Media Mentions
Richard Halverson in the Capital Times
October 24, 2011
Richard Halverson talks about the need to address school buildings' crumbling infrastructure (Capital Times, 24 Oct.).
Diana Hess in Education Week
October 24, 2011
Diana Hess and colleagues say that civics education is equally as important as math and science instruction (Education Week, 24 Oct.).
Beth Graue in ajc.com
October 19, 2011
Beth Graue comments on Georgia's new assessment designed to help kindergarten teachers gauge their student's first grade readiness (ajcOnline, 19 Oct.).
Chris Thorn in the Eau Claire Leader-Telegram
October 16, 2011
Chris Thorn discusses things school districts should consider when investing in new classroom technology (Eau Claire Leader-Telegram, 16 Oct.).
Adam Gamoran in Education Week
October 4, 2011
President Obama has tapped Adam Gamoran to serve another term on the National Board for Education Sciences (Education Week, 4 Oct.).
Madeline Hafner on Madison.com
October 3, 2011
MSAN Director Madeline Hafner outlines key strategies for closing the achievement gap (Madison.com, 3 Oct.).
Allan Odden on Madison.com
October 1, 2011
Allan Odden comments on a federal proposal that includes linking teacher quality to the institutions or programs where they were trained (Madison.com, 1 Oct.).
Adam Gamoran Participates in National Science Foundation Event
September 26, 2011
Adam Gamoran participated in a Sept. 19 event in Philadelphia to focus national attention on the National Research Council's recent study of K-12 STEM education, which Gamoran chaired (NSF, 26 Sept.).
Madeline Hafner The Missourian
September 19, 2011
Madeline Hafner discusses the goals of this year's national conference of the Minority Student Achievement Network (The Missourian, 19 Sept.).
Kurt Squire and Susan Millar on Madison.com
September 17, 2011
Kurt Squire and Susan Millar discuss the new computer game Virulent, in which players become a virus trying to infect a cell (Madison.com, 17 Sept.).
Allan Odden in the Christian Science Monitor
September 16, 2011
Allan Odden comments on the implications of high rates of teacher retirement in Wisconsin (Christian Science Monitor, 16 Sept.).
Rob Meyer in the Wall Street Journal
September 13, 2011
Rob Meyer talks to the Wall Street Journal about the work of the Value-Added Research Center (13 September, 2011).
Diana Hess in the Palm Beach Post
September 7, 2011
Diana Hess says the majority of social studies and history textbooks available today cover 9/11, but overall, the coverage is wanting (Palm Beach Post, 7 Sept.).
Richard Halverson on PBS Mediashift
August 30, 2011
Richard Halverson says that skills developed through navigating video games and virtual environments might pay off later in the workplace (PBS Mediashift, 3 August).
Beth Graue in the Herald Online
August 27, 2011
Some studies show younger children tend to learn more in classrooms of fewer than 21 students, says Beth Graue, and learning in core subjects can suffer when the number of students tops 30 (Herald Online, 27 Aug.).
