Media Mentions
Gloria Ladson-Billings in The Daily Cardinal
February 9, 2014
Gloria Ladson-Billings calls for a change of emphasis from recruitment to retention of minority graduate and undergraduate students at UW-Madison. (9 Feb. The Daily Cardinal)
Richard Halverson and Allan Collins in The Guardian / Observer
February 8, 2014
'Rethinking Education in the Age of Technology,' by Richard Halverson and Allan Collins, is cited in an article about gaming and fiction (The Guardian / Observer, 8 Feb.)
Sara Goldrick-Rab in Inside Higher Ed
February 6, 2014
Sara Goldrick-Rab discusses proposals in several states to pay the tuition of low-income students attaining two-year degrees at community colleges. (6 Feb., Inside Higher Ed)
David Shaffer in the Long Beach Press-Telegram
February 3, 2014
David Shaffer touts the Epistemic Games Group's new pilot project – a virtual engineering internship for high school students in the Long Beach (CA) Unified School District (Long Beach Press-Telegram, 3 Feb.)
Cathy Compton-Lilly on Wisconsin Public Radio
January 28, 2014
Cathy Compton-Lilly says teachers should tailor their teaching to the needs of children from different economic backgrounds (Wisconsin Public Radio, 28 Jan.)
Sara Goldrick-Rab in the San Francisco Chronicle
January 21, 2014
Sara Goldrick-Rab voices concern over the Pay It Forward model of college tuition, a plan being investigated in California in which students wouldn't have to pay for college until after graduation. (21 Jan., San Francisco Chronicle)
Anita Wager on Wisconsin Public Television
January 13, 2014
Anita Wager discusses ways to expose early learners to scientific and mathematical concepts (Wisconsin Public Television, 13 Jan.)
Constance Steinkuehler in Forbes.com
January 12, 2014
Constance Steinkuehler touts the benefits of pro-social, focus-enhancing video games (Forbes.com, 12 Jan.)
Jerlando Jackson on WKUT
December 22, 2013
Jerlando F. L. Jackson gives an overview of his research on diversity in higher education administration (In Black America, WKUT, 22 Dec.)
Sara Goldrick-Rab in the Wisconsin State Journal
December 10, 2013
Sara Goldrick-Rab explains the results of the annual assessment of the Madison School District's AVID/TOPS program (Wisconsin State Journal, 10 Dec.)
Carmen Valdez in the American Psychological Association’s Psychology Benefits Society blog
December 9, 2013
Carmen Valdez examines stressors facing immigrant Latino families (American Psychological Association’s Psychology Benefits Society blog, 9 Dec.)
Gloria Ladson-Billings in The Isthmus
December 6, 2013
Gloria Ladson-Billings describes ensuring that all children get an equal chance at a quality education "the next civil rights fight." (The Isthmus, 6 Dec.)
Nicholas Hillman in Inside Higher Ed
November 18, 2013
Nicholas Hillman Iis cited in an article questioning the role performance funding can play in upping college completion rates (Inside Higher Ed, 18 Nov.)
Sara Goldrick-Rab in USA TODAY
November 13, 2013
Sara Goldrick-Rab says the Federal work-study program should be more politically popular than it is (USA TODAY, 13 Nov.)
Brad Carl in The Cap Times
November 9, 2013
VARC's Brad Carl discusses NAEP results and the state' achievement gap (The Cap Times, 9 Nov.)
