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UW–Madison Report: Math Achievement Challenges Begin Early, Intensify for MMSD Elementary Students
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…
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Grant Review Panels in 2026: WCER Researchers Share Tips for Writing Strong Proposals
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…
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UW–Madison Research Develops New Framework to Strengthen Instruction for Multilingual Learners
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.…
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Building Strong Marketing Strategy for WCER’s Fee-for-Service Option
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…
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Wisconsin’s Rural Schools Confront Teacher Shortages: UW–Madison Study Explores Challenges, Solutions
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…
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Full-Day 4K Students in Madison Public Schools See Better Learning Outcomes Than Peers in Half-Day 4K Program
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…
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Field Day Blends Art and Science for Video Games That Teach, Engage
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,…
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Benbow Receives NSF Grant to Study College Success for Rural STEM Students
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…
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UW–Madison Leaders in Research Education Call for Stronger Mentor-Student Relationships to Boost Undergraduate Research, Student Outcomes
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…
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Building Equity-Focused School Leadership: Wisconsin’s Role in a National Partnership
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…
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