Beth Graue in the Seattle Times

October 28, 2014

Beth Graue says class-size reduction will get fewer children in a class but, alone, it doesn’t translate directly to a change in achievement (Seattle Times, 28 Oct)


Sadhana Puntambekar in the Herald-Independent

October 24, 2014

Sadhana Puntambekar's CoMPASS project at work in the classroom (Herald-Independent, 24 Oct.)


Christine Pfund in the UW-Madison News

October 22, 2014

Christine Pfund says the National Research Mentoring Network promises to be "the perfect opportunity to collaborate more widely, capitalize on cross-campus initiatives, and share what we’ve learned" (UW-Madison News, 22 Oct.)


WCER Celebrating 50 Years | Reflections on WCER’s Beginnings

October 20, 2014

WCER’s 50th Anniversary: A Celebration for Staff, Researchers, Colleagues, Students and Family

Nov. 4, 2014 | by Janet L. Kelly, Director of WCER Communications

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. During sessions that ran from 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., nearly 40 distinguished speakers shared findings on a wide span of current topics, including educational afterschool activities, mathematics education, assessment and alignment, English language instruction, and narrowing the achievement gap.

More details about WCER’s history is available in the center’s 50th anniversary booklet.


MSAN in the Michigan Daily

October 16, 2014

250 students attend the Minority Student Achievement Network conference this week (Michigan Daily, 16 October)


WCER in the Wisconsin State Journal & Capital Times

October 14, 2014

Two WCER initiatives receive more than $7 million from the Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation (Wisconsin State Journal, 14 Oct.) and (Capital Times, 15 Oct.)


New Website Launched for WCER’s i3 Family Engagement Project in Philadelphia

October 1, 2014

WCER’s PhillyFASTi3 project, funded by a $15 million U.S. Department of Education Investing in Innovation (i3) grant, has launched a new website to inform parents and educators about the Families and Schools Together (FAST) program targeting 60 Philadelphia elementary schools.


Tim Boals in Chalkbeat

October 1, 2014

WIDA's Tim Boals discusses new standards for English Learners (Chalkbeat, 1 October)


CIRTL in the UW–Madison News

October 1, 2014

Unique MOOC with in-person sessions offered for future and current college STEM faculty, funded by CIRTL (UW–Madison News, 1 October)


Gary Cook on NPR

October 1, 2014

WIDA's Gary Cook says a free English proficiency test will be welcome, especially in low-income countries (NPR, Oct. 1)


Clif Conrad in Diverse Issues

September 30, 2014

Clif Conrad says educators must emphasize collaboration in which everyone is engaged in mutually reinforcing teaching and learning (Diverse Issues, 30 Sept.)


Indiana Becomes 36th State to Join WIDA Consortium

September 24, 2014

The WIDA Consortium is now 36 states strong after the Indiana Department of Education moved to implement WIDA’s English Language Development Standards and Assessments statewide starting this school year.


Erin Arango-Escalante in the Isthmus

September 11, 2014

WIDA's Erin Arango-Escalante used her experience with early learners to create a neat playroom for her children (Isthmus, 11 Sept.)


Hora Enters National Academies of Science Debate

September 5, 2014

A letter to the editor by WCER researcher Matthew T. Hora appears in the current issue of the prestigious journal, Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences (PNAS).


VARC, CPRE Contribute to Research in Urban Education Policy Initiative Brief

September 4, 2014

A new policy brief published by the Research on Urban Policy Initiative (RUEPI) explores the expanded role of principals in newly implemented teacher evaluation systems across the country.