School of Education | University of Wisconsin–Madison
A new report by the Madison Education Partnership (MEP) is helping guide efforts by the Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) to strengthen elementary mathematics fluency by providing insights on students’ math performance during the 2024–2025 school year. “This report provides a clear baseline,” the document notes, “for understanding where students are in elementary math and …
As federal and foundation grants became smaller, scarcer, or harder to win over the past year, WCER researchers who reviewed proposals for major funders had a front-row seat to the changes. They reported agency restructuring, delays, less time for proposal review, and at least one important change in oversight, based on what they witnessed or …
As multilingual learners make up a growing share of U.S. classrooms, educators face increasing pressure to support students who are learning academic content and the language of instruction at the same time. In response, a recent working paper from the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER), part of UW–Madison’s School of Education, introduces the Language‑Integrated Framework …
As federal research funding constricts, WCER projects are exploring alternative revenue streams to sustain their work, including the development of fee-for-service offerings — work that leverages researcher expertise but depends on clients choosing to purchase it in a competitive marketplace. To help researchers explore this path, Jen Savino, owner and CEO of KW2 Marketing in …
A recent working paper from the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER), part of UW–Madison’s School of Education, highlights the persistent challenges rural schools face in attracting and retaining teachers — while also examining how educator preparation programs across the state are working to strengthen the pipeline of future educators. The paper, “The Current and Future …
For the first time since full-day, four-year-old kindergarten (4K) began in the Madison Metropolitan School District, a new evaluation by researchers from UW–Madison and the district shows “strong evidence” suggesting students in the full-day 4K program learn more over the school year than their peers attending half-day 4K. The report from the Madison Education Partnership (MEP) — …
Ann Marsh has heard the question before. The UW–Madison teaching assistant and Ph.D. candidate in entomology said people ask her “all the time” why, out of all the living things on Earth, she chose to study insects. “And I always tell everybody, ‘If you could see what I see through the microscope, you would know …
UW–Madison scientist Ross Benbow will use a three-year, nearly $700,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to better understand how the social networks of students from rural Wisconsin influence their success in college. “I’m interested in the transitions students make between different kinds of social and cultural environments. University campuses can be much different …
In a new commentary published in the Council on Undergraduate Research’s journal Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, UW–Madison Interim Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning and Associate Professor of Kinesiology Janet Branchaw and Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) Deputy Director Christine Pfund make an evidence-based case for strengthening mentorship ecosystems to improve undergraduate research experiences and …
How can universities and school districts work together to prepare school leaders who champion equity in education? A recent study published in the Journal of Professional Capital and Community explores this question through the lens of the Equity-Centered Pipeline Initiative—a six-year, $102 million nationwide effort funded by The Wallace Foundation. What Is It? Launched in 2021, the Wallace …