Sara Goldrick-Rab in the New York Times & The Chronicle of Higher Education
January 11, 2015
Obama's community college plan has roots in the work of Sara Goldrick-Rab, among others (New York Times, 9 Jan. and The Chronicle, 11 Jan.)
Sara Goldrick-Rab on Madison.com
January 11, 2015
Sara Goldrick-Rab calls President Obama's community college plan "smart and bold" (Madison.com, 11 Jan.)
Winn Awarded William T. Grant Distinguished Fellowship
January 9, 2015
WCER researcher Maisha T. Winn recently received the William T. Grant Distinguished Fellowship Award for her proposal, “Restorative Justice and the Reclamation of Civic Education for Youth.”
Video Posted of Berland’s Lecture on Students’ Meaningful Engagement in Science
January 7, 2015
In November, Leema Berland gave a presentation on meaningful engagement in science classrooms to the Create for STEM Institute at Michigan State University.
Kurt Squire, Constance Steinkuehler in the Huffington Post
January 5, 2015
The Huffington post recommends paying close attention to the new focus on "good for you video games" developed by Kurt Squire, Constance Steinkuehler, and others (Huffington Post, 5 January)
New Federal Preschool Funding Fuels WIDA Program for Young Dual Language Learners
December 23, 2014
Millions of federal dollars awarded to 18 states earlier this month will allow WIDA, an international nonprofit education resource based at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, to advance academic language development among the 31% of children under the age of eight in the United States who grow up learning two or more languages, most often Spanish spoken natively in their homes and English.
Philosophy Professors Start New WCER Interdisciplinary Center for Ethics and Education
December 19, 2014
What are the purposes of public education? Are they the right kinds of purposes now, and were they the right kinds of purposes 50 years ago?
Dual-Credit Courses Improve College Access and Success
December 18, 2014
Dual-credit courses allow high school juniors and seniors to enroll in a college course and earn simultaneous credit in high school and college.
WIDA Researchers Meet with Alaskan Native Educators
December 9, 2014
As part of a new initiative to study the ways WIDA can serve American Indian communities, WIDA researchers traveled to Alaska for the 2014 National Indian Education Association (NIEA) Convention and to meet with educators working in schools that primarily serve Alaska’s American Indian population.
Oleson, Hora and Benbow Seek Definition of ‘STEM job’
December 1, 2014
Students entering college generally have an idea that studying science, technology, engineering, or math – the STEM disciplines – can lead to a good-paying job after they graduate.
UW-Madison entering mentoring training curriculum in GEN News
November 25, 2014
Northwestern is modeling its academy on the Entering Mentoring training curriculum developed at UW-Madison (GEN News, 25 Nov.)
Beth Graue in the Albuquerque Journal
November 25, 2014
Beth Graue says smaller classes work best when teachers tailor instruction to each student’s needs and when they spend more time getting to know their students’ families (Albuquerque Journal, 25 Nov.)
Three UW-Madison Scholars Among Finalists for CUNY Research in Education Equity Award
November 24, 2014
Three UW-Madison scholars, all fellows in WCER’s Interdisciplinary Training Program (ITP) in the Education Sciences, were named finalists in a recent national competition with one, Megan Shoji, winning the first prize and an award of $2,500.
WCER’s 50th Anniversary: A Celebration for Staff, Researchers, Colleagues, Students and Family
November 24, 2014
The Wisconsin Center for Education Research recognized its 50th anniversary on October 20, 2014, with a celebration that connected five decades of researchers, staff, colleagues, students and family.
MSAN in the Star
November 19, 2014
Sun Prairie Students reflect on their experience at the MSAN 2014 conference (The Star, 19 Nov)
