Media Mentions
Adam Gamoran in the Badger Herald
March 20, 2012
Adam Gamoran comments on Wisconsin's high school graduation rate and how to turn around low performing schools (Badger Herald, 20 March)
Douglas Harris in the Huffington Post
March 7, 2012
Douglas Harris says publishing teachers' value added scores is ill-conceived (Huffington Post, 7 March).
Sara Goldrick-Rab on Madison.com
March 2, 2012
Sara Goldrick-Rab takes issue with the idea that "some kids just aren’t college material" (Madison.com, 2 March).
Douglas Harris in Gotham Schools,
March 1, 2012
Douglas Harris says teacher value-added ratings might best be used to give low-rated teachers more training or principal observations (Gotham Schools, 1 March).
Douglas Harris on To The Point
February 28, 2012
Douglas Harris discussed public dissemination of teacher effectiveness scores (To The Point, KCRW.org, 28 Feb.).
Rob Meyer in the NY Post
February 25, 2012
Rob Meyer comments on the system New York uses to evaluate Grade 4-8 teachers (NY Post, 25 Feb.).
Sara Goldrick-Rab in Marketplace
February 24, 2012
Sara Goldrick-Rab says just over half of full-time students at four-year colleges graduate in six years (Marketplace, 24 Feb.)
Gary Cook in Education Week
February 22, 2012
Gary Cook and colleagues have produced a a guidebook for the U.S. ED Department to help states set new proficiency standards and academic-achievement targets for English-language learners (Education Week, 22 February).
Timothy Boals in The Guardian
February 14, 2012
Timothy Boals discusses the challenges of educating a growing number of students who are English Language Learners (The Guardian, 14 Feb.).
Madeline Hafner on Madison.com
February 7, 2012
MSAN Director Madeline Hafner comments on a new plan to close the achievement gap in Madison schools (Madison.com, 7 Feb.).
Sara Goldrick-Rab in Inside Higher Ed
January 30, 2012
Sara Goldrick-Rab comments on President Obama's plan to link federal aid to colleges based in part on whether they provide “good value” to students (Inside Higher Ed, 30 Jan.)
Adam Gamoran in the Badger Herald
January 29, 2012
Adam Gamoran says the driving factor behind university tuition increases is the decline of state support (Badger Herald, 29 Jan.)
Adam Gamoran, Allan Odden, and Steven Kimball on Madison.com
January 15, 2012
Adam Gamoran, Allan Odden, and Steven Kimball weigh in on proposed changes to Wisconsin's teacher compensation system (Madison.com, 15 Jan.).
Sara Goldrick-Rab in the Shreveport Times
January 12, 2012
Sara Goldrick-Rab: Make college financial aid more effective and less expensive (Shreveport Times, 12 Jan).
Rob Meyer in the New York Times
January 6, 2012
VARC Director Rob Meyer comments on a study showing that teachers who help raise their students’ standardized-test scores seem to have a wide-ranging, lasting positive effect on those students’ lives beyond academics (New York Times, 6 Jan.).
