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The Multilingual Learning Research Center (MLRC), housed within the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s School of Education, invites researchers, educators, students and community members to explore current issues in multilingual education through its 2026–27 Speaker Series. The annual series features scholars whose work examines language learning, literacy, policy, AI, …
A new journal article co-authored by Matthew Wolfgram, a researcher at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) in UW–Madison’s School of Education, argues that participatory action research offers a powerful and ethical framework for engaging refugees in higher education and improving services for refugee communities. Published in Cultural and Pedagogical Inquiry, the article — …
The Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s School of Education has launched a redesigned website that improves accessibility, strengthens navigation, and showcases the breadth and impact of education research taking place across the center. Available at wcer.wisc.edu, the new website is the result of a comprehensive effort led by the …
A study team led by UW–Madison education researcher Michal Avera Samuel will use a $45,300 private grant to examine how parents of Black-Jewish children support identity and belonging in early childhood — with findings to help Jewish educators build more inclusive and affirming learning environments for pre-kindergarten through first grade students. Researchers expect practical guidance …
Authors: Courtney Bell and Drew Gitomer August 2026, 13 pp. Abstract: Bob Mislevy spent decades developing theory, methods, and tools that positioned assessment as an instance of the more general problem of using evidentiary argument to make inferences in the presence of uncertainty. He argued that skills and understandings are situated within social contexts and …
Researchers from the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s School of Education and partner Universities of Wisconsin campuses have published new findings that explore how instructors and advisors support HMoob (Hmong)* students in STEM fields amid changing political and institutional conditions. The new study, “Researching, Advising, and Teaching During Precarious Times: …
The Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research (CIMER), a center within the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s School of Education, has received the 2026 Margo Murray Award for Excellent Results in Mentoring at the Societal Level from the International Mentoring Association. The award recognizes an established …
A new annotated bibliography published by Oxford Bibliographies in Education is reshaping how scholars and practitioners approach evaluation in Indigenous contexts — centering Indigenous knowledge systems, ethical practices, and global perspectives. Among its authors is Dr. Nicole Bowman (Lunaape/Mohican), a researcher with the Wisconsin Evaluation Collaborative (WEC) at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) …
As concerns about rising college costs continue to drive higher education policy discussions, a new study by University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Education researcher Taylor Odle suggests that policies designed to limit tuition increases may not always achieve their intended results. In a newly published article in The Review of Higher Education, Odle and co-author Salome …
A new study led by UW–Madison education researchers offers one of the first detailed assessments of how K–12 teachers view the potential use of automated scoring and feedback of writing assignments by young multilingual learners. The study, published in Assessing Writing, “Educator perspectives on automated writing scoring and feedback for young language learners: Applying a fairness and …