School of Education | University of Wisconsin–Madison
The Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) is excited to announce today that Carrie Parker has joined the center’s Multilingual Learning Research Center (MLRC) as a Research Director. As part of her role, Parker will collaborate with MLRC Research Director Mariana Castro and MLRC School Network Director Jon Nordmeyer to lead innovative research projects to improve educational …
The Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER), in collaboration with Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) and the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education, today announced recruitment for the 2025 cohort of the Special Education Teacher Residency Program is now open. This innovative program aims to address the critical shortage of special education …
The Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) and the Multicultural Student Achievement Network (MSAN) today announced that more than 150 high school students and their chaperones from multiracial school districts across the country are meeting this week (Nov. 13-16) in East Lansing, MI, for the 25th annual MSAN Student Conference. The students and their chaperones …
The state of Minnesota has been awarded $3.998 million over four years for the Accessible Pathways Project through the Competitive Grants for State Assessments (CGSA) competition. This project aims to better understand and support multilingual learners (MLs) with low-incidence disabilities, in this case, students who are blind/have low vision (BLV) and those who are deaf/hard of …
A new multimedia resource aimed at combating the shortage of Black men in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields launched today at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. As the shortage of Black men in STEM remains a dire challenge in the United States — according to 2022 statistics from the National Science Foundation, only 2% of …
Authors: Ross J. Benbow and You-Geon Lee September 2024, 29 pp. Abstract: Student service member/veteran (SSM/V) university enrollment has grown exponentially in recent years. In response, many U.S. universities have developed military-focused student services to address navigational and social challenges SSM/Vs face on campus. While research suggests these services are beneficial, few studies have empirically …
Katie Grant joined WCER’s leadership team as the center’s new director of communications & marketing on Aug. 12. Grant is a communications professional with a focus on organic social media strategy and community engagement, marketing strategy, and crisis communications. She excels in executing forward-thinking, long-term strategies that get results, with experience amplifying social media reach …
Angela Crumdy, a postdoctoral researcher of teacher development at the University of Pennsylvania, had at least two compelling reasons for visiting UW–Madison for a week in July to learn a research methodology that’s without peer in pulling human insights from big data. First, she says, she was drawn to the method, known as quantitative ethnography, or …
Thirty-two UW–Madison faculty have been awarded fellowships from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research for 2024–25, including School of Education/WCER members David Kaplan and Andy Garbacz. The awardees span the four research divisions on campus: arts and humanities, physical sciences, social sciences, and biological sciences. “These awards recognize excellence in faculty research, academics, and outreach at various …
Authors: Bailey B. Smolarek, Matthew Wolfgram, Chundou Her, Lena Lee, Stacey J. Lee, Geboli Long, Payeng Moua, Kong Pheng Pha, Ariana Thao, Mai See Thao, Mai Neng Vang, Susan Vang, Chee Meng Xiong, Choua Xiong, Edward Xiong, Odyssey Xiong, Pa Kou Xiong, Ying Yang Youa Xiong, Kayeng Yang, Lisa Yang, Mai Chong Yang, Scy Yang, …