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For students classified as English learners, language support services are designed to help them succeed. But a new study found students who waived those services as high school seniors were more likely to graduate, raising questions about whether the way English learner (EL) services are delivered meets the needs of multilingual students in high school. …
Young people have valuable expertise about what supports their mental health in schools, according to a new study from Kate Somerville of UW–Madison’s School Mental Health Collaborative (SMHC). But a companion study, also by Somerville, suggests that even when educators and community members support those ideas in principle, friction with current school, health care and …
UW–Madison education researcher Michal Avera Samuel has been honored by Columbus Jewish News (CJN) as a difference maker for her work supporting Black-Jewish diversity and community, in part as coordinator of the Shalom Curriculum Project, based in the School of Education’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER). Samuel, a Jewish woman of color who works …
As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more embedded in education research and classroom practice, understanding its limits and risks is vital to proper use. One key caveat for education researchers: A general-purpose AI model can perform well on standard evaluations (benchmark tests) but still fail when it encounters the messier, context-specific data education researchers and teachers …
Close to 200 high school students and their advisors will gather in Warrensville Heights, Ohio, near Cleveland, on Nov. 4–7 for the 27th annual MSAN Student Conference to strengthen leadership skills and research-related abilities under this year’s conference theme, chosen by students, “Changing the Narrative: Today’s Students, Tomorrow’s Leaders.” The conference is hosted every fall …
Andy Garbacz, a professor in the School Psychology Program in the Department of Educational Psychology, has been appointed deputy director of the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s School of Education, effective Sept. 23, 2026. In this role, Garbacz joins the center’s leadership team and will help advance WCER’s mission …
For researchers, few emails carry quite the same emotional weight as a journal’s decision on a manuscript. And when the verdict is “revise and resubmit,” the accompanying reviewer comments can provoke everything from relief to frustration and self-doubt. A new commentary by UW–Madison School of Education’s Xueli Wang argues that researchers shouldn’t ignore those emotions. …
Taylor Odle, a researcher at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) and an assistant professor of educational policy studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s School of Education, has received a 2026 Early Career Award from the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (SREE). The award recognizes early-career professionals who have shown exceptional promise and …
When evaluators from around the world gather in Chicago in October for the 9th International Conference of the Center for Culturally Responsive Evaluation and Assessment (CREA), they will celebrate a longtime UW–Madison School of Education leader whose work has helped shape the field for decades. CREA has announced the creation of the Dr. Hazel Symonette …
UW–Madison’s School of Education will use $2.4 million in federal funds over five years to help launch a new registered apprenticeship program to prepare special education teachers in Wisconsin and advance innovative supports for special educator retention. The initiative aims to recruit, prepare, support and retain 100 new master’s-level special educators on an “earn-while-you-learn” basis …