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Authors: Annaliese Grant, Eric Grodsky, Maria Velazquez, Rosie Miesner, and Lyn Macgregor May 2021, 25 pp. Abstract: Past research demonstrates the degree to which extracurricular activities, paid work, and major family responsibilities impinge on student academic trajectories. Largely absent from this body of work is consideration of the ways in which schools and teachers mitigate …

Authors: Matthew T. Hora, Adrian Huerta, Anita Gopal, and Matthew Wolfgram April 2021, 31 pp. Abstract: Internships are a widely promoted high-impact practice (HIP) across the postsecondary landscape, particularly among minority-serving institutions (MSIs), where internships are seen as potentially transformative vehicles for students’ career success and social mobility. However, little research exists on how the …

Authors: Jessie Nixon, Erica Halverson, and Andy Stoiber March 2021, 32 pp. Abstract: Many manufacturing companies in rural regions are desperate for engineers and skilled employees who are STEM literate, yet young people have limited access to STEM and computational skills beyond the job training available for work on the factory floor. The Exploring Making …

Authors: H. Rose Miesner, Chiara Packard, Taylor Laemmli, and Lyn MacGregor December 2020, 21 pp. Abstract: Although policymakers generally appreciate the value of crafting policies that are responsive to teacher and principal voices, doing so in a systematic way is challenging. Educator voices in the room when policies are made are often those of teachers …

Authors: Matthew Wolfgram, Vivien Ahrens, and Zhixuan Wu December 2020, 25 pp. Abstract: Internships are increasingly promoted as a high-impact practice to improve students’ post-graduation employment outcomes, and educators and advisors often encourage students to participate in multiple internships. Yet, there is a lack of research on the socioeconomic and sociocultural factors associated with multiple …

Authors: Daniel Corral, Na Lor, Noah Hirschl and Eric Grodsky December 2020, 22 pp. Abstract: The mission of the University of Wisconsin System is to provide Wisconsin’s high school graduates with opportunities to cultivate “intellectual, cultural, and humane sensitivities, scientific, professional and technological expertise, and a sense of purpose.” Further, as part of its 2020 …

Authors: Noah Hirschl and Eric Grodsky December 2020, 73 pp. Abstract: This report presents a snapshot of selected features of the condition of education in Wisconsin in 2019. With support from the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute for Education Sciences, and in collaboration with colleagues at the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI), the authors …

Authors: Ross J. Benbow and Changhee Lee October 2020, 53 pp. Abstract: Scholars recognize that K–12 teachers’ social interactions, particularly within teaching-focused relationships, are important to professional development. This is true whether discussions take place in formal or informal settings. Few studies, however, seek to link the teaching-focused relationships of college faculty directly to their …

Authors: Matthew T. Hora, Matthew Wolfgram, Zi Chen, Jiahong Zhang, and Jacklyn John Fischer September 2020, 34 pp. Abstract: Internships are widely promoted extra-curricular experiences that can have positive impacts on student outcomes, yet how specific elements of internships contribute to these outcomes and facilitate learning is understudied. In this sequential mixed-methods study, we use …