low-income students attend. (10 Feb., Inside Higher Ed)


Matthew T. Hora in the Chronicle of Higher Education

February 10, 2014

Matthew T. Hora explains how a tool he created with Amanda Oleson and Joseph J. Ferrare for classroom observation is challenging STEM professors to improve their instruction. (10 Feb., Chronicle of Higher Education)