Media Mentions
Jeff Grigg and Courtney Hall on Madison.com
June 25, 2013
WCER graduate students Jeff Grigg and Courtney Hall provided research assistance to the transition team for new Madison School District superintendent Jennifer Cheatham. Also serving on the team are Allan Odden and Gloria Ladson-Billings (Madison.com, 25 June)
Jerlando Jackson on Madison.com
June 25, 2013
Jerlando Jackson says the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action will force educational institutions to better justify their affirmative action programs (Madison.com, 25 June)
Sara Goldrick-Rab on Chronicle.com
June 24, 2013
Sara Goldrick-Rab says federal financial aid should be used to support colleges that serve needy students well, not awarded to students in a voucher-style system, as it is today (Chronicle.com, 24 June)
Sara Goldrick-Rab in the New York Times
May 22, 2013
Sara Goldrick-Rab says community colleges often receive substantially less federal money per student than elementary or high schools (New York Times, 22 May).
Xueli Wang on Madison.com
May 6, 2013
Xueli Wang says students enrolling part-time or taking a break for a semester or two to gain better financial footing bear significant responsibility for low four-year graduation rates (Madison.com, 6 May).
Sara Goldrick-Rab on Marketplace.org
April 18, 2013
About online 'competencies' degree programs, Sara Goldrick-Rab says “Given what college costs right now, finding ways to shorten the amount of time that it takes to earn a degree is a priority. However, I will say this: I think the higher priority ought to be on lowering what college costs, so that you don’t have to rush through it.” (Marketplace.org 18 April).
Gary Cook in the Korea Herald
April 14, 2013
WIDA's Gary Cook discusses English-language instruction in the U.S. (Korea Herald, 14 April).
MSAN on Channel3000.com
April 12, 2013
The first annual Dane County Regional Minority Student Achievement Network Scholars Conference meets at Verona Area High School (Channel3000.com, 12 April).
Adam Gamoran on Madison.com
April 7, 2013
Adam Gamoran comments on school report cards used in the state's accountability system (Madison.com, 7 April).
Allan Odden in Diverse Issues in Higher Education
April 4, 2013
In a new report, Allan Odden says a "bar exam" for teachers would help recruit the most talented people (Diverse Issues in Higher Education, 4 April).
Amy Bellmore on Madison.com
March 25, 2013
Amy Bellmore discusses the problem of bullying in schools (Madison.com, 25 March).
WIDA in Education Week
March 19, 2013
WIDA is developing a new English-language proficiency exam to measure the language demands of the Common Core State Standards (Education Week, 19 March).
Gary Cook in Education Week
February 27, 2013
Gary Cook comments on the lack of national agreement for assessing English Learner students (Education Week, 27 Feb).
Sara Goldrick-Rab in The Chronicle
February 11, 2013
Sara Goldrick-Rab writes that, " If money really matters for college degrees, we may be able to find a lot more of it by bridging unreasonable divides between public agencies, reducing paperwork, and repositioning the community college as a point of connection as well as education" (The Chronicle, 11 Feb.).
Adam Gamoran in the Badger Herald
February 4, 2013
Adam Gamoran discusses the likely effects of Federal spending cuts on higher education (Badger Herald, 4 Feb.).
