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UW–Madison Chosen to Lead New National Center Addressing Shortage of School Mental Health Providers

UW–Madison Chosen to Lead New National Center Addressing Shortage of School Mental Health Providers


Education researchers Katie Eklund, Stephen Kilgus, and Andy Garbacz wrote the proposal for a new center to help strengthen the pipeline and training of mental health professionals and increase access to mental health services in high-need schools.


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New Project Addresses Need for Diverse School Materials for Jewish Children of Color

New Project Addresses Need for Diverse School Materials for Jewish Children of Color


Shalom Curriculum Project, led by WEC's Shahanna McKinney-Baldon and Michal Avera Samuel, is working to ensure that Jewish children of color in pre-school can see themselves in the educational play materials they use to help them learn. To do that, the project will prototype and test a doll, books, and a musical component in participating Jewish homes and schools.



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From the South Pole to Rural Wisconsin via Virtual Reality with Field Day Lab

From the South Pole to Rural Wisconsin via Virtual Reality with Field Day Lab


Field Day’s new VR game Waddle introduces players to polar research by letting them embody an adelie penguin, with a focus on engaging rural Latinx youth reached through state libraries.


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From grant to global impact: WIDA’s journey over two decades

From grant to global impact: WIDA’s journey over two decades


WIDA turns 20 years old this year. Read about how WIDA grew from the early days as a grant-funded startup to the large-scale consortium it is today and see where the organization is hoping to go in the next two decades.


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WCER’s VETWAYS Featured in Campus Roundtable with U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs

WCER’s VETWAYS Featured in Campus Roundtable with U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs


​Principal Investigator Ross Benbow briefed Sec. Denis McDonough on the latest findings from Benbow’s $2 million NSF project exploring the importance of social support and relationships in veterans’ success on Wisconsin campuses.


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Oct 6, Noon-1:30 pm Central Time

ITP | ITP Training Applied: Social Science in Service of Community
Jared Knowles, President, Civilytics Consulting, and ITP alum


WCER and its projects host dozens of lectures, panel discussions and other events throughout the academic year.

You can view video recordings of these lecture series on our website:

  • Carl A. Grant Scholars Lecture Series
    This series enhances awareness of minority scholars and promotes their work in education research.

  • Wisconsin Ideas in Education Series
    This interdisciplinary speaker series features leading scholars from around the world who visit campus to share and discuss their work.

  • Other Lecture Videos

Or, you can browse all our videos here!

NEWS

UW–Madison to Lead New National Center Addressing Lack of School Mental Health Providers

WCER Communications, Sep 29

Thomas A. Romberg, Professor Emeritus and Internationally Recognized Leader in Mathematics Education, Dies

School of Education Communications, Sep 28

WIDA Welcomes Meg Van Voorhis as Chief Educator Learning Officer

WIDA Communications, Sep 25

WEC Article Describing Kimball-Arrigoni Study of School Principal Evaluations Published

WCER Communications, Sep 15

Applications Open for Academic Staff Professional Development Grants

WCER Communications, Sep 14

New Project Addresses Need for Diverse School Materials for Jewish Children of Color

WCER Communications, Sep 13

PUBLICATIONS

Wisconsin in the World: Internationalization at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Chapter 33: "WIDA in the World: Leveraging a Global Network to Serve Multilingual Learners in K-12 Schools," Jon Nordmeyer & Esther Bettney Heidt, Information Age Publishing, August 2023

"From Testing to Teaching: Equity for Multilingual Learners in International Schools," Jon Nordmeyer, Teachers College Record, August 2023

"A Critical Examination of Language Ideologies and Policies in an International School in Colombia," Esther Bettney Heidt, Teachers College Record, August 2023

WCER Working Paper: A Landscape Analysis of “Grow Your Own” Educator Strategies in Wisconsin Rural Schools

Bradley Carl and Jenny Seelig, August 2023

WCER Working Paper: WIDA Correspondence Mapping of the Match, Breadth, Consistency, and Depth of Language Opportunities in State K–12 English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies Standards

Lynn Shafer Willner, August 2023

NEW GRANTS

Taylor Odle has been awarded $348,342 from Arnold Ventures for “A PLUS or a Minus? A Mixed Methods Investigation Documenting the Decisions and Outcomes of Students, Families, and Institutions in the Parent PLUS Loan Portfolio” through June 30, 2025. (092123)


Jing Yu has received a grant of $49,999 from the Spencer Foundation for “Understanding Chinese International Students' Experiences of Everyday Racism and Mental Health Issues in U.S. Higher Education” through Aug. 31, 2025. (090123)

Percival Matthews has been awarded $1,249,913 from the National Science Foundation for “The RISE Postdoctoral Training Program in Mathematics Education: Inclusive STEM Education Rooted in an Integrative Theory of Learning” through Aug. 31, 2026. (083023)

FUNDERS
Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
New York City Department of Education Spencer Foundation Westat National Science Foundation
The Walton Family Foundation Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Madison Metropolitan School District Chicago Public Schools Office of Innovation and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education
Lumina Foundation for Education National Institutes of Health Milwaukee Public Schools
Hillsborough County Public Schools The Wallace Foundation William T. Grant Foundation
Boys and Girls Club of Dane County The Great Lakes Higher Education Guaranty Corporation Tulsa Public Schools
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